AMBOY – Dinges Fire Co. is focusing on helping the community amid the coronavirus crisis.

The Amboy company sells equipment for fire, emergency medical services, and rescue agencies across the Midwest.

"This industry is our passion, and right now we’re making it a goal to support as many local organizations and businesses as we can while also getting much needed equipment in the hands of our frontline heroes," CEO Nick Dinges said. "We will get through these scary and stressful times, but we all must come together to help.”

Friday, Dinges partnered with Raynor Garage Doors, Johnson Tractor and the Amboy, Sublette, Compton and West Brooklyn fire departments and helped move 57 hospital beds for KSB Hospital from Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation, Meadows of Franklin Grove, and Oregon Living and Rehabilitation.

It also has raised more than $5,000 by coordinating a benefit raffle for Dixon firefighter Eric Bergemann who was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer.

Dinges Fire also partnering with Kennay Farms Distilling in Rochelle to deliver bulk hand sanitizers to fire departments, hospitals, nursing homes, post offices, city government or businesses in general who are in need.

The company has more than 40 team members who are active firefighters and EMS professionals, and it's working to ensure that all local health care professionals have proper personal protective equipment, Dinges said.

“As a retired Rockford firefighter and current assistant fire chief of Sublette Fire Department, I know firsthand how tough it is right now for all health care professionals. Our team members have all worked or been touched by the health care/fire/EMS industry one way or another."

Go to dingesfire.com for more information.