Nassau Fire Apparatus Becomes Odyssey Automotive Specialty Dealer
Established in 1979, Odyssey Automotive Specialty produces First Response EMS units, Fire Chief Command units, Specialty Law Enforcement and Commercial vehicles. These creations are based on sport utility vehicles, vans, trucks, trailers, light and medium duty rescue vehicles. In addition to response and specialty conversions, Odyssey Auto also manufactures custom cabinet systems that are built to your personal specifications and shipped for you to install into existing vehicles.
Nassau Fire Apparatus is proud to join the Odyssey Auto team by covering the sales territory of Long Island, NY. We are now able to handle the following conversion vehicles and custom cabinetry work:
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With strict NFPA standards, trust us and our partnership with Odyssey Auto to deliver the best chief car, step vans, box trucks, and SUV conversion vehicles on the market. Not only will the vehicle be reliable, but we can build in custom cabinetry to your specifications and needs, making it the perfect addition to your department's fleet.
Looking for a conversion vehicle to add to your fleet? Already have a conversion vehicle but need custom cabinetry for it? Contact us today at 1-877-538-8220!
E-ONE Demonstrates Financial Strength by Being a Part of the ASV Group
Allied Specialty Vehicles, also known as ASV is an American owned manufacturer of specialty vehicles consisting of some of the top brands in the Recreational Vehicle, Fire, Ambulance, Bus, Terminal Truck and Industrial Sweeper markets. Our partner, E-ONE Fire Apparatus, is proud to be a part of this group that is composed of so many other leaders in the fire and rescue industry. Along with E-ONE, the group also includes AEV, Capacity, Collins Bus Corporation, Fleetwood RV, Goldshield Fiberglass, Horton Emergency Vehicles, Lay Mor, Leader Emergency Vehicles, Road Rescue & Wheeled Coach.
With revenue of approximately $1 billion, ASV is a market leader in the three industry segments of Fire & Emergency, Recreational Vehicles, and Commercial. Formed in August of 2010, E-ONE was one of the original four existing portfolio companies of American Industrial Partners. In this very profitable group setting, it is evident that E-ONE has demonstrated their financial strength and is recognized as a leader in the fire and rescue industry.
Established in 1974, E-ONE has grown into this industry leader in just a few short decades. Today, E-ONE employs more than 800 people in four plants totaling more than 420,000 square feet. Innovation has been the company's driving force and continues to steer the momentum behind their pursuit of new technologies. The result of their past and present efforts has been state-of-the-art fire rescue vehicles that are recognized for superior firefighting and rescue capabilities.
As a leader in any industry, you need to pick good partners to support you and help you to continue to grow, progress, and be innovative. It only made sense that E-ONE would choose Nassau Fire Apparatus as a dealer to help them with this progression. And because E-ONE is a single source manufacturer, this is a very important partnership since the customer's after sale needs are satisfied with just one call to their dealer like Nassau Fire Apparatus. We are here to help with any of your E-ONE needs from parts to service to warranty, training and manuals. With over 50 years in the fire and rescue industry, Nassau Fire Apparatus was the perfect partner choice to handle the Long Island region for E-ONE.
Let Nassau Fire Apparatus help you with any of your fire apparatus needs! Call 877-538-8220 now or visit our fire apparatus section here for brochures, drawings and model specs!
Genesis Rescue Tools Go To Work on the Chevy Volt in Crash Course 2011
During Crash Course 2011, there were 10 hands-on stations where 225 students applied their vehicle extrication training to destroy over 200 cars using Genesis Rescue Tools. Under complicated scenarios, students learned to maintain a high level of safety while freeing victims from vehicle wreckage as quickly as possible.
Howell Rescue Systems, Inc. has been doing this Crash Course training for 22 years. For the first time, they brought in someone from the outside to help advance their training course. Ed Hadfield, a crash test engineer from General Motors, joined the team this year and was kind enough to bring a Chevy Volt with him to subject to the extrication tools and training sessions.
The Chevrolet Volt is a special type of vehicle because it is an EREV or Extended Range Electric Vehicle. It's not a hybrid; a hybrid runs on gasoline and electricity in conjunction with each other. The Chevy Volt operates on electricity at all times using a 360 VC high voltage battery. This battery also contains lithium ion technology which needs to be protected in any kind of crash condition. Because of that, most of the vehicle is made of very hard strength material such as press hardened steel (PHS) or martensitic steel.
With these unique features of the Chevy Volt, extrication has to be done slightly different and you have to be sure you have capable rescue tools to get the job done. Howell Rescue Systems was asked to be involved in the Chevy Volt program for these very reasons. The performance and reputation of the Genesis Rescue Tools in the fire service is outstanding and always up for the challenge to demonstrate the brute force their hydraulic tools can produce while also being NFPA 1936 compliant in the safety standards of extrication rescue tools.
Ed Hadfield from General Motors conducted a 2 hour classroom session at Crash Course 2011 as part of the Chevrolet On Star First Responder Training Tour. Everyone in attendance left with a package that they could take back to their own departments and train their own personnel on the special requirements needed to extricate a Chevy Volt. After the training session, students were given the opportunity to put their new knowledge to the test on the unforgiving frame of a Chevy Volt.
If you are interested in learning more about the Genesis Systems Rescue tools used at Crash Course 2011, fill out our contact form here or call us at 877-538-8220.