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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

'In God We Trust' Decal Added to Broadway (VA) Fire Apparatus

Posted: Jul 20, 2016

'In God We Trust' Decal Added to Broadway (VA) Fire Apparatus

The Broadway Volunteer Fire Department has added the national motto, "In God We Trust," to their firetrucks. The fire chief came up with the idea, and many of the older members said they really liked it. A few months ago, they brought the idea to the department.

The whole department voted unanimously to add the decals to the sides of their six trucks.

The owner of Trans Tech Towing offered to pay for the decals, which means no public donations were used for them. The decals were added to the trucks last week.

"I would suspect that the community appreciates it," said David Emswiler, who works with the department. "I think we have so much diversity right now and so much strife going on in our country and across the world, I think it says something about where our values are really at."

Warwick Retires Oldest Fire Apparatus in Service in Massachusetts

Fire Chief Ron Gates turned the key to one of Warwick Fire Department's four fire engines. The deep red truck struggled to start before roaring to life, pulling slowly out of the station and into the blazing sun.

But Warwick Engine One is not what area residents might expect to see rushing to the scene of a fire. Engine One is a 1957 Dodge fire truck, the oldest engine in service in the state of Massachusetts, and as of this year, it is being retired.

Warwick recently purchased Northfield's Engine One, a 1989 Pierce Arrow pumper/tanker, for $25,000.

Northfield paid $550,000 for a brand new, custom-ordered Pierce pumper/tanker and did not have room in its station for an additional vehicle. So, Gates arranged to have the old engine checked to make sure it was in good working order, and had it transported to Warwick's station on a recent Friday.

All of Warwick Fire Department's vehicles are more than 20 years old, with the newest being a 1991 engine. But the station's old vehicles have never failed to get the job done, Gates said.

New engines, Gates said, pump 1,500 gallons of water per minute, as opposed to the 1957 truck, which can pump 700 gallons per minute. New vehicles also seat five firefighters as opposed to two.

The truck will continue to be used frequently in parades.

Fire Service Industry News: Froggy's Fog Supports Robert Garner Firefighter Foundation with Training Smoke Donation

Froggy's Fog supported the Robert Garner Firefighter Foundation in April by donating one drum of their Extreme Density training smoke fluid. The foundation has benefited from this donation by using the smoke at their quarterly training events, Beyond Basics Training, which provide advanced lifesaving training to firefighters that they can bring back to their stations.

The Extreme Density formula of training smoke fluid enables the foundation to simulate white out conditions when a live fire would be impractical.

Director of Giving, Elizabeth Seymour says, "I can't tell you how much we have appreciated the donation from Froggy's Fog. We are truly grateful for the support that we receive from the fire service community and those committed to the safety and training of our first responders, like Froggy's Fog."

Froggy's Fog is a premier fog fluid manufacturer based in Columbia, Tennessee. Our fog, haze, snow and bubble fluids are made in the United States from lab-grade, UV-Filtered, de-ionized water and the highest quality chemicals. (more)

The Robert Garner Firefighter Foundation is a Houston, Texas based educational firefighter foundation that supports, inspires and educates future and current firefighters. If you are interested in donations, sponsorships or participating in RGFF's Beyond Basics Training, please visit www.garnerfoundation.com.