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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: Mar 30, 2022

Photos: Clio Area (MI) Fire Department’s Engine 24-11

The Clio Area Fire Department recently took delivery of Engine 24-11.

The apparatus will be placed into service in the next several weeks, after crew members are trained on it. Its predecessor has been in service since 1994.

Posted: Mar 30, 2022

Photo of the Day: March 30, 2022

KME—West Earl (PA) Fire Company pumper. KME 100 SSX™ XLFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Steertek NXT front end assembly; Hale Qmax 1,750-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; Harrison 10-kW generator; AXIS Smart Truck Vehicle Monitoring System. Dealer: Lo Barrick, Fire & Rescue Products, Harrisburg, PA.

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Posted: Mar 29, 2022

Baltimore (MD) Engine Loses Bumper at Fire Scene, Union Urges Fleet Upgrades

Baltimore firefighters responded to a a three-story house in the city’s Park Heights neighborhood Thursday that put the poor condition of the city’s fleet of fire engines on display.

While responding Engine 29 lost its bumper and hydrant connection.

Union President John Fannon urged the City Council to adopt NFPA 1911 as the standard for maintenance of the city’s fleet of apparatus.

The fire started around 3 p.m. at the home in the 4600 block of Pimlico Road. By 4 p.m., firefighters had extinguished the fire.