Based in Trussville, Alabama, Amerex makes hand-portable and wheeled fire extinguishers for commercial and industrial environments, as well as fire and explosion suppression vehicle systems for military use.

[3] In 2010, Amerex began emerging as a major military subcontractor after developing a fire suppression system being deployed on American military vehicles often targeted by mines and homemade bombs in the Middle East.

The company is a subcontractor of the Oshkosh Corporation, a maker of military vehicles.

[5] According to former Amerex President Bill Beyer, the fire extinguisher sales tend to follow the general economy and growth in new buildings.

[4] Amerex produces 2.5 million commercial and industrial fire extinguishers each year.