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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: Nov 15, 2016

Whitfield County (GA) 75-Foot Pierce Arrow Video Tour

Whitfield County is bringing the first ladder truck home to the Georgia county in the last 30 years. The department added grab bars to the front of the cab to make cleaning the windshield easier and safer, a rear backup camera and right side camera, boom support compartments directly behind the cab, and three winch receivers under the front bumper extension.

Chassis

Arrow XT chassis
Front Axle: TAK-4Â® independent front suspension, 24,000 lb
Rear Axle: Meritor RS30-185 rear suspension, 33,500 lb
GVW Rating: 57,500 lb • Frame Rails: 13.38”
Engine: Cummins ISX15, 550 hp, 1850 torque
Transmission: Allison EVS 4500 • Wheelbase: 235”
Overall Height: 11’ – 3”
Overall Length: 36’ – 5”
4-person cab seating capacity • Bumper: 19” extended
Command Zone™ advanced electronics system

Body and Aerial Device

Aluminum body
AMDOR roll-up doors
Adjustable shelves, 500 Ib capacity
75’ heavy duty ladder
Tank: 500 gallons
Pump: Waterous CSU, 2000 gpm, single stage
8 kW Harrison hydraulic generator
Pierce Control Zone™
Valves: Akron 8900 Series

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Posted: Nov 15, 2016

HME 1,500/1,370 Danbury (NH) Pumper Video Tour

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HME Pumper, Danbury Volunteer Fire Department, Danbury, New Hampshire. Built on a custom HME Ahrens-Fox 1871 SFOÂ® Chassis, this corrosion-resistant, stainless steel pumper features a 96-inch wide cab, with flat roof, ISL9 370-hp engine, HME Hydra Technology™ with 1500-gpm rating, 1370-gallon water tank, Class A Foam System, and more.

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Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Midwest Fire Tanker-Pumper

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Architects to Present Four Bernardston (MA) Fire Station Options

Posted: Nov 14, 2016

Architects to Present Four Bernardston (MA) Fire Station Options

Bernardston residents can share what they'd like to see in a new fire station during a public forum Tuesday.The forum, which will be held at Bernardston Elementary School, will start at 7 p.m. and will immediately follow an open house at the fire station from 6 to 6:45 p.m.

The open house was a recommendation by architects from Stevens & Associates, the engineering and architecture firm overseeing the planning, to allow residents who don't normally visit the station to see the space constraints the department currently has to work with. Then, the forum will allow residents to weigh in on the architects' proposed designs.

According to Fire Chief Peter Shedd, the station is extremely overcrowded. It houses four vehicles, with no room for the department's three equipment trailers, which are stored outside, and little office space.

To remedy the situation, residents voted to conduct a feasibility study on the station during a special town meeting in September, and a Fire Station Expansion Committee was formed to oversee the study's findings.

Since then, the seven-member committee has held several meetings with Stevens & Associates' architects. During an Oct. 25 meeting, Jon Saccoccio and Cory Frehsee of Stevens & Associates presented the committee with four possible blueprints for a new fire station, in preparation for the public forum.

Saccoccio added that the forum will be an opportunity to present residents with the pros and cons of their possible designs.

"I really suspect that we'll pull a lot of ideas together," he said.

The stream that runs on the westernmost side of the property is one of the biggest restraints architects identified, Saccoccio said, though they're also considering rerouting the stream to maximize space. Firefighters conveyed they'd like to have overhead doors on the new building's opposite sides, giving them the ability to drive out in both directions, and indicated 25 parking spaces to accommodate the entire staff would be ideal.