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The Finest Supporting the Bravest!

The purpose of the Fire Mechanics Section is to promote standardization of fire apparatus and equipment preventative maintenance, improve safety standards and practices, promote workshops, conferences, and seminars related to the purposes of this Section, and to promote cost savings through standardization of building and equipment purchasing and maintenance.

RECENT FIRE MECHANIC NEWS

Catoosa County (GA) Considers Fire Station Overhaul

Posted: Apr 19, 2017

Catoosa County (GA) Considers Fire Station Overhaul

The Catoosa County Commission will start putting out bids to rebuild one of its fire stations. Located in the Graysville community at 1705 U.S. 41, Fire Station 3 was originally built as a mechanical shop about 40 years ago. Today, it hosts three full-time workers at any point throughout the day.

The remodeling plan would include two bedrooms: one with seven beds for men and a second with two beds for women. There will also be two bathrooms, a locker room, a renovated kitchen, a dining room, a living room and an exercise room.

The remodeled area will be on the east side of the building. Right now, this area houses storage equipment and an old school bus, which the fire department once hoped to convert into a command station. But Camp said the bus is too outdated, and he wants the county to try to sell it. He would also move the storage supplies to an area at the top of the building.

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Arlington (TX) Fire Department Seen as Template for Taxpayer Savings

Posted: Apr 19, 2017

Arlington (TX) Fire Department Seen as Template for Taxpayer Savings

The Arlington Fire Department is getting national attention for saving taxpayer money while keeping quality service. In population, Arlington is the third largest city in North Texas and the seventh largest in the state, yet the fire department operates at the lowest cost to citizens in North Texas.

" " “The school district pays for 83 percent of the [pay of] lieutenant who manages the program and our instructors receive income from Tarrant County Community College to teach a two-year program to high school students that want to become firefighters,” Crowson explained.

“The Cowboys and the Texas Rangers pay for firefighter services,” Crowson explained. “We maintain control, but they pay for it and not the taxpayers.”

The department saves about $15 million every year by partnering with a private company to provide ambulance services.

New Astoria (OR) Fire Apparatus on Display Outside City Hall

The Astoria Fire Department parked its new ladder truck - a 2016-model chassis from Pierce Manufacturing - outside City Hall on 11th Street before the City Council meeting Monday.

The city purchased the new truck for $904,777 in cash. It has a dual-rear axle, a ladder length of 105 feet and — at least for now — a “Goonies” sticker affixed to the rear.

Pierce personnel added the unordered decal after learning the truck was headed to Astoria, Fire Chief Ted Ames said. “The Goonies,” he discovered, is a rather big deal in Wisconsin, home of Pierce headquarters.

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