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Brindlee Mountain
James Wessel's journey in the fire service began in 1995 when he saw a volunteer firefighter respond to a car accident with a flashing dash light. He was mesmerized by the light and asked the firefighter how he could get one. The firefighter told him that he had to join the fire department, so James did just to get the dash light.
Over the next few years, James progressed to becoming an officer and treasurer in his volunteer fire department. In 1999, his department had a terrible experience purchasing a used fire truck, which gave James the idea to start a business buying and selling used fire trucks to give other departments a better purchasing experience.
James purchased his first used fire truck with a $10,000 loan from his mother. As the business grew, he had to constantly balance hiring more staff, expanding facilities, and maintaining enough capital to purchase trucks and fund operations.
While buying, selling, and repairing used fire trucks is James' core business, he has expanded into other services over the years: ARFF truck refurbishment and leasing, building and leasing fire stations, private fire protection services for communities, and operating leases for fire department vehicles.
Giving back to the community and fire service has always been important to James and his employees. Whether it’s helping families displaced by fires, volunteering on department calls, going on international aid trips, or supporting underfunded fire departments, James aims to make a positive impact alongside running his business.
James expressed gratitude for his staff, customers, and opportunity to buy and sell used fire trucks for the past 20+ years. His story illustrates how a volunteer firefighter's passion can grow into an thriving business that gives back.
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @The_Wests_Precipice
    @The_Wests_Precipice 7 годин тому

    What?? She transitioned and now identifies as a man? I don't get it🤔🤨

  • @Terk131
    @Terk131 День тому

    I wish these were affordable for us rural volunteer Fireman. Up here in the mountains were I am fire police, we need good bright lights for our personnel vehicles for holding off trafficking or rerouting traffic. This summer has need bad with Fires, Floods, Tornados and, downed trees, downed power lines, traffic accidents and so on. I am going to have to build an old Vista halogen with LED lowers until I find a good bar that is bright and affordable.

  • @MilesNewmoyer
    @MilesNewmoyer 3 дні тому

    What did the Peirce Lance (Detroit 😃) say to the Rosenbauer rtx (electric 🤢)? 🎵 My trucks louder than your truck 🎵 and my run times a little more! 🎵 you might think that electric fire trucks are good but I have one thing to say..... 🎵 DETROIT IS BETTER!!! Ps idk about this one, I have a weird sense of humor... 😅

  • @HiVizLEDS
    @HiVizLEDS 4 дні тому

    Tell us your best joke and we’ll send a t-shirt to the one that makes Sam giggle the most🫡

  • @LightWarriors4Life
    @LightWarriors4Life 4 дні тому

    Great podcast, Colin is an amazing human. 🇺🇸💪🏼🎸🙏🏼 😊💫☀️

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS День тому

      @@LightWarriors4Life thank you! Colin is amazing!!

  • @trevorhaney1998
    @trevorhaney1998 6 днів тому

    Toto worked with my dad at the department of transportation

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 6 днів тому

      @@trevorhaney1998 we love Toto!

  • @TrillahGorilla
    @TrillahGorilla 8 днів тому

    Yup... quality marketing.

  • @ColinTheRecruiter
    @ColinTheRecruiter 15 днів тому

    Thanks for having me!

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 15 днів тому

      @@ColinTheRecruiter you’re welcome back anytime!

  • @mo_del_madness3635
    @mo_del_madness3635 19 днів тому

    This guys gets not b!tches

  • @DanielOrtegoUSA
    @DanielOrtegoUSA 22 дні тому

    The video seems to be more about yourself than the truck and lighting. 🤷‍♂️

  • @Caleb_youtubefn
    @Caleb_youtubefn Місяць тому

    Guess what? I’ve seen it in person it looks good in person, especially at night time especially when you’re all the way up in the air.

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS Місяць тому

      @@Caleb_youtubefn we couldn’t agree more!

