Fire-Dex Welcomes New Additions to Sales Team

L-R: Jessica Baumgartner and Jordan Paris of Fire-Dex

Fire-Dex, a quality manufacturer of protective firefighting clothing and gear, announced the addition of Jessica Baumgartner and Jordan Paris as Regional Sales Managers.  

Jordan Paris will be covering the Northwest Territory, T55, which includes AK, ID, MT, OR, WA & WY.  Jordan is a Marine veteran, serving as squad leader during his two tours in the Middle East. He resides in Tacoma, Washington, not far from where he was raised.  Jordan has a background in public relations along with over 5 years of sales experience and is currently working on a Business degree.  He enjoys spending time with his fiancé, hiking, snowboarding, and target shooting.  Jordan’s contact info is as follows:

Email – jordanparis@firedex.com

Office – (330) 723-0000 ext. 373

Mobile – (253) 677-1486

Jessica Baumgartner will be taking over the Southeast Territory, T20, which will now include FL, GA, AL, MS, and AR.  Jessica has 10 years of sales & marketing experience working with such companies as Jim Beam, Unilever, Sony & Cannon. She holds a degree from The Ohio State University. Jessica currently resides in the Indianapolis area but will be relocating to Florida in the near future. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys cooking, running, traveling, and attending OSU football games.  Jessica’s contact info is as follows:

Email – jessicabaumgartner@firedex.com

Office – (330) 723-0000 ext. 389

Mobile- (614) 638-9443

A privately held company, Fire-Dex is a quality manufacturer of protective firefighting clothing, emergency response apparel, premium quality NFPA hoods, gloves, helmets, and boots. Fire-Dex is proud to be the service leader in the fire service including owning the industry’s best custom turnout lead times and offering such industry leading tools as GearTracker and FireWriter2. 

Visit www.firedex.com for more information.

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