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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

Donor Gives Pryor Creek (OK) Fire Department New Brush Truck

Posted: Mar 28, 2016

Donor Gives Pryor Creek (OK) Fire Department New Brush Truck

A Mayes County native is giving the Pryor Creek Fire Department a brand new brush truck to help fight grass fires and wildfires. Tom Giles said he couldn't help but take action when he first heard the department needed more equipment.

The brush truck is valued at $104,323.

Pryor Creek Fire Chief Tim Thompson said he is very grateful to Giles.

"It's been a huge benefit to this community and this area. We're blessed to have that type of people in our community."

Toronto Fire Apparatus Caught in Sinkhole

A broken water main got the better of a Toronto fire truck early this morning, when it got stuck in a sinkhole near Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue West. The pumper was called to help deal with flooding near a north-end day care centre shortly after midnight.

But the broken water main created a sinkhole, which then snared the truck according to District Chief Stephan Powell of Toronto Fire Services.

The hobbled truck was eventually towed away. It's not yet known if it was damaged. No one was injured.

Omsktransmash СПМ Debuts 60-Ton Firefighting Vehicle

The Omsktransmash СПМ is a 60-ton fire fighting vehicle that made its debut at the 2013 International Exhibition of Russia Arms.

As of March 2016, the first two have been built and will be shipping out to the Russian military by the end of the month.

"СПМ is designed to extinguish fires and conduct rescue operations in the arsenals, bases and warehouses storing explosives, clearing the aisles to the fire, laying firebreaks in forest fires," the company explains.

It's made from parts of T-72 and T-80 tanks, with armor around the cab to protect the pilot from what the Russians eloquently describe as "adverse external factors."

Only three people crew the firefighting tank, which looks to be about 30 meters long. It holds 25 cubic meters of water and other extinguishing agents, which it can spray up to a 100 meters.