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RECENT FIRE MECHANIC NEWS

Posted: Jul 7, 2025

Two Hartford (CT) EMS Workers Injured After Ambulance and Vehicle Collide, Police Say

Sandra Diamond Fox
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
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Jul. 4—HARTFORD — Two emergency medical service workers were sent to the hospital Friday after being injured in a collision between their ambulance and another vehicle, Hartford police said.

At about 3:45 p.m., Hartford fire companies responded to Hudson and Buckingham streets for a report of a car accident with an ambulance, said Mario Oquendo, district chief and public information officer for the Hartford Fire Department.

“While responding to a call, the ambulance was reportedly T-boned at the intersection,” he said.

Everyone in the vehicles got out so no one had to be pulled out, Oquendo said.

Two ambulance personnel were transported to the hospital for an evaluation, he said.

Hartford police are on the scene, handling the investigation, he said.

© 2025 Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.. Visit www.journalinquirer.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Posted: Jul 6, 2025

Four Hospitalized After Ambulance Crashes Into Mount Holly (NJ) Home

David Matthews
New York Daily News
(TNS)

Four people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after an ambulance crashed into a home in Burlington County, N.J.

The crash happened at around 3:30 p.m. in Mount Holly, roughly 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Video taken from helicopters at the scene showed the emergency vehicle partially wedged into the corner of the house on the 900 block of Woodlane Road.

Those who were injured include one person inside the home at the time of the crash, the driver of the ambulance, an EMT and the patient in the ambulance, according to Mount Holly Township police. All of injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.

The exact circumstances and cause of the crash are currently under investigation, though police said there were no signs of criminal activity.

According to Burlington County dispatch, the private ambulance was involved in a crash with three other vehicles before smashing into the house. TriCare Medical Transportation said the ambulance was doing a non-emergency transport from a hospital when the incident occurred.

“We are fully cooperating with local law enforcement and other relevant agencies as they investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident. A full internal review is also underway,” the company said in a statement.

The home was evacuated out of caution while the damage is assessed.

©2025 New York Daily News. Visit nydailynews.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Posted: Jul 5, 2025

Kokomo (IN) Fire Station 6 to Stay at Adams Auto Group During Construction of New Station

Kokomo Tribune, Ind.
(TNS)

Adams Auto Group will house the Kokomo firefighters of Station 6 while a new fire station is being constructed.

The car dealer on Boulevard Avenue is in close proximity to Station 6. Fire crews will stay in one of the buildings two blocks away, according to a Kokomo Fire Department Facebook post.

The move is not expected to impact response times.

Station 6 is going to be completely rebuilt to the tune of about $9 million. The project is expected to take 18 months.

© 2025 the Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Ind.). Visit www.kokomotribune.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Posted: Jul 4, 2025

Bay City (MI) Considers $43K Contract With Architecture Firm to Repair Fire Station 5

Joey Oliver
mlive.com
(TNS)

BAY CITY, MI – Bay City commissioners are set to vote this month on an agreement with a southeast Michigan company to determine the scope of work required for the city’s currently defunct Fire Station 5.

An item on the agenda for the Monday, July 7, Bay City Commissioners meeting calls for the commission to decide whether to approve a $43,060 professional services agreement with Redstone Architects, Inc. of Bingham Farms, Michigan.

The agreement calls on the company to determine the scope of work needed on Fire Station 5, make recommendations and develop plans for the work, and provide estimated costs as needed within 120 days.

Commissioners on March 3 passed a resolution to obtain bids for the possible repair of Fire Station 5, located at 1209 E. Smith St.

In April, a request for proposals was issued to determine the scope of work needed.

Four proposals were received by the end of May, including offers from Redstone Architects, Inc., WTA Architects in Saginaw, Veridus Advisors in Byron Center and Hobbs + Black in Lansing.

Interviews with the firms were conducted on June 9 and June 13. The firms were evaluated on their grasps of project requirements, key personnel and roles, pertinent experience and compensation, according to city officials.

Redstone Architects Inc. scored the highest and has been recommended for the project by city staff.

Fire Station 5, built in 1965, closed on July 15, 2024, leaving the city with two fire stations on the east side of the river and one on the West Side.

The closure was due, in part, to the poor conditions the building is in, officials said previously. The closure was also influenced by financial considerations.

Officials previously said it’d cost more than $386,000 in renovation and repairs to reopen Fire Station 5 in Bay City’s Banks District, and the price of adding personnel to staff the station would cost the city more than twice that number.

Bay City Department of Public Safety Director Caleb Rowell previously told city commissioners it would cost the city a projected $386,318 for high- and medium-priority repairs on Fire Station 5, and adding the personnel to reopen the fire station would cost the city approximately $1.6 million the first year. That cost would increase to about $2 million by year three.

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Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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