    • @Caleb_youtubefn
      @Caleb_youtubefn Місяць тому

      @@HiVizLEDS true

  • @user-bo2no7lq5p
    @user-bo2no7lq5p Місяць тому

    “Sushi ramen Riku”did this first before

  • @khalisiwright409
    @khalisiwright409 Місяць тому

    Nice

  • @MilesNewmoyer
    @MilesNewmoyer Місяць тому

    I can also mimic a fire truck's: Siren package, q, Air horn, motor/Engine sounds, etc.

  • @MilesNewmoyer
    @MilesNewmoyer Місяць тому

    Lee!

  • @warhawk3136
    @warhawk3136 Місяць тому

    Should have interwoven the leds in the actual reflectors. Anything other than red in them doesn't look effective at all for day time.

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS Місяць тому

      @@warhawk3136 OMEN is 30% brighter than any other lightbar on the market. If you’d like to see in action for yourself, reach out to firetech@hivizleds.com and one of our team members can book a demo for you!

    • @warhawk3136
      @warhawk3136 Місяць тому

      @@HiVizLEDS At night? What are the parameters that are being compared to get to the claim 30% brighter?

  • @megaboner8462
    @megaboner8462 Місяць тому

    wish we could force these women to work an actual job for a year. what a useless person

  • @haydenpletzke3015
    @haydenpletzke3015 Місяць тому

    How much is a 60 inch bar? I am interested

  • @injuringflea727yeet
    @injuringflea727yeet Місяць тому

    Wawa

  • @Big-O43
    @Big-O43 Місяць тому

    Needs to be red

  • @charfree6888
    @charfree6888 2 місяці тому

    Hey SocMed manager... you're doing great. Boss, give her a raise some time in the future

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      Brb pinning this comment so he can see

  • @whyfi2749
    @whyfi2749 2 місяці тому

    I also don't understand technology and my partner said he was a golden retriever boss 😂

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      Case and point he’s currently making a cup of tea for our COO and narrating his every move

  • @chuxmyk
    @chuxmyk 2 місяці тому

    Hello 👋

  • @halfsnaps
    @halfsnaps 2 місяці тому

    ​ she doesnt go to a real church on sunday, wasnt raised to play baseball. that right there is just gross to watch, and proves she doesnt bring anything to the table. having a job that makes more then your man, means nothing, haveing options and likes? and a personality? from the devil knows where!? is also absolutely nothing. shes not out saving the dna! and genetics! and having kids with autistic? or cerebral Pasley people? right? if she doesnt believe in god!? not helping! out the future! of humans! and the importance of dna!.. shes doing absolutely nothing in life!, she would have had a better argument saying men should go date 13 year olds... who are "equal" to her!????? if your not brain dead like her, your not okay? and she doesnt like you? its kind of like a 3rd world country, kid or parent, nothing they say or do or think really matters, or effects anyone or musters up of anything important. basically nothing you said matters, because if lifes not about baseball and church, then she should be finding people with autism and having there kids to continue the importance of dna, " loyalty, nurturing, respect, caring, friendliness " is a complete joke to consider when some one with disabilities can barely communicate. im watching someones likes? who they would like to have kids with? someone posted this content not having any logic or reason or emotion or self-identifying reflective anything. Then driving the car that pollutes to work everyday.

  • @monarch2tyrant759
    @monarch2tyrant759 2 місяці тому

    adorable ah

  • @MiyaMam948
    @MiyaMam948 2 місяці тому

    He has big Kenergy

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      He is Kenough 💅

  • @jas5637
    @jas5637 2 місяці тому

    aw he seems so nice

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      Yeah we think we’ll keep him

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      He’s definitely the kind of guy who will stop and help people on the side of the road🥺

  • @NCRForLife
    @NCRForLife 2 місяці тому

    I love your boss so much, he's a keeper

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      We couldn’t get rid of him if we tried🥰

  • @FNNIGGA445
    @FNNIGGA445 2 місяці тому

    That is a HEALTHY working environment

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      We’ve never seen him mad before!

  • @firefighter_stories
    @firefighter_stories 2 місяці тому

    Nice fire truck ❤

  • @That70sChannel
    @That70sChannel 2 місяці тому

    It's also a great way to endanger the motoring public modern LED lights make it impossible to see near an accident scene.

