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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: Nov 28, 2016

Strongsville (OH) Fire Station Renovation Costs have Risen by 12 Percent

The cost of renovating the city's Albion Road fire station has risen by more than 12 percent since the project started this summer. Earlier this year, City Council hired Seitz Builders Inc. in Broadview Heights to repair and renovate the Albion station, one of four fire stations in town, at a cost of $586,900.
As of last week, the cost has climbed to $659,000. Council has approved 11 change orders for the project.

Fire Chief Jack Draves said the unexpected and additional costs aren't surprising, considering the station was built in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

"The construction methods and materials are different (today), and it makes sense to upgrade to more-efficient appliances and equipment," Draves said in an email to cleveland.com. "As with any remodeling project, there are many hidden issues and they are not discovered until you get into the project."

Seitz's low bid - and the potential for change orders that would drive up costs - was a concern of some council members in July, before council accepted Seitz's bid. The other five bids ranged from $611,700 to $842,780.

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Posted: Nov 28, 2016

Groom Creek (AZ) Fire Company Receives Firehouse Subs Grant

Groom Creek Fire Captain Brennan Johnstone and firefighter Josh Krueger show Firehouse Subs manager Terrell Kluting the self-contained breathing apparatus refill station that the department purchased with a $24,780 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The refill station will allow the department’s oxygen bottles to be refilled at the station and save many valuable minutes for training and future fires, Johnstone said.
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Posted: Nov 28, 2016

Construction on Schedule for New Buchanan County (MO) Ambulance Headquarters

The $1.7 million Buchanan County Emergency Medical Services headquarters and ambulance dispatch center is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy by Jan. 15. The building is located across from Meierhoffer Funeral Home on the south side of Frederick Boulevard.
The Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) took out an eight-year loan to pay for the approximately 10,000-square-foot facility and is on track to pay the mortgage within five years, said Wallace Patrick, Buchanan County EMS executive director.

E.L. Crawford, the general contractor, is on track to complete the project in mid-January. This will be the ambulance service’s third facility when completed. One is located in midtown on South 10th Street near Olive Street, and the other is on the South Side at 824 W. Hyde Park.

Creal Clark and Seifert Architects and Engineers designed the building to make the ambulance service more efficient. There will be a ready bay with two ambulances set for dispatch in the new facility.

The emergency medical service is operating a fleet of 11 ambulances, including four REMSA recently bought.

The vehicle bays have been designed so the ambulances won’t have to have their engines running until they are dispatched, Patrick said. This will save on gasoline costs and engine wear and tear, he said.

The new dispatch center will have four dispatch consoles and a backup electrical generator.

Built into the facility will be a 12-foot-by-12-foot emergency room with a backup communications station. The room will meet Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements for a tornado shelter.

There also will be an automated dispensary system for medical supplies.

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Posted: Nov 28, 2016

Man Dies in Coryell County (TX) Head-On Collision with Ambulance

A head-on collision involving an automobile and an ambulance early Saturday morning in Coryell County killed a Copperas Cove man and interrupted a patient's transfer from Brownwood to the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Temple, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
A report by DPS Sgt. John Roberts said Lance Michael Stephens, 23, was driving a 2006 Kia Optima north on State Highway 36 a mile north of The Grove about 2:40 a.m. when the car drifted to its left into the path of an ambulance occupied by a driver, a crew member and a patient. Stevens was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another ambulance took the occupants of the ambulance to Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple with what Roberts termed nonincapacitating injuries. Further information about them was not available Sunday.

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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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