Keplinger Repair Service Inc. was founded on the principle of providing repair and preventive maintenance services at a fair price and we have been serving fire and rescue departments in Virginia and eastern West Virginia since 1986.  Today we operate a full service repair facility along with two fully-equipped mobile service vehicles that allow us to service apparatus at the customer's site. 

In 1998 we  expanded our business to include the sale of fire and rescue apparatus representing these quality manufacturers: SMEAL Fire Apparatus (pumpers, aerial ladders and aerial platforms), SVI Trucks (rescue trucks and other specialty vehicles), LIFE LINE Emergency Vehicles (Type I and Type III ambulances),  SEMO Tank (elliptical tankers and brush units) and EJ Metals (ATV-mounted wildland firefighting units).  In addition, Keplinger Repair Service  provides in-house custom fabrication services for the production of wildland fire units, utility vehicles and command units.  We offer a complete line of apparatus and services tailored to your needs.

Please take a few moments to explore our website and learn more about what we have to offer you and your department.  Contact us at 800-650-5538 if you would prefer to speak with a representative.  We look forward to assisting you with your new emergency apparatus needs and repair and routine servicing of your existing apparatus.  

                                                    WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL!  

KEPLINGER REPAIR SERVICE, INC. is licensed by the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board to sell Fire and Rescue Apparatus in the State of Virginia.  VADLR #27881

We are currently in the process of constructing a new service and repair facility that will allow us to provide even better repair and maintenance services.  Located across the street from our existing location, the new facility will have additional service bays, a heavy-duty truck lift, an improved machine/fabrication shop and an expanded parts inventory.

We look forward to our new facility and the added benefits that it will provide for our customers!

Keplinger Repair Service has taken delivery of a new Life Line 152" Paraliner ambulance mounted on a 2008 Ford F-450 4X4 chassis.  In addition to all of Life Line's standard features, this unit is equipped with a PharmGuard temperature-controlled cabinet and a Whelen LED emergency light package.

This is a demonstrator unit that is available for immediate delivery and ready to come to your station for inspection!

Please call 800-650-5538 or e-mail us at keplingrsales@earthlink.net for more information or to arrange for an on-site visit!

The Zion Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department (Louisa County, Va.) has recently purchased a 2008 Smeal Sirius Rescue Engine from Keplinger Repair Service, Inc (KRS).

This unit is in the initial stages of production at Smeal and had originally been ordered as the next KRS demonstrator pumper.  Zion Crossroads Chief Ricky Bywaters worked together with owner Rocky Keplinger and KRS Sales Representative Pressley Pullen to modify the existing order from a custom pumper to a full-featured rescue engine.  Scheduled for delivery in late Spring of 2008, this unit will provide excellent service to the Zion Crossroads community for many years to come while staying within the fire department's budget.

We are preparing to place the order for our next demonstrator pumper - contact us to see how we can customize this unit to meet your needs!

Keplinger Repair Service, Inc (KRS) is pleased to announce the recent purchase of Smeal Fire Apparatus aerial units by three fire departments in Virginia.

The Stering Volunteer Fire Department (Loudoun County) has recently contracted to purchase a 2008 Smeal 105 foot rear mount quint built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis.  Sterling currently operates two Smeal 75 foot quints and has been a long-time service customer of KRS.  The new Sterling quint is scheduled for delivery in 2008.

The Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department recently awarded a bid to Smeal and KRS for a 2007 Smeal Altair 105 foot rear mount quint.  This unit is a Smeal demonstrator aerial that recently completed its demonstration cycle through Smeal's dealer network in the western US.  This unit has been purchased by Stafford County at a significant cost savings with the added benefit of quick delivery to the customer.  The unit is scheduled for delivery in mid November 2007. 

Delivered 1/4/2008 - See New Deliveries / Smeal Fire Apparatus For more information and picture

The Campbell County Fire and Rescue Department has awarded a bid to Smeal and KRS for a 2008 Smeal Sirius 100 foot rear mount aerial platform.  This unit is currently in production at Smeal and will be used as a demonstrator unit by the Smeal dealer network prior to delivery to Campbell County.  The aerial platform has been custom-designed to meet the County's specifications, while also being purchased at a sizeable cost savings, and is scheduled for delivery in 2008.

Smeal Fire Apparatus offers a number of aerial ladders and platforms that are designed for long, dependable service at an affordable cost.  Contact us today to see what Smeal can do to assist your department in meeting the firefighting demands of your community!