About Us
Established in 2006, ABC Extinguishers, LLC is a locally owned and operated company that is owned by Mary (Cathy) Walcutt and Raymond James.
Cathy Walcutt lives in Greene County with her family. Cathy served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT with East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. at Keswick, VA for approximately 10 years before moving to Greene County with her husband Thad and their family.
Raymond James lives in Albemarle County with his wife Marietta. Raymond has been in the fire service since March 1969 when he became an original founding member of the East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. and served in each rank of the company. Raymond is now a retired life member of ERVFC.
Raymond retired as a career firefighter for the City of Charlottesville Virginia Fire Department where he spent 33.5 years and retired as Battalion Chief.
Raymond is also a certified fire instructor with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs.
Both owners bring a lot of experience to this profession.
ABC Extinguishers, LLC are proud members of the following organizations:
Mission Statement
We specialize in portable fire extinguisher sales and service. Adhering to the principle: "Pursuit of Perfection" we wish to form business relationships with customers all over Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville and the surrounding towns and counties.
Service
ABC Extinguishers, LLC is dedicated to providing the best possible service.
Our team members will provide you with the highest level of professional service that you should expect from a company.
Our team members will provide you with the highest level of professional customer service that you should expect from any company. Our members will strive to become the geographic experts in the areas of service they provide.
Quality
We sell the highest quality portable fire extinguishers that are produced, however, we will still be competitive.
When our team services your portable fire extinguisher, it will always comply with the latest edition of NFPA 10—Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.
The quality of our work is so good, we warranty it. (Ask a team member about our warranty).
Satisfaction
Our team members strive to have 100% customer satisfaction. Every customer is important to us, and as such, we will make every consideration possible for our customers in an efficient and caring manner. We treasure your repeat business. Repeat business keeps our team members working and the company profitable enough to exist.
Our Training
In order to provide our customers with the best service available, we were trained by Getz Manufacturing in May of 2006 on the following:
NFPA 10 (Standard for Portable Extinguishers)
Fire extinguisher operation and maintenance
Monthly inspection
Annual maintenance
6-year maintenace tear down procedures
Hydrostatic tester operation and maintenance procedures
Vacu-Fill operation and maintenance
Hydrostatic testing
DOT regulations
All of our techs are NFPA 10 Certified by Getz Manufacturing.