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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: May 5, 2022

Meet Tommy, Baltimore’s (MD) First Diesel Fire Boat Returns Home

It’s taken three years, but Tommy has arrived at his new home!

Indeed. A piece of Baltimore firefighting history is now on full display at the Fire Museum of Maryland in Lutherville.

Tommy—the city’s first diesel fire boat, named in honor of former Baltimore mayor Thomas D’alesandro Jr.—was commissioned in 1956 and stayed in service until 2015. A portion of it was preserved, and volunteers have been working to restore it.

“It’s a perfect fit,” a Facebook post reads. “The fireboat Tommy has now been officially installed in the front of our Museum! Visitors can now come and take a look at the exterior. Our next step is restoration, which will take quite some time. And fundraising is always an issue. We welcome donations here.”

See the process of getting Tommy to the museum:

Killeen Wednesday held push-in ceremonies for five new fire trucks.

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The festivities began with the apparatus on display at 9 a.m. at City Hall. A procession then followed to the Central Fire Station, at which the first ceremony was held.

Three more push-in ceremonies, sans all the pomp and circumstance, followed:

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Posted: May 5, 2022

Durant (IA) Fire Truck Involved in ‘Serious Accident’

Walcott man Kent Reimers, 31, was arrested Monday after officials say he hit a Durant fire truck and injured firefighters, reports kwqc.com.

Reimers was charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense, and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, according to Muscatine County Sherriff’s officials.

Police responded just prior to 8 p.m. to reports of a crash in the 1200 block of Vail Avenue, the report says. Officers arrived and saw that the crash involved a Durant fire apparatus en route to a call. The second vehicle—described as a Terra Gator-type agricultural field sprayer—fled the scene.

The field sprayer was later found at Liqui-Grow in Walcott, and the driver was ID’d as Reimers. He admitted to crashing the vehicle and consuming whiskey prior to it.

Deputies say several crew members of the Durant Fire Department were transported and treated for injuries, one of whom has “a long road ahead of him.”

An investigation is ongoing.

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Posted: May 5, 2022

18-Wheeler Slams into Dickson County (TN) Fire Truck