  • @MilesNewmoyer
    @MilesNewmoyer 2 місяці тому

    Was this Sam?..... 😅

  • @Missindependentindustries
    @Missindependentindustries 2 місяці тому

    Is this street legal for personal vehicles? 😅 asking for a friend

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      Sooooo no…😅but technically all lightbars/off road accessory lights are illegal to use on public roads. You can absolutely mount one of these monsters to a personal vehicle if your alternator can keep up!

  • @mikemike4973
    @mikemike4973 2 місяці тому

    downgrade

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 2 місяці тому

      30% brighter, full 5 color lightbar, infinitely updatable via over the air updates, and programmable from a cell phone. Sounds like an upgrade to us😁

  • @alexc2203
    @alexc2203 2 місяці тому

    BG3???

  • @brianbudd8487
    @brianbudd8487 2 місяці тому

    The center section multi color is cool. The only red part sucks I would love to have it in blue

  • @comxion
    @comxion 2 місяці тому

    ua-cam.com/video/_cqoisOrYSE/v-deo.html

  • @jfescotty4034
    @jfescotty4034 2 місяці тому

    Very impressive bar it is.

  • @MilesNewmoyer
    @MilesNewmoyer 2 місяці тому

    The video of in there "Engine" is in there old mack lol 😆 Ps this is Miles Newmoyer that was at the fire expo! It was really nice to have met you 😊

  • @BrickfordCityFire
    @BrickfordCityFire 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic truck!

  • @flooby_
    @flooby_ 3 місяці тому

    gotta see their manufacturing process

  • @ghostyfirebuff
    @ghostyfirebuff 3 місяці тому

    Overkill

  • @warhawk3136
    @warhawk3136 3 місяці тому

    Can it be faster? Seems too slow for highway operations.

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 3 місяці тому

      It is a set speed, however this truck has very long 70+” BG2 fixtures. We typically see BG2 in smaller length fixtures that are more numerous so with that setup it chases more quickly down the length of the apparatus.

  • @warhawk3136
    @warhawk3136 3 місяці тому

    Do those have a lifetime warranty since it's a generic light that buyers makes and was just rebranded?

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 3 місяці тому

      All FireTech products come with an advanced exchange lifetime warranty🥰

  • @jarrythskeen8336
    @jarrythskeen8336 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful looking truck love the light set up on it. Love the green in the lit up green 23 that looks very very sharp well done guys.

  • @DanielOrtegoUSA
    @DanielOrtegoUSA 3 місяці тому

    Still looking for a video showing more about this TDA, but so far this is the closest we get. Don’t know why reviewers’ are so squeamish to show a walk-around and perhaps an interior demo as well. The Sutphen website doesn’t do their products any justice so still hoping for something from UA-cam folks 🤷‍♂️

  • @leeshaver7825
    @leeshaver7825 3 місяці тому

    That a cool truck but Lee Shaver that's my name

  • @davidsnyder2423
    @davidsnyder2423 3 місяці тому

    The idea of hand lines off the back of the apparatus isn’t new . Look back to the 70’s , 80’s and that’s where your preconnected hand lines were off the back . 1 1/2 , 2 , 2 1/2 all off the back .

  • @DanielOrtegoUSA
    @DanielOrtegoUSA 3 місяці тому

    Need more videos to show the operation of this thing. So far, I’m skeptical because it appears to be washed out during daylight, which is typical of clear lenslight bars. Would prefer red colored lenses and just mixing a white module or two in for firetrucks. 🚒

    • @HiVizLEDS
      @HiVizLEDS 3 місяці тому

      Hey Daniel! The FireTech Omen is the brightest lightbar that has ever been made in the industry - we'll have more videos soon of this lightbar out in the wild (day and night) to show you more examples. We hear you on the colored lenses; however, having the flexibility and all five colors in ever module is key for the OMEN, so clear lenses are the only option for this particular lightbar!

  • @DougWalton21
    @DougWalton21 3 місяці тому

    Hellacious alley lights!!