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Northwest Safety Clean has 16 years in the industry of repairing and cleaning fire department and military personal protection equipment. Our company is licensed and certified to perform repairs for all of the major manufacturers. We are an Intertek verified ISP for NFPA 1851. We employ a staff of well-qualified, experienced, and talented sewers and repair technicians who regularly amaze us with their quality and attention to detail.
Northwest Safety Clean is proud to be a member of the following Associations:
- Oregon Fire Chiefs Association, www.ofca.org
- Washington Fire Commissioners Association, www.wfca.wa.gov
- Idaho Fire Chiefs Association, www.idahofirechiefs.org
- International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services, www.i-women.org
- National Fire Protection Association, www.nfpa.org
Northwest Safety Clean supports our community! We are pleased to offer support to the following organizations:
- BRAVE Foundation, www.bravefoundation.org
- Special Olympics Oregon, www.soor.org
- Newberg Fire Department Toy and Joy, www.newbergoregon.gov/fire/toy-joy
- Scott Firefighter Stairclimb 2009, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue for
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Our Promise
All services, repairs, cleaning, and alterations are guaranteed to be of manufacturer quality and in accordance to NFPA Standards and guidelines. We are a factory authorized and Intertek verified repair facility for:
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| WL Gore Trained and authorized Moisture Barrier Repair Facility | STEDAIR 3000, STEDAIR 4000 Moisture Barriers |
MEET THE STAFF!
Steve L. Lakey
Steve was an Air Traffic Controller for nearly 10 years, beginning his career with the US Army, then at LAX, and eventually in Palmdale, California where he was the CIC (Controller In Charge) during the landing of the first Space Shuttle mission. In February of 1994, his interests turned to fire gear. He opened doors and cleaned his very first turn-out set for the Portland Fire Department, and has been a force in the industry ever since. About a year later, he realized a need for a sofware program that could help him with his business and that of his customers. The as yet un-named Crossed Flags Tracking System was born, and has since evolved, as it will continue to evolve, into a premiere software suite to not only aid Northwest Safety Clean in its business practices, but as a valuable tool to fire departments everywhere. A patriotic man, in 1996 Steve offered to clean a flag for the VFW Post #1. He loved the feeling it gave him so much that he has cleaned American, MIA, and POW Flags, FREE OF CHARGE, ever since. He and his family are long time residents of the Portland area.
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Steven C. Lakey
Steven Lakey, has been with the family business since 1993. He originally learned about fabric care and maintenance from managing the family dry cleaning business. When Dad partnered with retired Portland Chief Rod Martin to begin performing PPE maintenance, Steven learned all the in's and out's of the fire protection industry. As a hands-on part of the production floor, Steven realized a strong need for a way to track the miriad of NFPA requirements. He and Big Steve began collaborating with several administrative and logistic personnel from various fire departments to also find out their needs for such a program. The creation and ongoing evolution of Crossed Flags Tracking System now provides in-depth record keeping tools while keeping Northwest Safety Clean's facility the fastest in turn-around times, unmatched by anyone else in the industry.
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Karin K. Brown
Karin is the newest addition to Northwest Safety Clean. Transplanted back to Portland from Eastern Washington in 2006, Karin wears many hats at our company. Not only is she our Office Manager, taking care of our receivables, billables and customer service, she also supports the company with her IT skills. She uses her Web Development and Network Engineering background to help keep Northwest Safety Clean's website, data systems and internal network at par, working closely with our off-site technical engineer to keep things running smoothly.
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