About Us

Quality Products Have to Come with Quality Service
Since 1995, DALMATIAN has served the Oilfield Safety and Fire Fighting sector with high-quality products and unbeatable prices. In 2002, we expanded our service center and distribution warehouse to the Unites States. Between our professional sales staff and our website www.dalmatianfire.com, we continue to add the latest products, and services to help protect our customers and the people and property they protect. We have gotten this far by running our business on the belief that "quality" pertains as much to the way we treat you, our customer, as it does to our products and services. Dalmatian Fire is here to provide you with a wide selection of the highest quality products and deliver service that results in your satisfaction as our customer. We want you to turn to us when you need SCBA or turnout gear for your fire department, company or for yourself. We want you to be glad you did business with Dalmatian.

Challenging Ourselves to Meet the Demands of Your Jobs
We pride ourselves on serving those who rise to the challenge each and every day. And each day, we try our best to serve you better and bring you what you need for the demands of the job.

We employ enthusiastic employees who strive for professionalism and expert knowledge of our product line. Be it from our sales and corporate center in Windsor, Colorado we strive to add the latest products, raise the bar in customer service or just give you a happy, helpful voice on the other end of the phone.

However, you are the most important part of that equation. If you want to let us know how we're doing, we would like to hear about. Give us a call 970-278-1500.

Bill Flint, Vice President - Production

Bill is a retired fire Captain / EMT from the Poudre Fire Authority in Fort Collins, Colorado. Bill, on the left at this fatal fire, spent 28 years in the fire service and took the lead in many changes for fire fighters safety and work conditions. Bill led changes in SCBA use standards, involvement in EMS, pension reform, incident command instruction, and carbide chain saws for vertical ventilation. At Dalmatian Fire, he and his production team are dedicated to providing quality, reliable SCBAs to those who rely upon them for their lives.

Russ Kates, President

Russ is an experienced businessman, owning and operating numerous businesses since he graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from Colorado State University in 1970. He has many years of experience as an executive in sales, administration, finance and operations. Russ has personally been awarded “Person of the Year for 2000” by the American Cancer Society, “The Hope Award” by the National MS Society and the “Torch Award for Ethics in Business” by the Better Business Bureau of Northern Colorado. Russ was the President/CFO of a $60M chain of supermarkets in Northern Colorado employing more than 700 employees. During his tenure the company won “1992 Retailer of the Year” for the State of Colorado, presented by The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, and “1992 In Store Bakery of the Year” by Bakery Production Magazine and Retail Bakers of America. His company was voted “Best Grocery Store” by the Coloradoan Newspaper Readers 16 years in a row. Russ brings a “customer service” attitude to Dalmatian and is eager to make a difference filling your firefighting equipment needs.

Kevin Simmons, CEO

Kevin Simmons comes to Dalmatian Fire Equipment as an experienced business man who lead a dozen small companies during the past two decades. Educated at Cornell University with a Masters in Mechanical and Aerospace engineering plus an MBA focused in finance, Kevin Simmons combines engineering skill with business acumen to achieve clear business objectives through careful analysis. In 1993, Kevin founded IntegWare, an international software systems integrator for many of the worlds largest companies. Prior to Kevin's sale of IntegWare in 2004, the company was named one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Colorado 6 years in a row. Before and during the years with IntegWare, Kevin founded, acquired and/or lead many other businesses, in the fields of residential construction, small manufacturing, sales and distribution, seafood processing, advertising and PR, moving and storage, elevator sales and installation, personal fire equipment remanufacturing, land development and commercial real estate speculation. Recently as a cofounder of the private equity group, Two Talents Venture Management, Kevin contributes his skills in analysis and the business-of-business to evaluating many prospective acquisitions. Kevin brings an attitude of servant leadership and professional management to Dalmatain.