Defender Emergency Products, 374 Herbertsville Rd, Brick, NJ 08724, US

The president and founder of All Hands Fire Equipment has been a firefighter for over 20 years. During the late 1980's and into 2000, he had served in many different capacities for a variety of different agencies in central New Jersey. He has been a fire officer, fire chief, training officer, fire inspector, fire coordinator, fire investigator and deputy forest firewarden. Today, he continues to serve as a fire captain with an urban fire department in central NJ. In January 2001, All Hands Fire Equipment was officially created. Initially started out as a hobby with the owner operating from a small desk, a file cabinet and a computer inside a small room in his home. The intention was to specializing in carrying products used ( but hard to find ) by the New York City Fire Department ( FDNY ). The name "All Hands" is taken from the common phrase "All Hands going to work", used daily by the FDNY and other departments across the country. As the website grew and word of mouth spread, so did the popularity of the products that we carried. Our personalized and convenient customer service had the old "mom & pop" family run feel, which we found to be very accepting by our customers. Keeping true to our roots and with the help of numerous retired and active members of FDNY and other departments, we continued to grow and expand our product lines - bringing to our customers the best products that the industry has to offer. In 2002, our owners brother joined All Hands Fire Equipment family. He brought his extensive business and marketing experience to business. This proved to be a very successful event. In 2003 and 2004 several employees were hired to assist in handling the increasing growth of the business.