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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: Oct 13, 2016

Nest Announces the Winners of its Thank You Grant in Partnership with Leary Firefighters Foundation

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Firefighters are known for their strength and endurance, but there is a lot of knowledge that goes with being a first responder. Nest has teamed up with The Leary Firefighters Foundation to award two fire departments with $25,000 grants for new technology and equipment.

Nest, maker of the Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm, and The Leary Firefighters Foundation (LFF) asked communities to support outstanding public safety personnel, asking them to nominate their local department with a simple vote by providing their zip code. An extra vote was added for those entries that included a personal “thank you” comment or story.

The 10 departments with the most votes were the finalists for LFF’s grant application process. Ultimately, the Phoenix (AZ) and Fall River (MA) fire departments were chosen by LFF. The Phoenix FD has received new technology, such as iPads and training textbooks to utilize for educational purposes at its Training Academy. The Fall River FD has received new technology such as computers, Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets, and software to help with fire prevention in their community.

Learn more at nest.com/blog/2016/10/11/partners-in-fire-prevention.

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Local Fire Department Receives Life-Saving Equipment To Use During Natural Disasters

Posted: Oct 13, 2016

Local Fire Department Receives Life-Saving Equipment To Use During Natural Disasters

OWASSO, Okla. (KTUL) -- The Owasso Fire Department received a brand new utility terrain vehicle Tuesday to better prepare them for natural disasters.

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awarded the department more than $19,000 to go toward the UTV.

This will help first responders go around debris and other barriers in case of an emergency.

“It’s organizations like Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and groups like them that really reach out and partner with their community to make their community safer,” said Chris Garrett, Owasso fire chief. “I mean what the foundation did for us, it’s great. It’s huge.”

The foundation has given more than $545,000 to hometown heroes in Oklahoma since 2005.

Budget Cuts Forcing Oklahoma City Fire Department To Put Some Equipment Out Of Service

OKLAHOMA CITY - State budget cuts continue to affect programs in Oklahoma, forcing departments to make difficult decisions to stay afloat. The cuts are impacting the Oklahoma City Fire Department's resources, even putting important equipment out of service. "We're having challenges with the budget," said Fire Chief Keith Bryant with the Oklahoma City Fire Department.

Bryant said, this fiscal year, the department has reduced their budget by about $3.5 million.

On top of that, there's been a significant increase in overtime costs, forcing important equipment out of service in order to minimize those overtime costs while meeting the budget reduction.

“Yes, there's a diminished level of service, but we make sure to do that in a way that it's not that severe," Bryant said.

These brush pumpers are crucial in fighting wildfires and, luckily, due to recent weather, the threat has been low.

Just one brush pumper out of service saves the department on average $1,400 per day in operating costs.

Multiply that by six, and that's saving roughly $8,400 per day.

Union President Scott VanHorn wants to keep this equipment in service because those brush pumpers have other uses, too.

"They can get to areas that a fire engine can't. They have one person assigned to them and can sit on downed power lines and make sure that the citizens are safe from them," VanHorn said.

Cops: Car Hits Fire Department Van, Injuring 3

Two firefighters and a civilian driver were transported to a hospital after a car rear-ended a Mastic Beach Fire Department van on Wednesday that moments earlier had exited the Firematic Training Center at the Suffolk County Fire Academy on Yaphank Avenue, police said. The crash occurred around 9 p.m.

Suffolk County police said the fire department vehicle had stopped at the light after exiting the training center, about a mile north of the intersection, and when the light turned green and the van started to pull away it was rear-ended by a 1994 Buick sedan.

Police did not identify any of the injured, including the driver of the Buick, and said detectives are still investigating the circumstances of the crash.

Photos from the scene showed the front end of the Buick smashed in, its front windshield shattered and air bags deployed.

Suffolk fire officials said South Country Ambulance took the injured to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue for treatment of unspecified injuries.