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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

Posted: May 23, 2017

Zico Announces Winners of FDIC Z-Shlammer Giveaway

YARDLEY, PA—Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) have announced three winners of its 2017 FDIC Z-Shlammer Giveaway. The three winners were chosen at random from nearly 2,000 entrants in a drawing following the show. Those three winners are: Deputy Chief Michael Haring, of Key Biscayne, Florida; Firefighter Leroy Armstrong of Columbus, Indiana; and Firefighter/Paramedic Jacob See of Alexandria, Kentucky. Each chose to receive a Z-Shlammer with a black head and black handle.

The Z-Shlammer is a six-pound hammer with a built-in steel pry/hook and hydrant wrench, all on a 1,200-pound-rated, 32-inch fiberglass handle with 3Â¾ inches of built-in over-swing protection. It is suitable for forcible entry, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and even construction/demolition/home renovation projects.

A special “V-groove” allows for easy marriage to a halligan tool for storage and transport with no need for additional straps.

For more information www.ziamatic.com.

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Investigation Continues after Firetruck Rolls Down Embankment

Posted: May 23, 2017

Investigation Continues after Firetruck Rolls Down Embankment

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Crews at the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Department are still assessing the damage to their truck after what they're calling a freak accident It's not something you see every day, a big rig fire truck flipped on its side.

The truck on the other hand not so much. It was towed back to the station and remains out of service. The damage may appear minimal, but repairs could take months, and during that time, the company will need help from other local departments.

“For certain calls, if we need them we have a very good mutual aid network.”

Ambulances at Cambria Fire Station? Not So Fast

Residents of the neighborhood around the Cambria Fire Station won't be seeing ambulances dispatched onto Burton Avenue there anytime soon. A decision to pursue a grant designed to help Cambria's health care district relocate to the fire station site was shelved Wednesday, May 17.

Instead, the district will pursue a different grant, which would provide funds to help with repairs to the existing ambulance facility on Main Street.

That facility was damaged in heavy rains that caused a wooden debris wall to fail, forcing ambulance crews to relocate to private property until it could be fixed. The water caused damage to other portions of the Main Street property, as well.

Car Hits Fire Truck in Greenfield (MA)

GREENFIELD - One person was transported to the hospital after a car hit a fire truck near the intersection of Colrain and Solon streets on Sunday evening. Fire Chief Robert Strahan said the fire truck and an ambulance were responding to a call when a...

None of the firefighters were injured and the crash is an active police investigation. The vehicle that hit the truck had extensive damage to the front of the vehicle, and the fire truck had a small amount of damage including a flat tire and some broken trim.