Gear Up For Wildfire Mobile Attacks
Mobile attacks on wildfires are the first steps to stopping wildfires before they get out of control. Because many wildfires begin in hard-to-access areas, UTVs with firefighting skid units are becoming ...
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Is Your Police Force Ready For Summer Crowd Control?
Your police force must be ready for any type of emergency situation during the summertime. From crowd control to rescue operations, the right equipment can make a ...
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7 Tips To Prepare For Wildfire Season
KIMTEK Corporation is the world’s largest producer of skids. Therefore, we take our role in supporting Firefighters and first responders seriously. Fire season has become ...
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Police UTVs For Fish & Wildlife Service
KIMTEK Corporation skid units are ideal for anyone who is involved in fish and wildlife services. Because our transport skid units are built to perform ...
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KIMTEK BRUSH TRUCK SKID UNITS: Affordable – Reliable – Easy to Use
FIRELITE® Brush Truck Skid Units Affordable – Reliable – Easy To Use KIMTEK® Corporation, founded in 1984, builds a series of brush truck skid units, ...
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Choosing Brush Truck Skids For Wildland Firefighting
In many parts of the U.S., higher temperatures and drier weather conditions mean a greater risk of wildfires. Anyone who is familiar with wildland firefighting ...
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Medical Rescue UTV Skids For Large Crowd Events
Athletes, musicians, and fans attend large gatherings for entertainment and recreation, but unfortunately, there is always a chance of illness or tragedy. If you use ...
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UTV SIDE BY SIDES: NOT JUST FOR OFF ROAD RESCUES ANYMORE
A public safety UTV side by side outfitted with a MEDLITE Transport UTV medical patient transport skid unit are now seeing uses in the public ...
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UTV SIDE BY SIDES: NOT JUST FOR OFF-ROAD WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING ANYMORE
A public safety UTV side by side outfitted with a FIRELITE Transport UTV firefighting skid unit is now seeing uses in the public safety arena ...
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Understanding Vehicle Weight Specs For Rescue Skid Units
As a first responder, knowing what your equipment can do is crucial for tackling any lifesaving operation. Understanding UTV weight specs and skid unit weight specs ensure you can ...
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A Surge May Be Coming, Is Your Public Safety Agency Prepared?
Usually, this question comes up in the spring every year regarding your agency’s ability to take on spring grass and wildland fires and having the ...
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Fire and EMS Agencies: Staffing Issues And Mission Requirements
Answered With The Right UTV Based Medlite And Firelite Skid Unit The times – they are changing….or so the saying goes. When it comes to ...
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Which KIMTEK® Skid Units Conform To The National Wildfire Coordinating Group Minimum Standards By Type?
A number of our Firelite Transport skid units for UTV’s and brush trucks conform to the standards of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Minimum Standards ...
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UTV-Based Apparatus: A Little Rig For Big Jobs
The use of UTV-based fire apparatus in the fire service and EMS has grown exponentially as the vehicles become more robust and users realize their ...
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Hunter Rescued After Falling From Berwick Tree Stand
Rescuers hiked through wet and cold terrain Tuesday morning in a multi-agency effort to rescue an injured man who had fallen from a tree stand ...
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Keep Safety in UTV Public Safety Rescue
Essential precautions for deploying side-by-sides with rescue skid units UTV chassis side-by-sides outfitted with appropriate medical or fire skid units complement most any agency’s first ...
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EMS And Fire/Rescue Skid Units For Utility Vehicles (UTV’s)
2015: A Year In Review The year 2015 has seen an ever growing need, and use of, utility vehicle EMS skids and various style fire/rescue ...
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Assessment Of Off-Road Rescue And Firefighting Needs & Capabilities
In recent years, there has been a move toward more and more outdoor recreation. To expand access, miles of abandoned rail lines have been opened ...
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2014: New UTV Side By Side Models Capable Of Carrying Kimtek FIRELITE And Medlite Skid Units
Many new UTV 4×4 Models are hitting the market from manufacturers like Kubota, John Deere, Polaris and Kawasaki. As always, all of the KIMTEK UTV ...
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Limit Call Times For Your Beach Rescues
Add A UTV With MEDLITE® Transport To Your Apparatus Line Up It isn’t every day that an employee of Kimtek Corporation gets to have first-hand ...
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Valley Ambulance Services Purchases New UTV To Help Paramedics
February 10, 2014 – Scottsbluff, Nebraska –– Valley Ambulance Services in Scottsbluff has added a new utility vehicle to its team that will make transporting patients ...
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Cub Cadet Volunteer Makes A Great UTV Platform For The Kimtek MEDLITE® And FIRELITE® Transports
Yorktown, Virginia – Cub Cadet of Yorktown has taken the connection of the Cub Cadet UTV chassis combined with the KIMTEK MEDLITE and FIRELITE Transport ...
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Late Night Woods Fire
Last night the Woodstock Fire Department used its FST-204 on the department’s Polaris 6×6 on its first significant brush/shed fire in the woods. It has ...
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The Answer To Equine Event And Rodeo Medical Needs
MEDLITE® Transport skid units convert many large side by side UTVs into mini-ambulances. This allows for quicker response times in large crowd events, off-road and remote ...
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