Over 40 years of service
1986
Humble Beginnings
It all started with our original canvas tool bag in 1986. Richard Fixen started the company by providing hundreds of canvas tool bags to department and specialty stores.
In the early 1990's Richard Fixsen making custom gear for firefighters. From there, Ruffian turned into one of the most recognized Fire gear companies in California.
2000's
"Friends of the Firefighters"
Almost every wildland agency in California had Ruffian Products because firefighters could come directly to Ruffian to create products they needed.
2010's
The first transfer of the company
In the early 2010's Ruffian was sold because the original owners retired. The first attempt did not go well and the original owners had a legal battle. In 2014 Bill Harder purchased Ruffian and brought the company to the modern age with a website and dozens of new products including aviation.
2020's
Ruffian Re Imagined
In 2024 Ruffian Ruffian purchased by Jason who saw the promise in a company with almost 40 years of name recognition. One of the first major changes he did to the company was to convert the aging website to Shopify. 2025 brought records sales to the company and record growth. Ruffian Specialties transformed into Ruffian Fire and Ruffian Classic Canvas, dividing two distinctive brands. Jason is committed to upholding the rich history of making some of the most rugged and durable products in the industry.