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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: Jun 13, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Spencer Manufacturing Pumper

Cutlerville Fire Department, Grand Rapids, MI, pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine.

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Posted: Jun 10, 2016

Excellance, Inc. Taking Part In The 2016 Move Over Campaign In Alabama

Excellance ambulance

Excellance Inc., manufacturer of high-quality custom ambulances and emergency vehicles, reently announced their presence at the 2016 Move Over Campaign. The event will be held at the Hobby Lobby parking lot in Madison, Alabama, on June 12, 2016.

Excellance, Inc. will be in attendance to help spread the word about the Move Over law with one of their brand new ambulances on display from Huntsville Hospital. The move over law requires motorists to move over at least one lane to give safe clearance to emergency responders; including, law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, and tow-truck drivers.

For more information about Excellance's presence at the 2016 Move Over Campaign, please contact Excellance PR Manager Amanda Dyar at (256) 772-9321 ext.216 or visit the official blog at www.excellanceinc.com.

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Posted: Jun 10, 2016

Volunteer Firefighter Builds Drones in Spare Time

Brookings Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann with the F-450 Quadcopter

Source: 3M Newsroom

Meet the Firefighting Drone. It’s only 2 by 2 feet, and it’s this fire chief’s secret weapon in fighting fires.

Brookings (SD) Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann says you can call it a drone, but it’s officially known as the F-450 Quadcopter. It flies over fires to offer a bird’s-eye view. Then it transmits pictures back to firefighters on the ground to help them predict the direction of the fires, which are infinitely unpredictable. “We’ve had fires,” says Darrell, “that we didn’t know where they were going.”

“We’re able to move quicker and see the dangers that we normally wouldn’t be able to see,” added Hartmann.

It almost didn’t happen. Darrell couldn’t afford the $15,000-$50,000 it would cost for a model that would help his team. Volunteer firefighter Arend Schuurman knew he could help. His day job is as a quality control technician for 3M Critical and Chronic Care in Brookings. He started building it in his personal time, and a year later, Arend delivered a hand-made drone for the fire department.

“Arend went well above and beyond. We would not have been able to pull this off without him.”

More information: http://www.3m.com/

So, You Want To Buy a Drone ?

Engage the Public on Drone Usage

Drone Helps Aid Fire Fight in Menlo Park (CA)

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New Philadelphia Breaks ground for New Fire Station

Posted: Jun 10, 2016

New Philadelphia Breaks ground for New Fire Station

NEW PHILADELPHIA History was made Thursday as officials broke ground for New Philadelphia's new fire station, which will replace a structure that has been in use for more than a century."We haven't done this for 110 years," Mayor Joel Day said at the beginning of the ceremony at 134 Front Ave.

More than 75 people attended the event, including elected officials, past and current firefighters and city residents.All who spoke offered their thanks to everyone who helped in planning for the fire station and in getting a $5 million bond issue passed in November to finance construction.Day thanked former Mayor Dave Johnson and former Service Director Jim Zucal, present and past members of city council, members of the Safer New Philadelphia Committee and Fire Chief Jim Parrish and firefighters.Speaking of the firefighters, he said, "Our city government knew for years that the condition of the existing fire station was deteriorating. Despite that, they (firefighters) continued to be exemplary in performing their service to the citizens of New Philadelphia. Had they not maintained their devotion to our community, support for the bond issue could have been a much tougher sell."He also offered his thanks to the voters, "who acknowledged the necessity of a new fire station by their overwhelming approval of the construction bond issue last November. It's now the city government's responsibility to see that their expectations are met or exceeded as actual construction of the new station gets underway."The new facility will be a two-story, 20,000-square-foot steel structure.Parrish pledged that firefighters would be careful in managing taxpayer dollars.