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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

Refinery Terminal Fire Company (TX) Gets New Fire Apparatus

Posted: Dec 21, 2016

Refinery Terminal Fire Company (TX) Gets New Fire Apparatus

A ceremony was held Tuesday as the Refinery Terminal Fire Company celebrated the arrival of their new special Unit 1, a truck that will be used mainly in brush fires.

Members of the department took turns washing the wheels of the new truck, getting it ready for its first call. The old truck will be donated to the Ricardo Volunteer Fire Department.

East Freehold (NJ) Long-Bodied Heavy Rescue Tour

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Posted: Dec 21, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Sutphen Rescue-Pumpers

Clay (NY) Fire Department, rescue-pumpers (two). Monarch cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engines; Hale Qmax 1,750-gpm pumps.

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Redevelopment Dollars to Pay for New South Bend (IN) Fire Station

Posted: Dec 20, 2016

Redevelopment Dollars to Pay for New South Bend (IN) Fire Station

Anticipating upcoming property tax cuts, the city has decided to use redevelopment money to pay for a new fire station No. 4 on Olive Street. The Redevelopment Commission recently agreed to spend up to $3.3 million on the project out of River West Tax Increment Finance Area.

The decision comes as the city braces for an estimated $3.05 million general fund budget hit in 2020, when statewide property tax caps take full effect in St. Joseph County.

"We're all very cognizant of 2020 and what that has in store," said Brian Pawlowski, acting executive director of community investment for the city. "In a case like this, we have a pretty manageable cost in terms of a new public safety building, so we think (TIF) makes sense."

This is just the second time in recent memory the city has used TIF dollars -- which typically pay for infrastructure to support private development -- to pay for a public building.

The Redevelopment Commission agreed to pay for the city animal shelter with TIF money under former Mayor Stephen Luecke in 2010.

It also has used TIF money to make bond payments on the main police and fire stations.