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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: Aug 22, 2016

Choctaw (AR) Volunteer Firefighter Injured After Fire Apparatus Overturns

A Choctaw volunteer firefighter is recovering after his fire truck overturned. The firefighter was responding to a fire when he lost control of the truck, rolling it several times before landing in a creek. The accident happened on highway 9 West about 10: 30 a.m. Sunday.
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Posted: Aug 22, 2016

New Cowiche Fire Station Could Play Crucial Emergency Role

The newly opened fire station in Cowiche isn't just an upgrade for Yakima County Fire District 1. It also could play a critical role in the county's response to emergencies.

Washington state recommends that counties have a backup emergency operations center, but Yakima didn't have the money for one, said Scott Miller, director of the county's Office of Emergency Management. o when the new station was approved in Cowiche and Fire District 1 administrator Bob Merritt approached with an idea to house a backup center there, Miller jumped at it.

“It took me about a millisecond,” Miller said. “Especially when he said ‘rent-free.’”

The station, which opened in May at 300 Cowiche City Road, will mostly function as the old Fire District 1 station in Cowiche functioned — as a frequently vacant volunteer-run fire station in rural Upper Yakima Valley. But in the event of a significant emergency such as a flood or widespread fire, it could spring to life as an operations and communications base for county Emergency Management.

A report from the Yakima Herald took a closer look at the new fire station in Cowiche, an unincorporated community northwest of Yakima, Washington.
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Posted: Aug 22, 2016

Vicksburg (MI) Looks to Build New Fire Station

Vicksburg officials have begun negotiations with a local company to build a new fire station on the east end of town.

The Vicksburg Post reported the Board of Mayor and Aldermen have authorized city attorney Nancy Thomas to begin talks with Fordice Construction Co., which had the low base bid of $1.5 million.

It and one other company submitted bids higher than the $1.1 million budgeted for the project.

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said the board would shift money from other projects in the city's $9.2 million capital improvements bond issue to make up the difference.

WAPT looked at the potential development of a new fire station in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Posted: Aug 22, 2016

Seville (OH) Fire/EMS Deals with Roof Collapse Aftermath

SEVILLE, OHIO - Scott Naftzger has been vending vegetables and fruit in Seville for decades. When he heard the Medina County village's fire station had collapsed, it hit home.

"It was sort of heartbreaking", said Naftzger. You see, the station was named after Scott's grandfather, Richard Naftzger, the longtime fire chief for Seville.

News of the collapse spread quickly through the small town. It took around 10 minutes for the building's roof to buckle, then collapse.

Fire Lt. Brock Lemmon says gear and all but one truck were removed from the building and there were no injuries.

It has caused some adjustments in how they cover the Seville/Guilford area. Lemmon continues, "For right now, our vehicles are a little spread out. We've had great help from the city and township and storing the vehicles in the local PD."

WKYC reported on the situation in Seville, Ohio, after the village's fire station sustained a roof collapse.
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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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