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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

Harnett County (NC) Ambulance Engulfed in Flames

Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Harnett County (NC) Ambulance Engulfed in Flames

A Harnett County ambulance caught fire in Cumberland County Sunday morning, prompting firefighters to rush to the scene and extinguish the flames. The ambulance was fully engulfed by 7:15 a.m.

The ambulance was fully engulfed by 7:15 a.m. in a vacant lot on Wake Stedman Road near the northbound exit for I-95.

The Wade Fire Department responded to the blaze. ABC11 is waiting on the fire chief to provide additional details.

It is not yet known what caused the ambulance to go up in flames. We are still waiting to hear if anyone was injured.

One Dead, Six Injured in Louisville (KY) Accident Involving Ambulance

At least one person has died and six people were injured Monday afternoon in a fatal accident near Shively on Cane Run Road. According to MetroSafe, the crash occurred around 1:20 p.m., at the intersection of Cane Run Road and Shanks Lane and involved a Louisville EMS ambulance.

A preliminary investigation determined that the ambulance was traveling north on Cane Run Road when it was struck by an SUV, which was traveling westbound. The SUV rolled over into two vehicles, which were stopped at a red light going southbound.

The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, Mitchell said. Their identity has not yet been released by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.

Mitchell Burmeister, spokesman for Emergency Management Services, said six people were transported to University of Louisville Hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. Three of the injured were Emergency Management Services employees while another was a patient inside the ambulance.

Driver Seriously Hurt After Crash with Vancouver (WA) Fire Apparatus

A minivan and a Vancouver fire engine collided early Monday as the fire crew was returning from the scene of a commercial fire. A release from the fire department said the crash, which occurred around 8:30 a.m.

Emergency responders had to extract the driver from the vehicle before heading to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The investigation temporarily closed a potion of Northeast 162nd Street.

The driver was alone in the minivan and there were no other injuries, per the fire department release.

Group Gets Together to Fix Hutchinson (KS) Fire Apparatus

A local auto shop decides to help out after someone vandalized three fire trucks. The vandalism happened on Sept. 11. Hutchinson Fire Capt. Gerald Wiens found his truck and two others keyed, front to back. "Kind of a strange day for something like to happen, I thought," Wiens said.

But then, Auto Paint Repair decided to help out.

"Just payback for the community," said Scott Raymond, manager of Auto Paint Repair. "You know, these guys will run into a burning building for us, so we owe them a little bit to help out and make sure they get undamaged and look right."

Workers got to sanding, priming, sealing, painting, polishing and finally detailing the three trucks. It was all done for free.

Auto Paint Repair's paint supplier donated the paint, too.

The crews say it was an easy decision because the firefighters deserve it.