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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

Posted: Apr 14, 2017

BRF Fire Department Has New Fire Truck

After more than three years of fundraising, the BRF Fire Department has a new heavy rescue truck in its fleet. Steve Schreiber, the fire chief of the BRF Fire Department says this is a needed upgrade. "It is replacing our 1993 heavy rescue truck that is underpowered and getting tired.
The new truck includes several upgrades including having headsets for each of the firefighters in the truck, which allows everyone to be on the same page before they arrive on-scene.
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Posted: Apr 14, 2017

Town Welcomes Public to Tour West Brattleboro Fire Station

BRATTLEBORO - The new fire station at 16 South St. has been in use for almost a month and Fire Chief Mike Bucossi describes the finished product as 'very good.''The building is doing everything we expected it to. It has performed really well,' ...
The approximately 4,415-square-foot station was built adjacent to the existing fire house. Construction began on Aug. 1 and addressed issues around accessibility, mold and exhaust fumes.
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Posted: Apr 13, 2017

Middletown (OH) to Spend $150K on New Medic Unit

Middletown will purchase a new medic unit to replace a 2011 unit that does not work well. City Manager Doug Adkins told City Council on Tuesday that Middletown Division of Fire is planning to replace a 2011 International unit that has had problems in reusing a patient care box over the chassis.
The city will spend $134,450 for a new Medix fire medic unit from Penn Care of Niles, Ohio, through the Ohio Department of Administrative Services contract.

Adkins said in addition to the medic unit, the city will need to spend an additional $2,000 on a four-camera video system as well as $18,178 for a Stryker power lift cot, bringing the total vehicle cost to $154,628.

Adkins said the city has tried to keep costs down by reusing the patient care box when the chassis wears out. In the case of the 2011 International unit, which has a larger chassis, that has not worked well. He said the smaller van-style chassis works better for the city’s application of reusing patient care boxes that can be remounted with minimal adaptations.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2017

Walker County (GA) Adds Three Vehicles to Fleet

Walker County Emergency Services recently put three Quick Response Vehicles into operation. One QRV was added to each of the county's three full time fire stations: Rock Spring, Chickamauga and Lafayette. These vehicles will primarily work medical calls and motor vehicle accidents.
In their first 48 hours in service, firefighters used QRVs to respond to 23 out of 24 service calls. The one call where a Quick Response Vehicle was not used came while a QRV was already dispatched on a medical call.

The QRVs come at no added expense to the taxpayer, and will provide Walker County residents with significant savings.

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Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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