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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

Long Island (NY) Ambulance Crash Kills Transplant Recipient

Posted: Apr 21, 2016

Long Island (NY) Ambulance Crash Kills Transplant Recipient

The driver of an ambulance and a patient who had just received a heart and kidney transplant died in a crash on a Long Island highway in Nassau County Wednesday.. The crash happened at about noon on the Southern State Parkway at exit 17 in West Hempstead.

The driver, 55-year-old Larry Fuller of Jamaica, and 36-year-old James Larson of Elmont, who was in the back of the ambulance at the time of the crash, both died from their injuries.

Larson recently had a heart and kidney transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital and was being transferred to A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale for rehabilitation.

An EMT, 47-year-old Renato Endrada, of Queens, who was also on board, suffered a broken leg and concussion, police said.

A source close to the crash investigation told Eyewitness News that the ambulance was doing a routine transport at the time, and was not running with its lights and siren turned on. Investigators are now trying to figure out what caused the crash, as the ambulance went straight off the road and struck the bridge abutment for no obvious reason.

Antique Carlinville (IL) Fire Apparatus Gets New Home

The Carlinville Fire Department’s antique fire truck is getting a new home.

Construction began last week on a new 20 x 32 building at the Macoupin County Historical Society with the pouring of the concrete base.

The new fire truck building will be located next to the general store and print shop on the Historical Society’s grounds.

John Koster of the Carlinville Fire Department said they hope to have the building completed by the end of the summer, depending on how donations for the project come through. Individuals and businesses have been providing donations to make this project possible.

New Evansville (IL) Fire Apparatus Honors Fallen Firefighter

He dedicated his life to the Evansville Fire Department. And on Tuesday, the department returned the favor. EFD and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke held a special dedication ceremony for the city's newest fire truck. The truck has been named after Clifton Felstead, who served on the fire department for more than three decades.

Felstead passed away in January at the age of 68. His widow, Tami, was in attendance for Tuesday's dedication and often fought back tears.

"It was a very happy moment," said Tami. "It was very happy. I was very proud of him, very proud of him. "

Driver Runs Reds Light in Collision with New Bedford (MA) Fire Apparatus

The driver of a pickup truck was transported to Rhode Island Hospital on Wednesday night after running a red light on Route 18 south of downtown and colliding with the city's Ladder 3 fire engine, police said.

Detective Capt. Steven Vicente, a spokesman for the New Bedford Police Department, said Ladder 3 was traveling west on Potomska Street, crossing Route 18, when it was struck by a Chevrolet C-1500 pickup that ran a red light at Potomska as it was heading south on Route 18 at about 8 p.m. The truck suffered heavy front-end damage and came to rest on the center median of Route 18, knocking down a traffic light pole. Ladder 3 also was damaged in the accident.