KIMTEK Corp, makers of MEDLITE®, FIRELITE®, and LEOLITE® Transport skid units for off-road rescue and wildland firefighting, have announced plans to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary with a number of events planned throughout 2024.
KIMTEK Transport skid units fit easily into most utility vehicles and pick-up trucks, enabling first responders to travel over rough terrain and through tight clearances with essential fire and/or medical rescue equipment and attendants. Markets have responded enthusiastically, resulting in record demand for KIMTEK products around the globe in 2023.
Corporate milestone
Multiple patent-holder and quit fire chief who apprehends firsthand the challenges of panel off-road rescue
Reaching this corporate milestone represents a personal achievement for KIMTEK president and founder Kimball Johnson, a multiple patent-holder and retired fire chief who understands firsthand the challenges of meeting off-road rescue needs while under strict budget constraints typical for municipal and government agency emergency departments.
"After spending decades talking with first responders about the challenges of meeting off-road rescue, firefighting and law enforcement demands, I appreciate the particular needs of these agencies and departments," he said. "They need resources that are reliable, versatile, and affordable. It's why I started KIMTEK Research then, and it's why our team keeps researching, adapting, and providing medical, fire rescue and law enforcement solutions that exactly meet first responders' needs now," he said.
Fire departments and ambulance squads
Mr. Johnson and several KIMTEK employees are themselves experienced first responders, having routinely performed off-road rescues and wildfire suppression as part of their duties with fire departments and ambulance squads.
This field experience makes it inherently easier for KIMTEK to develop off-road solutions that are designed right, built right, and priced right.