Welcome to Boise Mobile Equipment. Established in 1990,
Boise Mobile Equipment, Inc. (BME) supplies apparatus to municipal fire
departments, fire districts, all branches of the US military and other
Federal Agencies (US Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau
of Land Management). BME has built more than four hundred Fire Trucks
for the US Forest Service, alone. Many of these trucks spend their
entire working lives in an off-road environment. Please note that BME
has a GSA schedule that can be accessed through BME's GSA
website www.bmegsa.com.
These Agencies return to BME, year
after year, for trucks because the BME product has earned a reputation
for being rugged and reliable. BME utilizing state of the art equipment
for the design and manufacturing of our Fire Apparatus.
We utilize AutoCAD
and Solid Works 3D automated and computerized drafting workstations in
our engineering department. All Fire Engines are designed from the
ground up with each Fire Department's needs in mind.
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We
manufacture our products in a modern 25,000 sq. ft. facility using the
finest materials available. We incorporate industry leading major
components such as; for example; Hale®, Waterous® or Darley® Fire
Pumps, Class One gauges and wiring systems, Akron® and Elkhart Brass®
goods, United Plastics Poly Tanks®, Custom Fiberglass® water tanks, and
many others. The design and materials are blended with experienced and
detailed craftsmanship resulting in a quality product, unsurpassed in
the industry.
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Our Philosophy
BME philosophy
is to provide our customers with the highest quality apparatus on the
market. With a limited size (approximately 85 trucks per year), BME
offers each and every customer the individual service that they
deserve. Longevity and experience, however valuable, cannot usurp the
importance of committed employees who care about the job they perform
and the product they produce. We, at BME, approach our roles as a team
and truly enjoy the challenges and results of our efforts.
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USFS
R5 Has taken delivery of the first fifteen of the BME Model
113 (USFS Model 62). BME would like to thank the Cleveland
National Forest for the use of their apparatus during Fire Rescue 2006.
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The
National Park Service has ordered two BME Model 164's (Crew,
Carriers) two BME Model 123's (Type 3 Heavy) apparatus and three Model
126's (Type 6).
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BME
and Crimson Fire Crimson Fire Partners With Boise
Mobile Equipment for Wildland/Interface Units
BRANDON,
S.D., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crimson Fire, Inc. will begin
marketing Boise Mobile Equipment's Wildland/Interface vehicles, used to
battle wildland fires, through its extensive network of dealer-partners
to reach U.S. fire departments that are wrestling with the growing
population shifts into rural areas ....continued
City of Redlands,
California The City of Redlands has taken delivery of a BME
Model 113 (USFS Model 62) and a BME Model 206 Type 3 Wildland
Tanker.
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USFS
R1 The USDA Forest Service, Region 1 has taken delivery of eighteen
Type 6 apparatus to be designated a new model. The unit features a
aluminum fire body with extensive compartmentation, 300 gallon water
tank, 20 gallon foam tank and a 34 HP Turbo Diesel Pump Engine.
USFS R3 The
USDA Forest Service, Region 5 has ordered twelve Type 3's to be
completed by 3 QTR 2007. BME continues to be the prime supplier of
Wildland Fire Apparatus to the USDA Forest Service.///
City
of Redlands, California Wildland Apparatus will be featured
at the
FIREHOUSE WORLD EXPO 2007 in San Diego. Please stop
by booths 815 and 1105.
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City
of Boise, Idaho The City of Boise has ordered four
additional BME Class A fire apparatus. These units will be built on
Spartan Gladiator chassis and will bring the number of the cities BME
front line engines to twelve. Additionally, the city has ordered two
BME Model 126 Light Wildland units and has purchased a BME represented,
103' Crimson Tractor Drawn Aerial.
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City
of Coeur d' Alene The City of Coeur d' Alene has ordered a
Custom Heavy Walk-Around Rescue on a Spartan "Big Easy" cab and chassis
and a BME Model 126, Type 6 variant built on a GMC 5500, 4X4 cab and
chassis. The Rescue will feature an all aluminum body, 25 kW
PTO generator and breathing air system. The type 6 will
feature an all aluminum firebody, diesel driven pump and a FoamPro foam
system.
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Deliveries |
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Calder,
ID
Crimson Bobcat |
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City
of Kooskia, ID
Quick Attack |
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Parma,
ID
Custom Top Mount Pumper |
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City
of Redlands, CA
Wildland Tanker |
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Univ.
of Texas,
McDonald Observatory |
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Coeur
d' Alene, ID
Type 6 Quick Attack |
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Coeur
d' Alene, ID
Heavy Rescue |
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City
of Redlands, CA
Model 62 |
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