2 | Wayn Southeast Apparatus
Wynn Southeast Apparatus is a Kentucky-
based manufacturer of fire and emergency
apparatus who are dedicated to a “service
first” approach to building new or refurbish-
ing existing apparatus. They pride themselves
in their top-notch fabricating, assembling
and finishing of each five-star quality appa-
ratus.
Wynn Apparatus was founded nearly
30 years ago by Charles Wynn. He started
the company by selling miscellaneous used
fire equipment and expanded his operations
to include buying and selling used fire trucks.
About 12 years ago, Wynn started manufac-
turing custom-built fire apparatus. “It’s just
grown from there,” says co-owner Jonathan
Wise.
Jonathan and co-owner Kevin Wil-
liams purchased the company in April 2012.
The two of them have been stationed in the
fire service industry their whole lives. Kevin,
a retired firefighter, was employed by Wynn
in sales and Jonathan, a career firefighter, had
a separate company performing service work
on emergency vehicles just prior to the pur-
chase. Jonathan and Kevin both agreed that
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