Menu

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: Apr 8, 2022

The Giving of Pelham (Ontario) Rescue 1

The Pelham Fire Department’s Rescue 1 will soon be a Little Burnt—which is a good thing, in this case.

In lieu of the scrapyard, the fire truck is being donated to the Little Burnt Bay community.

The fire truck, packed with equipment from myriad neighboring departments, will make the 30-hour drive and then take an eight-hour ferry trip to its new home. Little Burnt Bay is a coastal community in Newfoundland with a population of about 350 people.

Fort Erie, Haldimand County, Lincoln, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls, St Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet, and Welland all donated equipment, according to a report in thestar.com. The donated equipment includes SCBA gear, rapid intervention team packs, 70 lengths of 50-foot hose, hose nozzles and valves, extrication tools, helmets, bunker gear, CPR training mannequins, and more.

Officials say Fort Erie sent a pumper to Newfoundland last year, and Pelham has made a similar donation to a northern Ontario department as well as sent supplies to Ukraine, the report notes.

Read more
Posted: Apr 8, 2022

Franklin (OH) Fire Apparatus Hit at Scene of Crash; One Dead

One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a crash with a Franklin City Fire Department truck Thursday evening, reports wdtn.com.

Highway patrol officials were investigating another accident on I-70 north involving a tractor-trailer and a vehicle, while a department fire truck was parked in the left lane with its emergency lights activated, the report says.

Nineteen-year-old Dominique Horton, in her silver Chevrolet Cruze, then collided with the back of the apparatus, which killed her and left her passenger, 21-year-old Taylor Smith, in the hospital with serious injuries. Officials say neither party was wearing their seat belt; they suspect that excessive speed and alcohol and/or drugs played a role in the crash.

Four crew members were inside the fire truck at the time of impact, though the report notes that none of them were injured.

Read more
Posted: Apr 8, 2022

ARFF Training at NJ’s Teterboro Airport

Have you ever wondered what kind of equipment ARFF teams stationed at smaller airports use to train? Well, CBS2 has a segment for you!

The news station did a dive into NJ’s Teterboro Airport, which averages about 500 flights a day. The segment notes that fire service for smaller planes requires unique training. One such piece of equipment is a general aviation aircraft simulator, which is a prop plane filled with fake smoke and a video screen displaying fire.

Related Articles:
Officials Mull Options on ARFF Vehicle for Plattsburgh (NY) Airport
Corpus Christi (TX) International Airport to Dedicate, Commission New $860k ARFF Truck
Dedication Ceremony Held for New Stillwater (OK) ARFF Vehicle
Yellowknife Airport in Canada Takes Delivery of Oshkosh Striker 6×6 ARFF Vehicle
E-ONE® Delivers Four Titan® Air Transportable ARFF Vehicles to Canada’s Department of National Defense

Officials estimate that 82% of the airport’s accidents happen on taxi takeoff and landing and typically within 3,000 foot of its center.

Check out the rest of the story:

Read more
Posted: Apr 8, 2022

Centenarian Style: WI Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday with Ride on Fire Truck

When you’ve lived for a literal century, you can more or less do what you want—as evidenced by Sauk City woman Fidalia “Dale” Breunig.

News 3 Now reports that Breunig’s centennial wish was to ride in a fire truck around town, and she made it happen on Wednesday.

Related Articles:
Help Celebrate as Southport (NC) Fire Department’s Model T Turns 100
A Lot of Candles: Ashland (KY) Fire Department’s Engine 7 Turns 100
Happy 100th Birthday to Amarillo (TX) Fire Department’s Apparatus

Read more
RSS
First830831832833835837838839Last

Theme picker

Upcoming Events

Theme picker

Sponsors

Fire Mechanics Section Board

Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
Read more

Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
Read more

Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
Read more

Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
Read more

Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
Read more

Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
Read more

Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

Read more

Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
Read more

Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
Read more

Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

TBD
TBD
Read more

Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

Read more
RSS

Theme picker

2020 CAR SHOW