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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

Million Euros Invested into Murcia Municipality Firefighting Equipment

Posted: Apr 13, 2016

Million Euros Invested into Murcia Municipality Firefighting Equipment

Murcia municipality, which includes the major urban area of the capital of the region, Murcia City, is home to approximately a third of the total population of the region, and ensuring basic services are provided is a major investment for the municipal council.

This week the Mayor of Murcia, JosÃ© Ballesta, presented some of the 17 new vehicles which have been purchased for the police and fire services, representing a million euros of investment.

The police in Murcia municipality have more than 250 vehicles across their various divisions, and the fire services 40, servicing 580 police and 200 members of the fire services.

The vehicles presented to the police this week were two off-road vehicles and 13 new cars, all of which will work in the outlying districts of this vast municipality, covering an area of 880 square kilometres, improving local security and call-out times.

Australia Million Dollar Fire Apparatus Sits Unused Due to Union at Empasse

A state of the art $1 million fire truck has never been used in Ballarat because the CFA and the firefighters' union have not been able to reach an agreement. The HAZMAT fire truck was funded and delivered to Ballarat City in 2014. It has never been used and remains offline.

UFU Firefighter Brenton Smith told The Courier staff were desperate to get the vehicle online, but had been unable to obtain the extra staffing numbers and resources they felt were needed to run the vehicle.

The vehicle is one of a small number in the state, with the Ballarat unit the only one not yet in use. Last week Ballarat firefighters were called to a severe fuel tanker spill in Inglewood, but Ballarat’s decades old vehicle was unsuitable and sent back. It broke down on the way back and has been out of action since.

The CFA west region assistant chief officer Peter O’Keefe said the vehicle was available and ready to be put into service pending the CFA could reach an agreement with the UFU.

Le Sueur Incorporated Donates 100-Foot Fire Apparatus

Le Sueur Incorporated's donation of up to $80,000 arrived in celebratory fashion, with a formal presentation to the city of Le Sueur and its fire department Wednesday.

FirstForward Announces Program with NFFF

FirstForward

FirstForward^Â® announced that the company will be donating $1 from every sign up by fire and rescue professionals between April 15 and April 30, 2016 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. This promotion was designed to coincide with FDIC International 2016, so that they can maximize the donations given by having signups at the FirstForward booth (13113 in the Capital Corridor). The company is dedicated to supporting the families of fallen firefighters and to providing firefighters with critical training, missions aligned with those of the NFFF.

FirstForward.com is the nation’s professional first responder training network, bringing online and in-person training opportunities from vendors across the country to first responders in one Web site. Individual first responders can sign up for this Web site for free, take training, connect with other first responders, and manage their careers with a comprehensive digital training record.

Additionally, departments can sign up for FirstForward for free, identify training opportunities, assign these courses to individuals or the entire department, and track course completion. Within the training course marketplace, there are both free courses and courses with cost associated. There is also a way to rate courses and provide reviews, so that your peers can help you to evaluate the best courses for your department.

FirstForward is excited to be able to bring this training network to the nation’s firefighters and to be able to support NFFF in the process. Please help spread the word by signing up at FirstForward.com and sharing FirstForward with the fire and rescue community. Remember, donations to NFFF will be made for sign ups from April 15 through April 30, 2016, so make the most of your sign up and register during that time!