We own and operate several vehicles, among them a fire truck with on-board ladders ranging from 6 to 75 feet. Our other vehicles are small pick up trucks with specialty utility bodies and 30’ ladders. All vehicles have onboard generator, water tank, and all the tools, supplies, and equipment necessary to meet our customer’s emergency bee removal needs. This gives us the unique ability to resolve any emergency bee removal without the delays associated with the rental of specialized lifting equipment, avoiding continued exposure of pests to individuals in the area.

Our 1975 Mack Fire Truck is the pride of our fleet and serves the dual purpose of being a work truck and our number one marketing tool. It was purchased on eBay from the Forest Hill Volunteer Fire Department in PA in 2009 for $5600.

We saw the opportunity to own a very unique and practical vehicle for a very inexpensive price that would not only attract attention, thus serving as a marketing tool, but could also serve as a unique truck that could help us be more efficient in our job. After purchasing the vehicle, we made a few alterations to better serve our needs, and wrapped it. Thus was born the infamous Bird and Bee Removal Fire Truck.

You never know when the fire truck will be in your area! We participate in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS 150) Bike Tour, in several parades, Summer Camps and in Career Day events at several schools in the communities we serve. Please feel free to contact us regarding any community related event, especially one that caters to children. We love educating others about safety around bees and how to defend themselves against a disturbed hive.

Fire Truck History

The idea for the fire truck did not start as an idea for a fire truck. Like most great ideas, it came as an epiphany while looking for something else. Early 2009 we noticed a need to own a vehicle with a lifting platform that would give us the ability to respond to an emergency bee removal in a high place without waiting for the rental of a lift.

Our search was on for a retired utility truck with a 40 to 50 foot telescoping boom – much like the ones used by utility companies. We could not find one in decent shape for our budgeted price. One day while looking at a bucket truck in Hialeah, there were three fire trucks lined up for sale just past the area of the bucket truck. One of the fire trucks for sale that day was a “hook and ladder” and, thus, came the idea of purchasing a fire truck. Upon further research, we found that many “retired” fire trucks could be easily purchased for well under our budgeted price.

Our continued search brought us to eBay where we found a truck listed by the Forest Hill Volunteer Fire Department in PA. Chief Wayne, from the respective fire department, had a truck that was in service until just nine months prior but was replaced because the pump used to put out fires was broken and no longer reliable. We purchased the fire truck for $5600, five seconds before the auction ended.

Rolie, the operations manager, flew to Pennsylvania where he met with the Forest Hill Volunteer Fire Department and spent two days with them learning all about the truck. He spent the next three days driving it down and we spent the next three months making modifications and updates.

Special thanks to our friends Frank, Jeo, Larry and Craig at Nextran Truck Center for their expertise and memory. Larry and Craig especially for their memory, who used to repair Mack trucks back during the days of the Cold War. Also thanks to Miami Balloons and Signs for their creativity and for listening to us in coming up with the design for the wrap and all our marketing.

Click here to read Rolie’s narration of the Fire Truck story.

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