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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: Nov 9, 2022

Alpena Township (MI) Fire Millage Fails

For the second time in three months, voters in Alpena Township nixed a tax increase for fire services, TheAlpenaNews.com reported.

On Tuesday, voters declined a 3-mill tax increase 2,537 to 2,085 — roughly the same margin that the tax failed in August — that would have fully funded the township fire department, added needed staffing, equipment, and helped the township save for future plans like a new south side fire station, the report said.

The millage failing forces the township Board of Trustees to formulate a plan for the department into the future. The board has had meetings to discuss its options should the tax fail, but nothing concrete has been considered, the report said.

A township official said the voters have spoken and now it is up to the board to come to an agreement on what the path forward is, according to the report.

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Posted: Nov 9, 2022

Rosenbauer Delivers Electric-Drive Pumper to Los Angeles City (CA)

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The Los Angeles City (CA) Fire Department RTX, built by Rosenbauer, is an electric-drive pumper in service at its Fire Station 82 near Hollywood.

The pumper is powered by two Volvo Penta batteries of 66 kilowatts (kW) each, with a charge capacity of 132 kW, enabling fully electric operation for roughly two hours and covering around 90 percent of all applications, according to Todd McBride, Rosenbauer’s RTX sales and marketing manager. He notes driving performance of the RTX is 360 kW peak and 260 kW continuous, which is equivalent to 490 horsepower (hp) and 350 hp, respectively.

The RTX has a 173-inch wheelbase, a 4-stage electronic regenerative braking system with 17-inch disc brakes, an Automatic Braking System (ABS), an Electronic Stability Control System (ECS), and an Automatic Drive Management System (ADM), he says.

 The Los Angeles City (CA) Fire Department has put in service an electric-drive pumper, the RTX, built by Rosenbauer. (Photos courtesy of Rosenbauer.)

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Los Angeles City (CA) Fire Department

Strength: 3,400 paid full-time firefighters; 104 stations.

Service area: Provides fire suppression, hazardous materials mitigation, rescue, emergency medical services, fire cause determination, and fire prevention services to a population of 3.97 million people in the 502-square-mile city.

Other apparatus: 140 pumpers, 43 tractor-drawn aerial ladders, two hazardous materials units, two urban search and rescue units, six Type 3 wildland engines, four Type 6 quick response pumpers, one command vehicle, one 50-ton three-axle tow truck/heavy wrecker, six helicopters for air operations, seven boats for marine operations, and 94 advanced life support ambulances staffed by firefighter/paramedics and firefighter/EMTs.

Los Angeles Deputy Chief Richard Fields points out that the Rosenbauer RTX electric fire engine is an innovative tool that will help reduce noise and harmful diesel emissions and provide a flexible tool for firefighting and rescue operations from a technologically advanced platform. “We are one of the largest metropolitan fire departments in the country,” he says, “with 104 fire stations and 3,400 sworn firefighters.”

The Rosenbauer RTX electric fire truck is assigned to Fire Station 82 that covers most of the area just east of Hollywood. “It’s a single-engine station that also houses a rescue (an advanced life support ambulance) and a Type 3 wildland engine,” Fields states. “Station 82 is one of our newest and most m

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Posted: Nov 9, 2022

Photo Apparatus of the Day: November 9, 2022

Marion—Cornelia (GA) Fire Department two pumpers. Spartan Gladiator LFD 10-inch raised roofs cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Waterous CSUC20 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 750-gallon water tanks; 30-gallon foam cells; Waterous Aquis 3.0 single-agent foam systems. Dealer: Chuck Miller, Fearless Flames, Canton, GA.


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Posted: Nov 9, 2022

Voters Approve Three Proposals for Funding Garfield Township (MI) Fire and Rescue

Voters in Garfield (MI) gave a resounding ‘yes’ to three proposals that were geared towards funding the local fire department, MLive.com reported.

Garfield Township Fire and Rescue had multiple proposals on the ballot on Tuesday, November 8.

The three proposals asked voters to consider whether or not to approve millages that would fund a new fire truck, the department’s operating costs, and equipment.

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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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