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Welcome

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

Cleveland Fire Department Gets New Fire Equipment

Posted: Nov 17, 2016

Cleveland Fire Department Gets New Fire Equipment

The Cleveland Fire Department is adding two new fire engines and one new aerial platform. Chief of Fire Angelo Calvillo explains the ladder truck will shoot one-thousand gallons of water per minute. This is a big investment in the fire department. More than $1.6 million worth of equipment was made possible by the 2014 bond issue.

The new trucks have reflectors and LED lighting that will keep the firefighters safe as they are on their way to emergencies. Those firefighters have had a chance to check out their new equipment.

"For the last three days we brought out our firefighters from both stations, station 30 and 23. They've been practicing on those pumpers," Calvillo said.

That's not the only new equipment on its way. The department is planning on getting two more pumper trucks in the next two months, and a new aerial ladder.

DNR Asking Washington State for $28 Million for Fire Crews, Equipment and Training

The Department of Natural Resources is asking Washington State for a $28 million package to fund new fire crews, better equipment, more training and rural support. As part of the new package, $19 million would build and staff 15 new fire engines and add 72 firefighters.

Another $5.4 million would provide equipment to rural fire districts that aren’t properly prepared for wildfires right now - a reality crews discovered while fighting the massive Carlton Complex and Okanogan Complex fires in 2014 and 2015. An additional $2 million would go toward training more firefighters, including some volunteers.

Right now DNR’s Capital Budget proposal is with the Office of Financial Management, which will review requests from departments around the state before Governor Jay Inslee finalizes his budget proposal in December. The Washington State Legislature could finalize their biennial budget in the first few months of 2017.

Dying Atlanta Firefighter's Final Wish: See New Rig

Dozens of first responders in Georgia will help fulfill an Atlanta firefighter's dying wish as they escort him from the hospital to his home in Forsyth County, where he will receive hospice care. Frank Martinez, 45, has battled Stage 4 cancer for several years and doesnt have much longer to live, his co-worker Cortez R. R. Stafford, said.

Martinez is a six-year member of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department’s Squad 4, and his last wish was to see the new Squad 4 apparatus, which was put into service just a few weeks ago.

Led by the new equipment, members of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, the Atlanta Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and other local fire rescue departments went to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Regional Medical Center in Newnan Wednesday afternoon.

They formed a procession that traveled along I-85 North, through the city and up Georgia 400 North to his home. "Atlanta Fire will also have apparatuses along the route on bridges as they pass through downtown," Stafford said.

Person Injured after Crashing into Salisbury Fire Station

The incident happened just before 10 p.m. at the Central Fire Station on the 500 block of Innes Street in Salisbury.

The incident happened just before 10 p.m. at the Central Fire Station on the 500 block of Innes Street in Salisbury. Officials said a passing motorist drove through the bay door.

The driver, whose name has not been released, was taken to an area possible with minor injuries, according to Medic.

Officials said no firefighters were injured, and no damage was done to any firefighting equipment.

Investigators have not said how the crash may have happened or if any charges are being filed.