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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

New, Shared Hazmat Truck Thanks to Grant; Prescott (AZ), Central Partner for High-Tech Truck

Posted: Oct 21, 2016

New, Shared Hazmat Truck Thanks to Grant; Prescott (AZ), Central Partner for High-Tech Truck

The Prescott Fire Department and Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority on Oct. 13 put into service their new, jointly purchased HAZMAT response vehicle. Each agency paid half of the bill for the new truck and some new equipment.

This truck, referred to as "HAZMAT 1" will be jointly staffed between both agencies and moved on a quarterly basis between the two agencies’ HAZMAT stations. HM 1 replaces the old HAZMAT van/truck that the team has used for 20 years and was well beyond its service life.

HAZMAT 1 is currently being housed at CAFMA Station 58 on Robert Road in Prescott Valley and will be rotated to PFD Station 75 on Highway 69 in January. These two stations are staffed with members of the Prescott Area Hazardous Materials Response Team, or "PAHMRT." PAHMRT is made up of members of both agencies that are certified Hazardous Materials Technicians. This is the primary HAZMAT response team for the Western half of Yavapai County.

It has taken two years to complete this joint effort between the two agencies and a committee was put together to see it through with members of both departments. This included work on detailed specifications and site visits in Phoenix to look at other HAZMAT units, to being custom built from the ground up at the factory in South Dakota, delivery to Prescott, and then some time to outfit the new vehicle with all of the equipment and onboard systems. This truck is a completely customized vehicle and unlike any other piece of apparatus either department has ever had.

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-CustomFIRE Pumper

Lower St. Croix Valley Fire District, Lakeland, WI, pumper. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Waterous CMUC20 1,500-gpm pump.

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New Henderson County (NC) EMS Station Opens

Posted: Oct 20, 2016

New Henderson County (NC) EMS Station Opens

A new Henderson County EMS station has opened in Fletcher. The station is scheduled to operate 12 hours per day, seven days per week, and was approved by the Board of Commissioners in the fiscal year 2016-17 budget to address the increasing number of emergency medical calls countywide.

The new ambulance and crew are based at the Fletcher Fire and Rescue Main Station, thanks to the cooperation of the Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department.

Locating the new ambulance in Fletcher will help address overall EMS call volume and decrease response times to emergency calls.

New Thermal Imaging Cameras Donated to Mandarin (FL)

The Mandarin Rotary made a generous donation to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Wednesday morning.

Seven digital imaging cameras were presented to JFRD at Fire Station 51 on Old St. Augustine Road.

The cameras will be used by five area fire stations.

The cameras, each priced at $8,000, have proven to be useful in locating occupants of smoke-filled buildings and children lost in wooded areas. They are designed to seek heat to identify people.

Chief Kurt Wilson said JFRD had been using old analog cameras with parts that were not made anymore. When one of those cameras would break, it was unable to be fixed.

Wilson said the new donated cameras could save lives.