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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: Dec 29, 2016

Charges Sought in Theft of Two Cherokee County (OK) Fire Apparatus

Investigators are asking Cherokee County prosecutors to formally charge a local man who was questioned in the theft of two volunteer fire department trucks last week. Derrick Lee Taylor, 30, is free on bond after his arrest Dec. 23 in the Oaks area. Taylor was initially jailed for outstanding warrants.

According to authorities, two men broke into the Leach fire station in the early morning hours and stole a fire truck. Not long after, that truck was purportedly used to break into an Oaks fire station, where a second truck was taken.

Surveillance footage from the Leach station showed the two suspects getting in, where it took them less than two minutes to get away in the first fire truck.

Cherokee County Sheriff's Investigator James Brown said two suspects were identified after the thefts. As authorities were en route to one suspect's home, a pilot with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol spotted Taylor leaving in a car similar to a one identified during the investigation.

Troopers stopped Taylor and he was ultimately arrested for outstanding warrants.

According to Brown, deputies arrived to transport Taylor to jail, which happened to take place in the presence of a TV news crew.

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Posted: Dec 29, 2016

Contamination Found in Laredo (TX) Fire Station

After being closed for a while, there is concern with the status of a local fire station. The City of Laredo Fire Department says after doing an evaluation of Fire Station #1, mold and asbestos were found inside. They recently hired a remediation company to remove the contamination.
Fire Chief Steve Landin says even though they are in the last phase of the removal, it's been a complicated process overall.

"The building is over 50 years old," Landin said. "Some of the materials that were used back there did have asbestos type of stuff. There was a lot of walls that were removed, and a lot of tile. Even cabinetry that had some mold in asbestos in it. We're moving forward, and we're remediating it, and we hope to have it open soon."

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Posted: Dec 29, 2016

FDNY EMS Ambulance Fatally Strikes 89-Year-Old Man

An FDNY EMS ambulance struck and killed an elderly man walking in the passing lane of the Cross Island Parkway in Queens Tuesday night, police and fire sources said. The pedestrian, an 89-year-old man, was walking on the southbound side of the parkway near 109th Ave in Queens Village at about 8:20 p.m., when the ambulance struck him, sources said.

The pedestrian, an 89-year-old man, was walking on the southbound side of the parkway near 109th Ave in Queens Village at about 8:20 p.m., when the ambulance struck him, sources said.

Medics took him to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, but he couldn't be saved, officials said.

The driver of the ambulance went to Long Island Jewish Medical Center with minor injuries.

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Posted: Dec 29, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Ferrara Rescue-Pumper

Del Rio (TX) Fire Department, rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CS 1,250-gpm pump.

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Fire Mechanics Section Board

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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