For the third time in five years Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) was named one of fifty winners in Prairie Business Magazine’s (Prairie Business) “50 Best Places to Work 2019” contest. Prairie Business boasts over 1,400 employee-written nominations for this year’s competition. “It’s a huge honor to be featured among so many […]
By Joseph Juhl, Sales Representative To lift or not to lift? This is the question. Nearly every department has done it – misjudged the terrain and buried a quick attack or brush truck in mud, snow or sand. Your truck has immediately converted from an asset to a liability, and depending on the situation, additional […]
Parshall (ND) Rural Fire Protection District Adds Pumper-Tanker When the department decided to replace its oldest pumper, it chose to spec a pumper-tanker that could handle fire suppression as well as serve as a large source of water wherever needed. Kurt Clemensen, Parshall Rural Fire Protection District chief, says the fire district is located on the […]
Ready or not: toasty temperatures, lemonade sipping, vacation time, and yes, brush fire and wildfire season are all coming upon us quickly. Is your department armed with the rig for the job? The wide-spanning wildland fires that are now commonplace on the nightly news may come to mind when you think of brush fires or […]
Come visit our team at Booth #3437 for a hands-on experience with one of our All-Poly® Series Pumpers (thanks to our friends at Roachdale Community Fire Protection District). Is your department searching for a Brush Truck to add to your firefighting arsenal before those summer brush fires begin? We will have a stock unit Brush […]
(LUVERNE, MN) 4/8/2019 – Midwest Fire Equipment and Repair Company (Midwest Fire) announced its launch of a remodeled website and expanded apparatus specification tool, “Create-A-Spec,” that helps customers easily develop the specifications for an apparatus that will suit their department’s needs. Customers can now complete a specification form of customizable options and features. Upon completion, […]
Today, we have a guest post from Dr. Rich Gasaway, founder of SAMatters.com and renowned authority on human factors, situational awareness and the high-risk decision making processes used in high-stress, high consequence work environments. Dr. Gasaway also hosts a podcast, called SAMatters Radio, that can be found here. Enjoy! Flawed situational awareness (SA) is one of the […]
A message from the President At Midwest Fire we are grateful for the opportunity we have every day to work with the most extraordinary people we know – FIREFIGHTERS. Since 1987, we have been engaged in the business of designing & manufacturing high-quality, multi-purpose, customized, cost-effective fire trucks. Over this span, we have delivered more than […]
Winter is upon us and we know it can prove to be the toughest season for firefighters, especially those in rural areas. We want to answer the question today: “How should I prepare my Midwest Fire apparatus for the harsh winter weather?” Most of our apparatus are constructed with All-Poly® material, which is both lighter and […]
Over the past five years, the Midwest Fire team has worked hard to implement lean manufacturing processes and a culture of continuous improvement throughout our organization. In the manufacturing world, lean is a philosophical & methodical approach that strives to provide ever-increasing value to the customer through total employee involvement in the reduction of non-value-added […]
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