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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

Fire Apparatus with Storied Past Heads to Matagorda (TX)

Posted: Jun 21, 2016

Fire Apparatus with Storied Past Heads to Matagorda (TX)

A piece of America's history will arrive at its new home in Matagorda County this week. June 17, the Midfield Volunteer Fire Department purchased a 1992 Spartan model fire engine from the Endwell Fire Department in Endwell, N.Y. The engine was on scene for search-and-rescue operations after the Twin Towers fell in New York City on 9/11.

"I just think it's awesome," Midfield Fire Chief Vic Collins said. "Especially us being firemen, 9/11 was such a big deal. Getting in the truck to drive it after we learned it's history - It was an honor. You could feel it."

The engine cost $25,000, which the Midfield fire department paid through donations from the public during their annual barbecue cook-off fundraiser.

"Our budget is very small from Matagorda County: only $1,800 a year," Collins said. "It took us two years to raise the money to buy this truck. It was purchased entirely off of gracious donations from the public. I think that's a major thing because the public knows we are putting the money back into the department."

The new engine will replace a 1980 model fire engine and will act as the department's primary unit and first truck out for calls. The truck will be decaled with the Midfield department's logo, but the stickers commemorating its service during 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy will remain.

Cantankerous Wisdom: Rear Hose Loads

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Posted: Jun 21, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Alexis Pumper

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FDNY Ambulance Crashes En Route to Hospital

Posted: Jun 20, 2016

FDNY Ambulance Crashes En Route to Hospital

An ambulance carrying an injured man who had been stabbed in the neck by his ex-girlfriend collided with another vehicle while en route to the hospital Sunday, sources said. The man later died, although law-enforcement sources said it is believed that he died of his stab wounds and not the accident, which was relatively minor.

The ambulance was on Atlantic Avenue when it slammed into a Chrysler minivan near Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

The crash left the ambulance unable to continue to Jamaica Hospital, and another one had to be dispatched, according to the sources.