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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 16, 2022

Photos: Edinburgh (IN) Breaks Ground on New Fire Station

As FA reported, on Monday, Edinburgh broke ground on its new fire station.

The new facility, which will be located behind Edmundson RV on CR 900N, is scheduled for completion in spring 2023.

See pics of the events below:

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Posted: Jun 16, 2022

Two NC Fire Departments Sharing Station

The Kernersville Fire Rescue Department and the Beeson Crossroads Fire & Rescue Department are now sharing a station, which will soon be flush with renovations.

Kernersville Monday moved into Beeson’s Station 26 at 1105 Old Salem Rd.

Following about $3.1 million in renovations, according to a report in journalnow.com, the facility will be renamed Beeson Crossroads Fire Rescue/Kernersville Fire Rescue, Station 26/Engine 44.

The project, which you can learn more about below, is expected to be completed in spring 2024. An RFQ was issued, which you can see below, but it has since been canceled and will be re-advertised:

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Posted: Jun 16, 2022

Ithaca (NY) Fire Department Wants Green Fleet

Ithaca and its fire department are working to make the city a greener place, with department officials leading the way.

Indeed. Ithaca Fire Department Chief Tom Parsons gave a presentation at the June 1 Common Council meeting to divulge the department’s plans to replace its fleet with electric trucks.

He says that the department has been tinkering with how to meet the city’s goal of reducing emissions from its vehicles by 50% of 2001 levels by 2025, with a goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

In the meantime, the department has been purchasing cleaner vehicles. It currently boasts three hybrid SUV vehicles and is waiting on delivery of an electric pick-up. Furthermore, the yet-to-be-built East Hill Fire Station will be fully electric, sans the emergency generator.

An all-electric fleet would certainly help the cause.

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Posted: Jun 16, 2022

Video: See Huntington (WV) Break Ground for $4.9M Mayor Joseph L. Williams Jr. Fire Station

The City of Huntington and City of Huntington Fire Department Wednesday morning hosted a public ground-breaking ceremony at the future site of the Mayor Joseph L. Williams Jr. Fire Station—the northwest corner of 9th Avenue and 20th Street.

Planning for the new fire station had been in the works for several years. The City of Huntington purchased the land, completed environmental testing, and assembled the $4.9 million in funding needed to construct the new station. Construction is expected to begin later this month and take 12 to 16 months to complete.

The Mayor Joseph L. Williams Jr. Fire Station will replace the current University Fire Station at 6th Avenue and 20th Street. The new station will enhance response times, provide greater safety protections of the firefighters who work there, and also will make the flow of operations when preparing to deploy on a fire response call more efficient. The new station also will provide a training room with classroom space.

The station will be named after Joseph L. Williams Jr., a longtime resident of the Fairfield neighborhood where the new fire station will be built. Williams served on Huntington City Council from 1981-1985 and was appointed by his fellow council members to serve as mayor in 1984-85 when the City of Huntington operated under a council-manager form of government.

Joseph L. Williams Jr. serves as chairman and CEO of Basic Supply Company Inc., which he founded in 1977, and is on the board of directors of Energy Services of America Corp. He also was one of the co-founders of First Sentry Bank in Huntington in 1996 and was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Consolidated Bank & Trust Co. in Richmond, Va., from 2007 until it merged with Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. in 2009. He also was a co-founder of Unlimited Future, Inc., a nonprofit, microenterprise development center and business incubator located on 8th Avenue in Huntington.

“Joe Williams is a visionary who has sought to create a prosperous environment for our city for more than 40 years,” Mayor Steve Williams said. “He also has taught us that persistence and determination can lift the economic fortunes of a community. His life in public service and during his professional career has been dedicated to the Fairfield neighborhood and the people in it.”