Santiam Emergency Equipment, Inc. was
founded in 1983 by Alan Slater, a volunteer fire department chief
officer. His station's response area included the second busiest
highway across the Cascade Mountains in Oregon, and also included
a popular recreation area that was only accessible by a narrow
windy road. His station had to rely on extrication tools from
the "main station" 10 miles away, so they decided to get their
own. During the process of researching available equipment he
saw an advertisement in a trade magazine from Holmatro, a Dutch
company trying to establish an American distribution network
for its rescue products. After a few phone calls, receipt of
brochures & specifications and an interview, he felt that Holmatro
products were superior to other products on the market at the
time, and decided to market them; Santiam Emergency Equipment
was thus formed.
Santiam has long specialized in extrication equipment,
and added protective clothing in the early 1990s. In more recent
years, as the company has grown it has picked-up additional firefighting
products (thermal imagers, vent fans, hose & nozzles, etc.),
and has made a "switch" to Genesis Rescue Tools. It operates
in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, & Idaho,
along with Alaska and Northern California.
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Scott
Slater
Scott Slater is the manager of the company, and is also the representative
responsible for western & central Oregon, along with northern
California and a few counties in southwest Washington. Scott started
with the company in 1989 after spending four years in the US Army.
Initially Scott was a part-time employee, but in 1994 after graduating
from Oregon State University became the company's first full-time
employee. Scott has spent the time since then teaching extrication
techniques at fire departments and community colleges, in addition
to time spent building the company and promoting the company's
products.
Area Covered:
- Western & Central Oregon
- Southwest Washington: Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania,
and Klickitat Counties
- Northern California
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Dave
Lindenmuth
Dave Lindenmuth is the representative responsible for most of western & central
Washington. Dave took over Santiam’s western & central
Washington sales areas in 2006. Prior to working
for Santiam, Dave worked ten years as a manager of a tire company.
In addition to work with our company, Dave is a volunteer officer
with Milton Fire Dept. (in the Tacoma, Washington area), and is
a frequent instructor. Dave is also involved with Pierce County
Search & Rescue.
Area Covered:
- Western & Central Washington (except counties covered
by Scott)
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Chris
Ward
Chris Ward is the representative responsible for Idaho, along with
eastern Oregon and eastern Washington. Chris began with the company
in 2006, taking over a relatively new territory for the company.
Chris responded to emergency calls as a police officer the 14 years
previous to joining our company, coming to us from Ada County Sherriff's
Office.
Area Covered:
- Idaho
- Eastern Oregon (Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Grant,
Baker, Harney & Malheur Counties)
- Eastern Washington (Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln,
Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia,
Garfield & Asotin Counties)
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