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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: Jul 18, 2016

Fire Truck Gets Stuck Under Railroad Bridge in Westwood, Massachusetts

A notorious railroad overpass in Westwood, Massachusetts has claimed another truck, this time an emergency rescue vehicle. A Medway Fire Department ladder truck was driving along East Street in Westwood Wednesday afternoon when the driver attempted to drive under the bridge.


A Medway Fire Department ladder truck was driving along East Street in Westwood Wednesday afternoon when the driver attempted to drive under the bridge. A video shared by Westwood police shows the truck coming to a sudden stop after impact and a piece of debris falling to the ground.

Several minutes after hitting the bridge, the driver backed the ladder truck out from under it. There were no injuries and Westwood police say the crash caused no structural damage to the bridge.

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Posted: Jul 18, 2016

Bottle Tossed at Aetna Fire Truck Heading to Fire Call

A firetruck responding to a reported blaze Thursday was damaged when someone threw a glass bottle at the apparatus, shattering its windshield. No one was injured, but the incident briefly delayed the Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company truck from arriving to the fire call at the Oak Tree Apartments, located at 30 Wenark Drive near Newark.

A firetruck responding to a reported blaze Thursday was damaged when someone threw a glass bottle at the apparatus, shattering its windshield.

No one was injured, but the incident briefly delayed the Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company truck from arriving to the fire call at the Oak Tree Apartments, located at 30 Wenark Drive near Newark.

The firetruck was on West Chestnut Hill Road, in the area of University Avenue, when an unknown person threw a glass bottle at the truck about 10 p.m., said Master Cpl. Jeffrey Hale, state police spokesman. The bottle caused damage to the windshield of the 1997 firetruck.

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Posted: Jul 18, 2016

Idaho Falls Fire Department Puts New Ambulance Crew in Service

The Idaho Falls Fire Department has a new crew in service assigned to Ambulance No. 6.
Newly trained emergency personnel will help keep the department afloat when crews are dispatched. In the past, the fire department has run out of ambulances on a daily basis because of multiple calls at one time. Now, with another staffed ambulance in the fleet, response times can be decreased within the city.

Ambulance No. 6 has had 18 calls since it was put into service on Wednesday.

"Adding the new ambulance crew adds a total of six people to our department. That's two people per shift, which mans the ambulance here at the station. So we have a new ambulance with a crew to augment the existing six ambulances that we have," said EMS division chief Eric Day.
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Posted: Jul 18, 2016

Crash Involving Fire Truck on US 123 in Pickens Co., South Carolina

A fire truck was involved in a crash on U.S. 123 near Isaquenna Trail Sunday afternoon, according to our crew on the scene. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Just days before he was shot and killed Sunday morning, a Baton Rouge police officer posted an emotional Facebook me... PICKENS CO., S.C.

A fire truck was involved in a crash on U.S. 123 near Isaquenna Trail Sunday afternoon, according to our crew on the scene.

Central Fire Department was working on another accident when it happened.

According to our crew, the initial accident involved a car that hit a cable barrier in the median.

Central Fire Department placed the fire truck in the left northbound lane of U.S. 123 to create a safe working area for emergency crews.

A pick-up truck struck the back of the fire engine and was totaled, our crew says.

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Fire Mechanics Section Board

Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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