Fire Service Repair
Quality • Integrity • Experience
Located in Snohomish, Washington
Cell: 425.760.2934   |   Fax: 360.568.1769



Professional Experience

Fire Service Repair currently employs multiple Master EVTs—the nation's highest certification for those who work on emergency apparatus in fire, ambulance, airport rescue and firefighting—with a combined 58+ years of experience, plus three techs with a combined 40 years experience in fire service.

	Steve Towers, the owner/operator of Fire Service Repair, has worked in the mechanical repair field for over 43 years–19 of those in professional emergency vehicle repair (all types). During this time, he worked for two fire departments and managed an emergency vehicle fleet maintenance shop contracting with three area cities. Steve was one of the first 100 certified Master EVTs in North America. He has been heavily involved in promoting certification and standardization of emergency vehicle technician training nationwide and served in various positions of leadership in state and national fire service organizations. Steve was a career firefighter until his retirement in 2004 and served as a fire commissioner for Snohomish Fire District 4.
	Peter Hereth has worked in the professional emergency vehicle repair field for 9 years. He attended UTI in Arizona and upon completion of his apprenticeship with Steve he was the youngest EVT to become Master Certified in North America. He is currently a career firefighter in addition to his work with Fire Service Repair.
	Elliot Courage has been working in the vehicle repair and maintenance industry for 24 years, 12 of those in the emergency vehicle repair field. He has a Master EVT certification in ambulance and fire and is a trustee member of the Washington State Fire Mechanics. He works part time for Fire Service Repair.
	Ben Towers came to work for Fire Service Repair in the summer of 2011. He is currently on track for getting EVT Master Certified. He is one of two ground ladder technicians and is responsible for a major portion of onsite pump testing.
	Grant Clemens attended UTI in Sacramento graduating with an Associate’s Degree. He is currently ASE certified and is working toward his EVT certification while employed as one of Fire Service Repair’s ground ladder technicians.

Mission Statement

Our service will be offered to local fire departments with compatible NFPA 1911 and NFPA 1932 current edition views on fire apparatus repair. The focus of this venture will always be toward the quality and reliability of the equipment we maintain. By holding tightly to this focus, our mission simply stated is:

• To extend the life and dependability of the fire apparatus by proper maintenance
• To offer operator training and assistance in specification writing for new equipment purchases
• To provide documentation of appropriate testing, maintenance and repair of emergency vehicles.