We’re so excited to be heading out to FDIC in Indianapolis next week! FDIC is held at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium each year and is the largest firefighter conference and expo in North America. We’ll be participating as an exhibitor April 26-28, 2018, and we’ll be in the Indiana Convention Center! There will be five Braun ambulances on display throughout the exposition; we’ll have three of them in our booth! Come see us in booth #5747!

The three units that will be in our booth include customer units from Osceola, FL, New Orleans, LA and Van Wert, OH. The Osceola County Fire Department unit is a Super Chief Type I International 4300, which includes unique features like the EVS HiBac integral child safety attendant seat with V4 harness, Whelen Pioneer Front Scene lighting, Opticom dual camera system, and Zico SCBA holders. The New Orleans EMS unit is a Liberty Type I Ford Super Duty F450. Its features include the Brigade 360° Camera system, an AW Direct steel bumper with reflective chevron graphics, OTE temperature controlled medical cabinet, and custom front console with personnel storage locker. The Van Wert Fire Department unit is a Super Chief Type I International 4300. This unit features aluminum wheels, LiquidSpring suspension, and touch screen with 10.6” infotainment technology. In addition, this unit will serve as the primary demo vehicle for the latest version of MasterTech FleetConnect with voice activation, which is a technology platform exclusive to Braun. Come see these units in booth #5747!

In addition to the units in our booth, we’ll also have units on display in the Ford and GM booths. Ford, booth #4857, will have a Chief XL Type I from Elwood Fire Department which features include a Ford F450 chassis and LiquidSpring suspension, Norcold refrigerator, FireCom intercom system, and Stryker Power-LOAD system. General Motors Fleet, booth #4039, will feature a Chief XL Type III ambulance on a Chevy G4500 chassis. This unit features a Stealth Power System, MasterTech Multiplex electrical system with Fleet Connect, and Valor heated/cooled attendant seat.

We will have a great group of people inside our Booth to answer questions and give person walk around tours of each unit. Members of Braun direct including President, Kim Braun, VP of Sales & Marketing, Chad Brown, and VP of Operations, Gary Kohls will be in attendance. Regional Sales Managers Jason Adair, Jarrett Hammons, and Jason Gerhardt and members of the sales support and engineering teams will also be in attendance. President/CEO of Demers & Braun and President of Demers, Alain Brunelle and Executive Vice President of Demers, Benoit Lafortune, will also be in and out of the Braun booth; Braun Industries and Demers Ambulances announced their merger on February 2, 2018. Representatives from Braun’s national dealer network will also be in attendance. Penn Care, North Central Emergency Vehicles, Kodiak Emergency Vehicles, Spartan Fire Apparatus, Ten-8 Fire Equipment, Pinnacle Emergency Vehicles, Emergency Equipment Professionals, First Priority Group, All Area Fire & Rescue, Hughes Fire Equipment, Glick Fire Equipment, Nexus Emergency Group, and North Eastern Rescue Vehicles will have new ambulance sales representatives at FDIC 2018. Several of Braun’s customers who have vehicles on display at the show will be joining them as well.

For those unable to attend FDIC 2018, we’ll bring the show to you! We’ll be doing several Facebook Live sessions, which will be announced in advance on our Facebook page. These videos will include walkarounds of each unit on display, as well as an informational session on the new MasterTech FleetConnect. On Thursday, April 26^th, Kim Braun and Alain Brunelle will be holding a Question & Answer session to discuss the Demers & Braun merger. Check our Facebook page for more info!

If you’re attending, come visit us in booth #5747. We hope to see you there!