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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

Posted: May 27, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Ladder Truck

Beacon (NY) Fire Department, 105-foot aerial quint. Velocity cab and chassis; Cummins ISX15 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

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Grant County (WA) Gets Fire Apparatus Due to Grant Funding

Posted: May 26, 2016

Grant County (WA) Gets Fire Apparatus Due to Grant Funding

Two grants paid for the purchase without a cost for the district. The fire district was awarded $252,365 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant to purchase a 2016 Freightliner M2. The Paul Lauzier Foundation awarded the fire district a $16,500 grant to cover the matching funds required by the FEMA grant.

Anderson (CA) Water Tender Totaled en Route to Wildfire

The Anderson Fire Protection District totaled a water tender Wednesday night en route to a wildfire in the Igo-Ono area, the agency said Thursday morning. Fire Captain Steve Lowe confirmed the water tender belonged to Anderson.

Fire Captain Steve Lowe confirmed the water tender belonged to Anderson. The California Highway Patrol reported the vehicle rolled over in the area of Gas Point and Black Pine roads, where Gas Point turns north toward a few miles south of the Northern California Veterans Cemetery.

The water tender was en route to assist fighting the Fiddler Fire, which burned 11 acres Wednesday evening near Fiddlers Road and Straight Arrow Road, southwest of Ono.

CHP Officer Jason Morton said the driver may have been going too fast - about 45 mph in an area with a suggested speed of less than half of that. The water tender also crashed through a barbed wire fence and damaged about 60 feet of the wire, Morton said.

Frederick (OK) Gets Fire Apparatus for Brush Fires

The Frederick Fire Department recently acquired a late model brush truck to be used for grass and range fires. The newest vehicle is a 2015 Ford F-550 truck with a Blanchat bed that was purchased from a Harper (KS) firm for $119,000.

The down payment for the vehicle was made with money garnered through fundraising, and monthly payments will be made over a five-year term.

"They took a cab and chassis and turned it into a fire truck," said James Heap, Frederick fire chief.

The truck features a 600-gallon water tank along with cages in which firefighters can ride. The truck also has storage space for multiple hand tools to be used for range fires.

The newest truck replaces the department's 1973 model brush truck that has racked many miles and much wear and tear through the years.