Founded in 1941, Brooks Equipment has grown from a single location selling fire extinguisher service parts in the San Francisco Bay area to the nation's business to business wholesale distributor of fire equipment and related parts. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with 16 locations across the United States, Brooks' customers have access to over 200,000 individual products.

Established in 1999, Fire Safe Associates is a new concept in manufacturers representation agencies, which services the fire service and its distribution in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. Fire Safe Associates, is a full line firm representing only the finest quality products available to the municipal, industrial and government fire services.