HKW Acquires Watershield Industries
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – March 11, 2026 – HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth companies, has acquired Watershield Industries. Watershield Industries is a manufacturer and distributor of fire and rescue equipment specializing in niche firefighting apparatus and vital firefighting components, including nozzles, valves and related equipment. The company serves municipal, wildland and industrial […]
Quick Service from Weis Team Helps Firefighters on Way to Ranger Road Fire
On the afternoon of Monday, February 16, the state of Kansas activated a task force from Jonson County to deploy in central Kansas for the upcoming weather threat of high winds and low humidity. Five Type 6 wildland units and two battalion chiefs headed for Salina to stay the night. The next morning, Weis Fire & Safety […]
Hutchinson gets 3 Quick Attacks from Weis Fire & Safety
Hutchinson Fire Department adds more Weis Quick Attacks to their fleet By Alan M. Petrillo The Hutchinson (KS) Fire Department experienced the Cottonwood Complex fire in 2023, a wildland/urban interface fire event that burned 36 homes, 92 outbuildings, 110 vehicles and 12,000 acres of grassland and northern red cedar. The department had two Weis F-550 quick-attack/wildland […]
Wildland Pumper Tanker for Stevens County, KS Emergency Services
Stevens County Emergency Services, located in a rural fire district, needed a wildland brush truck that could also serve as a mini tanker. By Alan M. Petrillo Stevens County Emergency Services covers 720 square miles of a very rural fire district from two stations, with a full-time paid chief, and 15 volunteer firefighters. The department runs […]
Training Master Mechanics in Canada
Training with the Draft Commander Weis Fire’s very own Brian Brown plays a role in helping Master Mechanics in Fire Departments across Canada attain EVT certification. The Draft Commander helps make that possible! Watch carefully, both Brian and the Draft Commander make an appearance in this video. Want to know more about the Draft Commander? Call […]
Weis Announces New Foam Commander Line
(March 31, 2023) – Weis Fire & Safety Equipment is proud to announce the acquisition of United Plastic Fabricating, Inc.’s (UPF) Protector Foam Trailer products. This acquisition allows Weis Fire & Safety Equipment to further expand their portfolio of water moving solutions to fire departments worldwide. Since 1989, UPF has offered foam trailers as an […]
Weis Fire Demo Days
A FREE HANDS-ON EVENT FOR KANSAS FIRST RESPONDERS April 5-6, 2023, 8AM-5PM Invitation Only SALINA, March 3, 2023 – Weis Fire & Safety Equipment invites all Kansas first responders to a hands-on event featuring the latest public safety equipment. Who – Kansas First Responders What – Demo Days Why – Engage with the newest public […]
Meet Weis’ New Southeast Kansas Sales Rep!
Weis Fire & Safety Equipment is pleased to introduce Darren Grow, your new Southeast Kansas Sales Account Representative. Darren currently serves as Fire Chief of the Atlanta, Kansas fire department and has for 30 years. His duties as Chief include the responsibility for configuring, building, and purchasing brush trucks. Darren enjoys hunting, fishing, being outdoors, figure 8 […]
A Triple Threat in Wichita, KS!
https://youtu.be/XdFsksL5CDoCome along as Lieutenant Brian Finan of the Wichita Fire Department takes you on a tour of one of the three newest apparatus recently added to their fleet. You can also find more details for these brush trucks here. Whether you call it a Quick Attack, or a Brush Truck, or a Type 6 Fire […]
Meet Oklahoma’s newest Sales Rep!
Meet Don Payne, your Oklahoma sales rep. Don worked for the Oklahoma City Fire Department for almost 30 years and will cover all of Oklahoma. Don understands both the career and volunteer firefighter. He graduated from the National Fire Academy, was the district’s fit-tester, and was heavily involved with OKC’s first hazmat team. In his spare time, you’ll find Don enjoying his 2-year-old granddaughter. Toyne […]