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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

Posted: Mar 1, 2016

Vehicle Extrication Techniques by Holmatro: Training Book, App, Posters, E-Learning Platform

Training Book
The Vehicle Extrication Techniques training book is at the heart of a complete series aimed at promoting a safe and systematic approach to the rescue of persons following road traffic accidents. Written by Holmatro Rescue Consultant Ian Dunbar, the 256-page book not only covers rescue tools and techniques but also highlights key medical considerations. In addition, the book guides the rescuer through the process of efficient extrication planning. All vehicle extrication techniques described in this book are illustrated by pictures and have QR codes referring to videos on YouTube showing how to perform these procedures.

The book is available in English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and Arabic. Copies are for sale through our worldwide dealer network. Find your dealer in the Vehicle Rescue section of our Web site www.holmatro.com.

App
The training material in the book has been used to create an interactive app for iPads and Android tablets, with more than 500 photos and 60 videos explaining technical rescue techniques in detail. Like the book, the app also introduces the rescuer to key medical considerations and the concept of extrication planning. You can buy the app in the App Store (for iPad2 and newer versions) and in the Google Play Store (for Android 4.0 tablets and newer versions). After installing the app you can select one of the currently available languages: English, Dutch, and German.

Posters
A poster series explaining and illustrating various techniques and principles is available in English. Topics of this poster set are The Working Area, Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Stability, and The Team Approach. Like the book and the app the posters will become available in multiple languages.

E-Learning Platform
The latest addition to the Vehicle Extrication Techniques program is an interactive e-learning platform which not only acts as a reference for extrication training material but can be used as an assessment tool by fire and rescue services. With no limit to the number of persons who can log on and complete the package, users can work through the content of this platform and answer questions based on the themed chapters. The system records the scores of the candidates and produces reports. The e-learning platform not only assesses individuals but can also identify the training needs of the organization by analyzing and comparing the results of all candidates; therefore finding learning trends. This information can be used to influence future training needs.

To get an impression of what the complete Vehicle Extrication Techniques program is all about you can wat

For more information, visit www.holmatro.com/en/vet.

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County Workers Make Repairs to Dilapidated Fire Station

Posted: Mar 1, 2016

County Workers Make Repairs to Dilapidated Fire Station

DeKalb County leaders responded to the call for improvements at Fire Station 7 in Decatur. "This is a start, this is a step in the right direction," said DeKalb Fire Union Representative Tad Landau. Repairs come just one week after CBS46 exposed the deplorable conditions like mold and mildew inside the firehouse.

Command Fire Apparatus Owner Plans Fire Museum

The earliest memory Glenn Usdin has is when he was 4 years old and visited a New York City firehouse. You could say he was hook-and-laddered. The 59-year-old has spent his most of his life in the firefighting field. He's been a firefighter since he was 18 and is deputy chief of Lancaster Township Fire Dept.

He’s been a firefighter since he was 18 and is deputy chief of Lancaster Township Fire Dept. His company, Command Fire Apparatus, reconditions and sells used fire trucks.

Glenn Usdin thinks there’s enough other people interested in fire trucks and firefighting that he’s planning to open a firefighting museum in the city.

Among the fire trucks he owns and could display are a 1963 Mack ladder truck he drove for 15 years in New York, the last fire pumper Mack built and a fire truck John Wayne bought for Catalina Island in California.

The museum would be family- and children-focused, he said.

Extrication and Other Fire Equipment Stolen from Fire Station

About $30,000 worth of fire equipment, including the Jaws of Life, was stolen from the Innisfree Fire Department this month. Vermilion RCMP say the equipment was discovered missing from the fire hall on Feb. 2, but was only reported missing a week later, on Feb. 9. Cpl.

"It's kind of a unique situation, we're kind of in the dark a little bit," Buckingham said. "We have some leads that we're actively investigating."

Buckingham said there were no signs of a break-in at the fire hall. Police think the theft occurred within the span of a few days before the equipment was found missing. The theft likely occurred at night, he said.

Some of the stolen equipment could be sold, he said.

Buckingham said the fire department will rely on services from neighbouring departments in Vegreville and Vermilion until the equipment is found.