FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MES and SeaWestern Emergency Vehicles Announce Strategic Realignment of Apparatus Division YAKIMA, WA – Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. (MES) and SeaWestern Emergency Vehicles (an MES Company) today announced a strategic restructuring of their emergency vehicle operations to better serve fire departments and first responders across the United States. As part of this transition,…
A reflection from Jordan Koffler, SeaWestern Emergency Vehicles When you walk through our building in Yakima, it doesn’t take long to realize you’re standing in a place with a lot of history. Not just company history — fire service history. Our story traces back more than eighty years to 1945, when Cascade Fire Equipment began…
Kirkland, WA – November 25th, 2025 – MES Life Safety (“MES”), a national leader in fire, safety, and emergency response solutions, today announced its acquisition of SeaWestern Inc. (“SeaWestern”), a respected Washington based supplier of firefighting and safety equipment. This acquisition expands MES’s presence and capabilities across the Western United States, reinforcing the company’s mission to…
Union Gap Fire Rescue was looking to replace an older commercial chassis Type 1 engine and a mini pumper/ brush truck with a Type 1 pumper that could run as its first-out response unit and be able to handle structural fire calls and other fire suppression situations. Union Gap had worked with KME in the…
Yakima, WA – Yakima Fire Department was the first agency in the west to embrace mechanized fire apparatus. View full article here from the Yakima Herald Republic: https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-firefighters-and-community-members-mark-arrival-of-new-fire-engines/article_8bf69574-0c0d-11ef-af2f-2f1e0db406c8.html
We want to personally announce that our company, Cascade Fire & Safety / Cascade Fire Equipment Corporation, has been acquired by SeaWestern Inc. effective 3/1/24. In making the decision to sell our business, we wanted to make certain that the acquiring company would be one to maintain the reputation and goal that we at Cascade…
KME—Yakima (WA) Fire Department pumper. Severe Service cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; Duo-Safety ground ladders; low hosebed; lowered crosslays; dual EMS compartments with interior and exterior access; customized interior storage modules on doghouse and between rear seats. Dealer: Mark Merritt, Cascade Fire & Safety, Yakima,…
Fouts Bros. Western Star 3,000 Gallon Water Tender (Demo) Sold to Laramie County Fire District #6 in Burns, WY Special thanks to Fire Chief Jay Beavers and his team for their support. Full article on fireapparatusmagazine.com
Brand new unit completed and delivered to Orting Valley Fire and Rescue. Loaded with features – this is a brush truck built to work. Thank you to Chief Gibson, BC Goodwin, and Lt. Weigley and the entire team at OVFR for choosing Cascade Fire & Safety. View full article on fireapparatusmagazine.com
We know your terrain because we’ve been there. At Cascade Fire, we are firefighters, so we know what it takes to get your personnel to the fire line battle and back again. Cascade delivers power, performance, and durability. From the chassis up, we design and assemble our Wildland apparatus with the highest quality components. Configuration…
Sizing for new Fire-Dex PPE at the Yakima Training Center Fire Department. Thank you to YTCFD for the support!
Mark Shinkle July 16, 1968 – September 11, 2021 After five stellar years on the Cascade Team, he will be remembered as a personal member of many of his customers’ teams as well. Mark’s legacy is one of giving, loyalty, and thoroughness. He felt privilege and satisfaction in meeting and supporting those who serve. His loss is…
Metlakatla, AK
“Central Pierce Fire & Rescue stepped away from a long history of purchasing fire apparatus from a sole manufacturer. With this step, the department chose KME Fire Apparatus and Cascade Fire & Emergency, WA to provide eight KME Custom Pumpers engineered to the department’s exact specifications. Paul Stueve, Asst. Chief of Logistics for Central Pierce Fire & Rescue states, “Cascade Fire and KME have provided an experience of…
You don’t normally consider wildfires a sign of spring in Washington state. From 2010 to 2018, 12 wildfires scorched 14 acres in the first quarter of each year. But this year, there have been 58 fires in the first three months of the year, including one in Yakima County. And for Josh Clark, a fire…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Since the 1940s, Cascade Fire & Safety has been providing equipment needed for fire safety. The company started out servicing fire extinguishers, but has since expanded to selling and servicing firetrucks, as well as offering protective gear, first aid and safety supplies throughout Central Washington. For Cascade’s current president, Mark Merritt, the…
After years of planning, waiting and searching, the Selah Fire Department has introduced its first new pumper truck in 15 years. The new vehicle replaces the department’s old 1989 pumper truck, which was out of compliance due to its open seating configuration. Now, the old truck will provide the department with a spare vehicle, which…