Glick Fire Equipment Company, Inc.

What Glick Fire Equipment Company, Inc. does

Glick Fire Equipment Company, Inc. is a privately held, for-profit American company headquartered in Bird In Hand, Pennsylvania, founded in 1988. The company operates as a specialty dealer and service provider in the emergency vehicle industry, with a stated focus on selling, servicing, and upfitting fire apparatus, ambulances, and other specialty emergency vehicles for public safety agencies. Its role sits between OEMs and end-user municipal buyers, combining equipment distribution, custom body and chassis work, and aftermarket maintenance in a single regional operation.

The business operates on a traditional industrial-dealership revenue model: income is generated through the sale of new apparatus, custom upfitting and body work, and ongoing maintenance and repair services rather than through subscription, licensing, or technology products. The customer base is composed of public safety agencies—primarily municipal fire departments and EMS providers—who typically procure emergency vehicles through regional dealers with established service infrastructure and OEM relationships rather than through direct OEM sales channels. Pricing is project-based per apparatus, with recurring service and parts revenue layered across the operational life of each vehicle.

Available source material is materially thin: the company's website returned only a verification placeholder during data collection, and the aggregated input contains no product catalog, customer roster, revenue figures, headcount, ownership details, M&A history, or documented strategic announcements. All analytical dimensions below should be read against this evidence gap, and conclusions are correspondingly conservative.

Name

Glick Fire Equipment Company, Inc.

Legal name

Glick Fire Equipment Company, Inc.

Website

https://glickfire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Short description

Glick Fire Equipment Company, Inc. is a privately held Pennsylvania-based specialty dealer founded in 1988 that sells, services, and upfits fire apparatus, ambulances, and specialty emergency vehicles for public safety agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Apparatus & Emergency Vehicles

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulance Fleet, Equipment & Logistics Services (HLAFANAN)

Keywords

• Fire apparatus sales
• Emergency vehicles
• Ambulance sales
• Vehicle upfitting
• Fire equipment service

Headquarters

HQ city

Bird In Hand

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Glick Fire Equipment sells, services, and upfits fire apparatus, ambulances, and specialty emergency vehicles for public safety agencies. The company supplies new emergency vehicles to fire and EMS departments and provides ongoing vehicle servicing and custom upfitting (equipment installation and modification) for these apparatus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Apparatus Sales Sale of new fire apparatus to public safety agencies, including fire engines and related firefighting vehicles.
• Ambulance Sales Sale of new ambulances and EMS vehicles to public safety agencies and emergency medical service providers.
• Specialty Emergency Vehicle Sales Sale of specialty emergency vehicles beyond standard fire apparatus and ambulances, configured for the needs of public safety agencies.
• Emergency Vehicle Servicing Service and maintenance work on fire apparatus, ambulances, and specialty emergency vehicles owned by public safety agencies.
• Emergency Vehicle Upfitting Custom upfitting of fire apparatus, ambulances, and specialty emergency vehicles, including installation of mission-specific equipment and modifications tailored to the buying agency.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• KME (Kovatch Mobile Equipment): US fire apparatus manufacturer (now part of REV Group) producing custom and commercial pumpers, aerials, and tankers. Comparable on product category and municipal customer base.
• Horton Emergency Vehicles: US ambulance manufacturer and emergency vehicle upfitter. Comparable product category (ambulances and emergency vehicles), customer base (public safety/EMS agencies), and dealer-upfitter business model.
• Seagrave Fire Apparatus: Long-established US fire apparatus manufacturer with custom and commercial pumpers, aerials, and industrial apparatus. Comparable product category, customer base, and multi-generational private operator profile.
• Marque Ambulance: US ambulance manufacturer building Type I, II, and III ambulances on multiple chassis. Comparable as a privately held specialist serving EMS agencies with both sales and custom upfit work.
• Wheeled Coach (REV Group): US ambulance manufacturer and emergency vehicle upfitter, part of REV Group. Comparable on ambulance product line, upfit capability, and public safety customer base.
• Braun Ambulances: US ambulance manufacturer and upfitter serving private and public EMS providers. Directly comparable on ambulance product line, customer base, and dealer/upfitter business model.
• Sutphen: Family-owned US fire apparatus manufacturer with custom and stock pumpers, aerial platforms, and custom chassis. Comparable as a multi-generational, privately held specialist in the same product category and customer base.
• American Emergency Vehicles (REV Group): US ambulance manufacturer producing Type I, II, and III ambulances. Comparable product category, customer base, and emergency vehicle upfit/sales model.

Broad incumbents

• Pierce Manufacturing (Oshkosh Corporation): Leading US fire apparatus manufacturer owned by Oshkosh Corporation. Comparable as the primary OEM supplier whose chassis Glick likely upfits, and competes for the same municipal fire department end customers.
• REV Group: Public US manufacturer of specialty vehicles including fire apparatus (E-ONE, KME, Ferrara, Spartan) and ambulances (Wheeled Coach, AEV). Directly comparable product portfolio and end customer base, though REV operates as a national OEM rather than a regional dealer/upfitter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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