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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

Posted: Aug 12, 2016

Bnei Brak Fire Station Receives a First of Its Kind in Israel Vehicle

Bnei Brak firefighters are the first to inaugurate this unique piece of firefighting apparatus joining the Israel Fire Service. The system permits elevating firefighters to a height of 30 meters and the unit has its own computerized water pump system incorporated into the bucket lift.

While many stations have ladder trucks and cherry picket bucket type lifts, this German-built vehicle is reportedly unique in that it is computerized and the lift has a computerized water pump incorporated into it.

It is pointed out that the city has changed over recent years and buildings are taller and as a result, people are living closer to one another than was the case years ago. Fire officers in Bnei Brak explain the new unit is essential in providing a necessary response as the vehicle can lift personnel to a required height as well as extinguish a blaze with its pumping abilities.

One of the reasons Bnei Brak was selected for the new vehicle is because it is so densely populated.

Ambulance Gets Stuck on Pedestrian Bridge

An ambulance got stuck on a bridge that partially collapsed in St. Charles County Thursday afternoon.

Soberanes Fire Officials Looking for Missing Equipment

For three weeks, firefighters have been chasing the Soberanes Fire over rugged, hard to reach terrain near Big Sur. Along the way, they've had to leave some equipment behind. Now they want it back. Officials asked for the public's help this week in finding missing fire hoses, pumps, gas cans and other equipment.

Incident commander Todd Derum said, “We’ve been humbled by the continued support that the public has provided and look forward to working with anyone reporting missing equipment.”

Fire officials ask anyone who locates missing equipment to contact the Soberanes Fire Information Center at (831) 204-0446 or the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office at (831) 755-3722 and a crew will be sent the pick it up.

Rosenbauer Fire Equipment Enters Joint Venture in Italy

Rosenbauer fire equipment enters joint venture in Italy / Picture: Â© Rosenbauer The new company, Rosenbauer Rovereto Srl, in which Rosenbauer holds a 70 percent stake, will specialize in the development, production, and service of hydraulic platforms, the statement adds.

With the venture, the group is aiming to become market leader in hydraulic platforms.

CTE is a unit of the CTE Group, the leading manufacturer of platforms and cranes for diverse applications, and sells around 20 to 25 hydraulic platforms to fire departments each year with the annual revenues of some EUR 10 million in the firefighting and rescue platform business.