THE EARLY DAYS
The story of Dill's Fire & Safety began in 1965 when Ernie Dill founded Mountaineer Supply while working in the security department for Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood, WV. The company originally focused on the sale and service of fire extinguishers. Ernie later extended his efforts to include the sale of restaurant fire suppression systems.
In 1967 Ernie and several other community leaders founded the Silverton VFD. He was elected as the department's first Chief and filled that role for the first few years after inception. It was during his time as Fire Chief that Ernie decided to direct his business sights toward helping meet the needs of community fire departments. Some of the companies that Mountaineer Supply represented during its early years were FMC Fire Apparatus, MSA, Akron Brass, and Hale Fire Pump Company.
DILL'S FIRE AND SAFETY
After eight years of steady growth Mountaineer Supply became a distributor for a revolutionary rescue tool…"The Jaws of Life". In 1973 the very first tools were sold to Silverton, Marmet, and Martinsburg, WV fire departments.
Ernie's son, Steven, joined the company full time in 1974 and served as the company's President. As the company increased its product line the territory expanded to include the entire state of West Virginia, Southeast Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, and Central Pennsylvania. The name was changed to Dill's Fire & Safety Equipment Company and currently has a team of full-time and part-time sales and service professionals ready to meet the needs of the most demanding fire departments.
In 2012 Tony Johnson, a long time employee of Dill’s, purchased the company from Steven and that started a new exciting chapter in Dill's Fire & Safety.
Dill's Fire & Safety & Johnson's EVS
The newest change in the company came in 2017 when Tony created an all vehicle division of the corporation. That is the birth of Johnson's Emergency Vehicle Solutions a division of Dill's Fire & Safety Equipment Company Inc. This will allow the team to specialize like never before in either the equipment division (Dill's)or vehicle division. (Johnson's)
From the beginning this company has focused on serving the needs of its customers. There are many companies who claim to have exceptional service. Very few companies follow through like Dill's Fire & Safety and Johnson's EVS.
We look forward to continuing to offer our customers the finest products available to the fire service industry. We also look forward to backing our customers up with…
"Service that is Second to None"
The story of Dill's Fire & Safety began in 1965 when Ernie Dill founded Mountaineer Supply while working in the security department for Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood, WV. The company originally focused on the sale and service of fire extinguishers. Ernie later extended his efforts to include the sale of restaurant fire suppression systems.
In 1967 Ernie and several other community leaders founded the Silverton VFD. He was elected as the department's first Chief and filled that role for the first few years after inception. It was during his time as Fire Chief that Ernie decided to direct his business sights toward helping meet the needs of community fire departments. Some of the companies that Mountaineer Supply represented during its early years were FMC Fire Apparatus, MSA, Akron Brass, and Hale Fire Pump Company.
DILL'S FIRE AND SAFETY
After eight years of steady growth Mountaineer Supply became a distributor for a revolutionary rescue tool…"The Jaws of Life". In 1973 the very first tools were sold to Silverton, Marmet, and Martinsburg, WV fire departments.
Ernie's son, Steven, joined the company full time in 1974 and served as the company's President. As the company increased its product line the territory expanded to include the entire state of West Virginia, Southeast Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, and Central Pennsylvania. The name was changed to Dill's Fire & Safety Equipment Company and currently has a team of full-time and part-time sales and service professionals ready to meet the needs of the most demanding fire departments.
In 2012 Tony Johnson, a long time employee of Dill’s, purchased the company from Steven and that started a new exciting chapter in Dill's Fire & Safety.
Dill's Fire & Safety & Johnson's EVS
The newest change in the company came in 2017 when Tony created an all vehicle division of the corporation. That is the birth of Johnson's Emergency Vehicle Solutions a division of Dill's Fire & Safety Equipment Company Inc. This will allow the team to specialize like never before in either the equipment division (Dill's)or vehicle division. (Johnson's)
From the beginning this company has focused on serving the needs of its customers. There are many companies who claim to have exceptional service. Very few companies follow through like Dill's Fire & Safety and Johnson's EVS.
We look forward to continuing to offer our customers the finest products available to the fire service industry. We also look forward to backing our customers up with…
"Service that is Second to None"