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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

Omaha Fire Apparatus Sidelined Since 2011 to Return to Service

Posted: Jun 29, 2016

Omaha Fire Apparatus Sidelined Since 2011 to Return to Service

When the Omaha Fire Department’s Truck 53 returns to service Friday, it will help improve the safety of Omaha residents, fire union president Steve LeClair said Wednesday.

Truck 53, a ladder truck, was one of four Fire Department vehicles taken out of service in 2011 because of budget cuts. Its return increases the number of in-service ladder trucks from eight to nine.

"The return of Truck 53 is a step in the right direction, but I don't think it's a final step we should take," LeClair said at press conference outside Station 53 at 80th and Dodge Streets. "There are other pieces of equipment that I think are needed just as badly as 53."

The truck is being returned to service because of the recent successful contract negotiations between firefighters and the City of Omaha, said Mayor Jean Stothert, interim Fire Chief Dan Olsen and LeClair, the president of the Omaha Professional Firefighters Association.

Returning the ladder truck to service, Stothert said, means improved response times in an important area that includes two hospitals, the Crossroads Mall and "the always-busy Dodge Street corridor." Stothert credited sound budgeting decisions by fire department officials -- resulting in a $1 million surplus for 2015 -- with making the truck's return to service possible.

Woman Dies After Being Struck by Adams Township (OH) Fire Apparatus

A woman who was wearing headphones while walking around a reservoir in Adams Township died Tuesday after being struck by a Green Springs Volunteer Fire Department truck. The woman, whose identity has has not yet been released, was walking along the top of the Beaver Creek Reservoir when the fire truck backed into her, according to Seneca County Sheriff Bill Eckelberry.

The woman, whose identity has has not yet been released, was walking along the top of the Beaver Creek Reservoir when the fire truck backed into her, according to Seneca County Sheriff Bill Eckelberry. The woman had her back to the truck, he said.

"A fireman got in the truck, backed up and didn't see the woman," said Eckelberry.

Calls to Green Springs Volunteer Fire Chief Greg Lowe were not returned.

The fire truck and other rescue personnel were at the reservoir after receiving a call of a small boat that had capsized, with two men overboard.

Crown Point (IN) Welcomes New Fire Apparatus

A spray of water from a fire hose marked the official welcome Tuesday of the new Crown Point Fire Truck 1521 to the city's fleet during a traditional wetting ceremony.

John Sarver, firefighter paramedic with Crown Point Fire Rescue, manned the fire hose giving the new $1.1 million aerial fire truck its first symbolic wash after the department's paging tones were activated and the retirement of the old rig was announced to the public.

Chief Greg DeLor said the ceremony encourages a long-held tradition that goes back to the days of horse-drawn fire wagons.

The tradition embodies the meticulous care firefighters take of their equipment. Once the truck receives its symbolic wet down, fire department members moved to the front of the 80,000-pound truck to roll it back into the bay. DeLor said rolling the truck into the bay is more symbolic today due to the weight of the truck. The firefighters received a little help from the engine to move the huge rig back into place.

The old rig 1521 was put into service in 1993 and served the department of 23 years. It was sold to the Plattsburg, Mo., fire department. The new 1521 rig is a 2016 Pierce manufactured in Appleton, Wis. It has a 100-foot aerial platform, 2,000-gallon-per-minute pump, a 300-gallon tank and a 10-kilowatt generator.

Safety Components Leads the Way Again: Introducing Glide Ice™ Thermal Liners - Firefighter Gear

Greenville, SC — June 29, 2016 — “I’m feeling hotter in my turnout gear” is a common phrase stated by firefighters year after year. This epidemic is largely attributed to fires burning hotter with ambient air temperatures also continuing to rise. Safety Components, the global leader in firefighting fabric technology has listened and answered the call by developing a game-changing solution—Glide Ice thermal liners engineered with DuPont™ NomexÂ® filament.

Glide, consistently worn by more U.S. metro cities than any other thermal liner and the world’s leading high performance thermal liner for firefighters since 1997, just got better. Glide Ice will build on the “slicker, softer and more comfortable” pedigree found in all Glide thermal liner options produced by Safety Components over the past two decades. Glide Ice feels cool with its ice blue design woven in Safety Components patented weave that combines 60% DuPont™ NomexÂ® filament yarns with 40% DuPont™ NomexÂ®/LenzingÂ® FR spun yarns. Utilizing DuPont™ NomexÂ® filament, Glide Ice features superior performance in breathability, freedom of movement, comfort, heat blocking capability, moisture management and fast dry times. Our patented high lubricity weave is lighter and slicker than competitive liner systems. Glide Ice, with DuPont™ NomexÂ® filament, guarantees better freedom of movement and longer lasting freedom of movement than any thermal liner in the world today.

Guy Lucas, Director of Marketing, SCI, commented, “At Safety Components, we always do what is best and what is right for first responders. Our continued commitment to the development of FR fabric solutions with enhanced safety, innovative design and life-improving technologies is unwavering.” Mr. Lucas went on to say, “We are truly excited to bring Glide Ice to dedicated firefighters around the globe.”

Glide Ice thermal liners ensure you stay cooler, drier and more comfortable in the hottest situations. Glide Ice, the coolest way to fight fire.

Glide Ice is fully UL approved and certified for a seamless transition from Glide Gold with DuPont™ KevlarÂ® filament to Glide Ice with DuPont™ NomexÂ® filament. With the full support of Safety Components and DuPont™, fire departments will start receiving Glide Ice in Q4 of 2016.

DuPont™, NomexÂ® and KevlarÂ® are registered trademarks or trademarks of E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates.

During the past 17 years, Safety Components has led the fire service by developing more outer shell and thermal liner fabric innovations than any other textile company in the world. Safety Components’ outer shells contain a patented, durable, water repellent finish that offers safer, lighter, and dryer gear. These same outer shell fabrics also contain solution dyed fibers for the highest resistance to fading after thermal exposure.

Safety Components, Inc. (SCI) is the market leader in technology-driven fabric solutions for high performance textiles. The main focus of SCI is to design and manufacture textiles for markets including: first responders (fire service, USAR, and EMS), military