The Service:

In 1983 Jim Terry Sr, then working in a local truck repair shop, mostly on emergency vehicles, decided to go into business for himself. He opened JIM TERRY FIRE APPARATUS SALES & SERVICE with only 5 fire departments as customers. It now services more than 100 fire and rescue agencies.

Jim Terry, Jr joined his father in 1986, after graduating from Ohio Diesel Technical Institute. A decade later the business incorporated, grew, and prospered. In 2004 Jim Jr bought his father out. He also purchased the building and equipment of Miranda's Welding. This provided him with the space and equipment required to provide the unparalleled quality and range of services available today.

To provide even better and more convenient service, mobile repair vehicles have been equipped to provide maintenance and repairs right at your own door. These vehicles are set up with air compressors, tool boxes, work benches, air grease guns, jacks, repair manuals, etc. A variety of parts are maintained on board so its "same day service" for most repairs.

The Sales:

In 1991, Emergency Vehicle Sales was started by Bill Litteer. During different periods from 1991 to 2006 Emergency Vehicle Sales was affiliated with American Eagle, Emergency-One, Ferrara, American LaFrance, US Tanker, Aero Products, Mobile Medical, Horton and American Emergency Vehicles. These affiliations resulted in the sale of 200+ vehicles in Western and Central New York.

Through the years, the sales department had also been growing at Jim Terry's company. These two companies came together in 2006 to form EXCEPTIONAL EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

Exceptional Emergency Vehicles represents American Emergency Vehicles (www.aev.com) for ambulances, US Tanker (www.ustanker.com) for elliptical and wet side tankers, and Life Star Rescue (www.lifestarrescue.com) for rescue vehicles.

Exceptional Emergency Vehicles maintains two offices to better meets the needs of their customers through-out New York. The main office is located at 260 North Plank Road, Newburgh, New York 12550 and covers the central and eastern areas of New York State. The second office is located at 40 North Street, Livonia, New York 14487 and covers the central and western areas of New York State. Additional sales and service affiliates are located in Binghamton, Amherst, Horseheads, Middleport, Hilton, Jeffersonville, Watertown, Wilmington, Albany and Jamestown.