About Us
Palmetto Fire Apparatus Inc. was founded in September 2007 by Hank Strickland and Nick Carmody . These two friends had worked together for the past ten years servicing and maintaining fire trucks. Combined Nick and Hank have over 45 years of fire service experience.
Owners Hank and Nick both saw the need for a full service facility to meet the growing concerns of the area to meet the NFPA recommendations. Hank and Nick felt they could provide the area with the specialty service needed. Before founding Palmetto Fire Apparatus, Nick worked as a service and repair technician for the Town of Hilton Head Island for 10 years. Hank retired after a 28 year career for the Town of Hilton Head Island, starting as a firefighter in 1976 and retiring with the rank of Assistant Chief over Maintenace/Logistics.