Spartan Emergency Response (“Spartan”), a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), has awarded Jimmy Faulkner, Service Manager for Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue, with its William F. Foster Outstanding Service Award. The award, presented at this year’s annual Fire Truck Training Conference, hosted Oct. 2-6, at the Lansing Convention Center in Lansing, Mich., recognizes individuals who have dedicated their lives to advancing the safety and maintenance of emergency response vehicles. 

 “Faulkner’s lifetime commitment to the fire rescue industry makes him an impeccable first recipient of the William F. Foster Outstanding Service Award, and his career sets the tone for future recipients,” said Mike Virnig, Director of Sales for Spartan Emergency Response. “He has served many roles from first responder to maintenance technician to educator. He’s made a dedicated effort to pass his skills on to the next great generation of fire technicians.”

Previous to leading fire apparatus maintenance efforts for Dallas Fire-Rescue, Faulkner led technician education curriculum for the California Fire Mechanics Academy, Spartan’s Fire Truck Training Conference, and Texas A&M University. Prior to that, he owned and operated his own fire apparatus maintenance company and worked for fire equipment manufacturers Crash Rescue Equipment Service, Inc., and American LaFrance. Faulkner began his career in fire rescue serving as a firefighter and paramedic.

In addition, William Foster, founder of Spartan Motors, has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s conference.

“While we honor Faulkner, we’re also celebrating the man who inspired the award,” said John Slawson, President of Spartan Emergency Response. “Everyone in our industry recognizes the incredible impact he’s had and the advancements that have come at his hands. To say his legacy is well-deserved is an understatement, if ever there was one.”

As a lifetime contributor and advocate in the industry, Foster recognized a need for technician training and so began the first Fire Truck Training Conference in 1994. Now in its 22^nd year, the conference is regarded as the leading mechanical and maintenance training forum for fire vocational vehicles and their components. It includes educational sessions presented by industry experts, hands-on fire truck-specific diagnostics, service and maintenance training, and Emergency Vehicle Technician Certification opportunities. Since its inception, the conference has grown from four educational subjects to more than 35 different classes covering regulations, requirements, and industry trends.

More: http://www.spartanmotors.com/

LUVERNE, MN—Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) announced that the company was a finalist along with two other companies for the Best in Class Small Company Award at the Minnesota Business Manufacturing Awards. The award recognizes a small company (1-50 employees) for overall excellence in the manufacturing industry in Minnesota.

The awards event celebrating the finalists was held September 29 in Minneapolis. Winners and finalists will be honored in an upcoming feature story of an all-manufacturing issue of Minnesota Business.

“We could not be more impressed by the example set by Midwest Fire,” says Minnesota Business Editor in Chief Steve LeBeau. “Excellence in manufacturing at every level is essential to the economic vibrancy of Minnesota, and we thank them for their extraordinary work.”

“I’m incredibly proud of our team,” says President and Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Fire Sarah Atchison. “We were honored to be considered a finalist with so many other great companies in our category. It was a great evening to celebrate with our team members at the awards ceremony. We would not have received this nomination without the hard work, dedication and commitment to customer service by the entire team at Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company .”

For more information, visit www.midwestfire.com.

E-ONE, a member of The REV Group, announced Cascade Fire & Safety as its new E-ONE dealer for three states.  In business since 1945, Cascade Fire & Safety has serviced customers throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho for more than seven decades.

Located in Yakima, Washington, Cascade supplies the Pacific Northwest with custom fire and safety equipment such as trucks, parts and loose equipment as well as certified EVT services.

“Building lasting relationships and offering the highest quality fire and safety products is our priority,” said Mark Merritt, President, Cascade Fire & Safety.  “It is an honor to provide and service the products our area communities need for their fire and rescue vehicles.”

Cascade has an on-site 5,000 square foot indoor space for apparatus testing and service, along with four EVT Certified technicians who also provide troubleshooting expertise. Truck-down same day service is available through Cascade’s certified mobile sublets, located in Monroe, Washington; Battleground, Washington; Vancouver, Washington; Spokane, Washington; and Eugene, Oregon.

“We look forward to our partnership with Cascade, an established, well respected dealer in the Pacific Northwest,” said Jay Johnson, Vice President of Sales and Product Management, E-ONE.  “It is imperative we provide expert sales and service to our valued customers, and dealers are key partners. We are pleased to have the Cascade team represent E-ONE in this important area.”

For more information regarding Cascade, please visit www.cfireinc.com.

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