About Santiam Emergency EquipmentFire & Rescue Equipment in the Pacific Northwest
Santiam Emergency Equipment, Inc. was founded in 1983 by Alan Slater, a former 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, ventilation fans, fire hose & nozzles, etc.), and has made a "switch" to Genesis Rescue Tools. It is headquartered in Salem, Oregon, and operates in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, California, Nevada, Utah & Wyoming. 
Scott SlaterScott 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:
Dave LindenmuthDave Lindenmuth is the representative responsible for a large portion of western Washington. Dave started with Santiam in 2006. In addition to working with our company, Dave is a career firefighter at Edgewood Fire Dept. Area Covered:
Curtis AalbuCurtis Aalbu is the representative responsible for northwest, central & eastern Washington, and northern Idaho. He started with Santiam in 2008, and had 15 years of emergency services experience prior to joining our company. The 7 years prior to joining our company, Curtis worked with Monroe FD as a firefighter / paramedic. Area Covered:
S. Mark Hansen, Jr.Mark Hansen is the representative responsible for Southern Idaho, along with eastern Oregon and Utah. Mark began with the company in 2009. Mark’s background includes working as an athletic trainer and then graduating from the University of Idaho with a degree in Sports Science in 1996. Mark worked for a commercial construction company for several years on projects throughout the nation, and then worked as a realtor for a few years after that. He currently resides in Fairfield, Idaho. Area Covered:
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