History
Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus (BMFA) is a large presence in the fire apparatus market space. In fact, BMFA is the largest buyer and seller of used fire trucks in the country. The business was founded by James Wessel, who is still active in day to day operations. One of Mr. Wessel’s passions is the fire industry and being a help support fire departments nationwide. With that passion, he has built a very successful company that sells over 500 trucks annually.
BMFA’s business model is three fold: buying and reselling Fire Trucks, providing a space for Fire Departments to list surplus trucks for resale and providing routine and other forms of service on a department’s trucks.
More important than Mr. Wessel’s passion for the fire industry is his passion for serving God throughout his life. It is that desire that influences how BMFA operates. Honesty, integrity, excellence and gratitude are the qualities that drive all of BMFA’s actions as stated in the company's mission statement and core values:
“We want to be excellent in every aspect of buying, selling and fixing used fire trucks.”
Integrity
Service
Excellence
Gratitude
Most of BMFA’s clients are volunteer fire departments. The volunteer firefighter is a unique person in modern day America. These dedicated people give a significant portion of their time to serve their community. It is the goal of BMFA to treat these individuals and their organizations with the highest integrity and helping them purchase the best apparatus within their budget.