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Welcome

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

Seven Injured When Ambulance and Van Collide in Fountain Valley (CA)

Posted: Apr 25, 2016

Seven Injured When Ambulance and Van Collide in Fountain Valley (CA)

Six people were transported to hospitals and another suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon when an ambulance and a conversion van collided at an intersection in Fountain Valley, officials said. The crash happened about 1:40 p.m. at Euclid Street and Warner Avenue, according to a spokesperson for the Orange County Fire Authority.

The van was traveling westbound on Warner, while the ambulance was headed southbound on Euclid with its lights and sirens on, the Fountain Valley Police Department said in a news release. The collision occurred as the emergency vehicle was "attempting to travel through the intersection," police said.

News video showed the ambulance on its side after the crash.

Two patients were taken to UC Irvine Medical Center, and two were transported to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, the spokesperson said. The person who sustained minor injuries was treated and released at the scene.

New Niagara Falls (NY) Fire Apparatus Honors Former Captain

Daniel and Dorothy Thomas raised six children, but his wife says her husband always had a "seventh baby." "My husband was dedicated to the (Niagara Falls) fire department and the Firefighters Fund Toy," she said. "We raised six, but the fire department, that was his seventh baby."

On Friday afternoon, the fire department re-paid that commitment by dedicating its newest piece of apparatus, Rescue 1, to the late Fire Capt. Daniel Thomas. On the side of the fire truck are the words: "Dedicated to Captain Daniel Thomas. Who Answered His Last Alarm On September 22, 2013."

"It was a sad day when retired Fire Captain Daniel Thomas passed away," Falls Fire Chief Tom Colangelo said. "He was a dedicated shinning example of how you should serve your career on the fire department."

Thomas was also the department's first African-American firefighter, coming on-board in 1952.

Ferry County (WA) Fire Apparatus Accident Sends Driver to Hospital

Washington State Patrol reports a man was taken to the hospital Saturday night after the fire truck he was driving rolled and landed in a ditch. They say defective equipment was to blame. According to troopers, Jason A. Knapp was driving his fire truck eastbound on Cache Creek Road when he ran a stop sign at the intersection of State Route 21.

The truck rolled onto its top where it came to rest on the northbound shoulder.

Knapp was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the truck through the passenger side windshield. The 38-year-old Inchelium man was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane for treatment of his injuries.

Rockford (IL) Gets New Fire Apparatus

Big rig, big impact. After a few finishing touches, the Rockford Fire Department has a new, top of the line fire truck on our streets. "Mount all the equipment that needs to be mounted, make whatever changes to the truck that the firemen have decided they want on the truck," said David Decarlo, RFD's mechanic shop coordinator.

"If they're first in, they can pull hand lines and start suppression of the fire,” District Chief Matthew Knott said. “Those are capabilities we didn't have before with that specific equipment."

The truck is replacing Station 2's old one at RFD’s busiest spot near Kishwaukee and Broadway.

"Basically frontline rigs that were taken out of service and have been put in a reserve status," Knott said.

At $900,000 it's not cheap, but Knott argues neither is maintaining outdated equipment and he says we can't afford to have something break down when lives are on the line.

"So this will allow us to keep that vehicle in service more because it's more reliable," Knott said.