By Brett Jensen, Vice President/General Manager May is National Wildfire Awareness Month. Wildfires are neither planned nor wanted, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be prepared to handle them when they do happen. The Brush Truck is a first attack vehicle that is likely to be used in incidents with car accidents, grass fires, wildfires, […]
When Orange City Fire Department received a FEMA grant for a new apparatus to serve their rural community Midwest Fire was first on the radar because the department was looking to buy locally. Orange City Fire Department is located around 50 miles from Midwest Fire so they were able to incorporate face to face visits […]
Lake Crystal Fire Department became one of the hundreds of Midwest Fire apparatus serving American cities and towns in April 2017. Fire Chief Jeff Becker initially heard about Midwest Fire by word of mouth and referrals from other trusted neighboring departments who had been pleased with their equipment and service in the past. Becker felt […]
When Pleasant Township Fire Department was due for a new Tanker-Pumper, Supervisor Mike Willis alludes that Midwest Fire was the only obvious choice. As a Navistar International employee himself, he had worked on Midwest apparatus in the past and knew first-hand the exceptional quality. In 2015, the department purchased an All-Poly® Tanker-Pumper 3000 and included a […]
Stanley Volunteer Rural Fire Association of Stanley, North Dakota was looking for a fire apparatus manufacturer located in the Midwest for an easy bid process. The department first noticed Midwest Fire in the Fire Trader Magazine. The department typically bought used trucks until the department made its first purchase in 2013 from Midwest Fire. Stanley […]
The South Summit Fire District located in Oakley, Utah was in need of vehicles that could handle hazardous winter conditions up to 12,000 feet in elevation and be able to respond to mutual aid calls on US Forest Service lands. They serve 10,000 people in a 452 square mile radius. They have an All-Poly Tanker-Pumper […]
In 2011, Ross Township Fire Department was in the market for a new Tanker and attended the FDIC convention in Indianapolis on a mission to visit every fire apparatus manufacturer. “We were familiar with Midwest Fire’s ads in Fire Trader which initially got our attention. The quality of the trucks is what stood out the […]
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