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Brian Purcell

Owner | CEO | Former Firefighter

Brian Purcell manages daily operations at Firehouse Movers Inc. while providing a vision of growth, development, and excellence. He supports our amazing and experienced management team. After over 20 years in the moving industry, Brian is always open to changes, serving as a sound board for new ideas. From modifying equipment to purchasing new inventions and cutting-edge tools, his focus is on innovation. Brian strives to improve the performance of our Firehouse Movers team for the benefit of both our employees and customers.

After working at his family’s home renovation company, Brian dedicated himself to serving his community. He got his EMT Certification from Cooke County College, Texas Firefighter Certification from Collin County Community College, and Paramedic Certification from Metrocrest Medical Services. Brian began working as a firefighter and paramedic in 1992. When he joined the moving industry, he started by offering moving services during his off-duty days. He became a father of two boys, Colton and Garrett, with his wife Nikki.

Four years later, he started his own handyman company which transformed into a moving company in 1998. Firehouse Movers Inc. was officially launched by Brian and his brother Chad, who was also a firefighter. Nikki joined as co-owner in 2003. Under their husband-and-wife partnership, the company has grown exponentially and counts 40 contractors as loyal customers! Firehouse Movers Inc. received the 2018 Best of Denton Country Award and the Angie’s List Super Service Awards from 2015 to 2018.

Certifications & Accolades

Certified Moving Consultant – ProMover Certification, 2015
Certified Packer Loader – ProMover Certification
Certified Claims Specialist – ProMover Certification
Texas EMT Certification – Cooke County College, 1992
Paramedic Certification – Metrocrest Medical Services, 1992
Firefighter Certification – Collin County Community College, 2005
Firefighter of The Year Award – Lewisville Fire Department, 2010

Google Rating

4.9

Based on 1941 reviews

Firehouse Movers

4.9

Donnie Clark

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Firehouse moved my belongings from a 3rd floor apartment to a townhouse, including a stop at my partners place. The team that arrived was prompt, courteous, and professional. They were clear about each step throughout the move and communication, both with the team and the front office, was amazing. They had us all moved in under 4 hours on a local trip, including disassembly and reassembly of any items that needed it. 100% would hire again.

B Smith

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I wouldn’t use anyone but Firehouse Movers. From beginning to end the staff is professional, trustworthy, friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. Their communication is second to none. They value excellence, and strive to fulfill that goal for their customers. I began using their service twenty years ago. I highly recommend them.

Trudy Logan

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The move was great and the guys were very professional. Anton, Jairo, and Jose C. They went above and beyond to make this a great experience.

Casey Cousins

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Brandon Walker

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Thomas and Nathan did a great job getting some heavy items down three flights of stairs. Wrapped and secured my items and made sure they got to my new home safely. Would definitely use again!

Brian Frost

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Huge kudos to this crew! I’ve hired movers several times in the past and no other team has done such a professional job. They treated us with deep respect and our furnishings with care, wrapping the furniture and being super careful in handling to avoid damage to the furniture and the home. Highly recommend!

Kelly

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Great service and fast! The guys did an amazing job. They were respectful, diligent and fast. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

Danny Gonzalez Torres

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Thomas J and David R did an excellent job moving our office furniture from downstairs to upstairs. They were efficient and wanted to help in anything we needed. Firehouse had helped us for the second time and always with efficiency, quick response and with professionalism.

Joe Hedrick

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The front office staff were great. Their communication during and after the booking was effective and consistent. The guys that handled my move were engaging in the process and took their time to care for my stuff while being very expedient about their work. They were courteous and friendly. To top it off...they worked in ongoing rain all day!!!! Would recommend Firehouse to anyone. My only issue was that I was not aware that it was franchise run with corporate support. But that is on me.

Jeffrey Ramsey

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Anton, Jose and Jairo were fantastic. They moved us out of dallas and into our new home with ZERO issues and did so QUICKLY. Best move I've ever had I highly recommend Firehouse Movers Lewisville. Forgot to mention this was also on one of the rainier days we've had this year! Thank you Firehouse Movers!!!!

Tom Rasmussen

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Firehouse Movers were efficient and professional in our move across town. If you are looking for a moving company that can accommodate any move, large or small, Firehouse Movers are a good choice.

Ava Bow

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Anton’s crew! (Anton, Jose R, Jose C) are GREAT and as fast as they could be without damaging or breaking anything. Everything was in the same condition that it was initially picked up in.

Dan Mija

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My Firehouse Movers crew (Thomas J, David R, Jonathan S) was superb, incredibly professional, on time, and they went above and beyond to expedite the move/assemble furniture at destination, will 100% use them again for a move

Beth Winchester

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Jairo, Chance, and Adam did their thing!!! They came and and got all my items moved swiftly and with the utmost care. They were super polite and helpful with EVERYTHING! I will for sure use them again. This was my second time using this moving company so if you don’t get my amazing crew I guarantee whoever you get will be fantastic!

Dr. Ungelica Moses

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Stephen, Justin, and West from Firehouse Movers were absolutely phenomenal. They arrived at our home within the scheduled timeframe and started working immediately. They were attentive to our specific needs and accommodated us accordingly. Throughout the process, they handled our belongings with care and efficiency. This was our second time hiring Firehouse Movers, and once again, they proved to be the best in the area. Our entire move was completed in just 3.5 hours. We were thoroughly impressed and satisfied with their service. Without hesitation, we highly recommend Firehouse Movers to anyone in need of moving assistance.

Carmen Alvarez

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These 3 young men, were the best, amazing with their skills, professional, quick, no time wasted. 👏

Sherry Baughman

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Very pleased with Jose M. and his crew. Prompt, efficient and thorough. Also, very pleasant and accommodating. The representatives at Firehouse Movers kept us up-to-date and very cordial on the phone. Will use this company again!

Jillian Pittman

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First time using Firehouse Movers ! Anton’s crew ( Anton,Jose R , Jose C) are so amazing! They made my move easy and stress free. Would recommend them to anyone!

Kinny Pesquera (Kinny)

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Excellent communication from start to finish. Polite, organized, hard-working professional movers who show a lot of care. Great experience!

Lenetha Williamsross

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I had a very good experience with the three gentleman that moved my things, they checked in with to make sure everything was done to my satisfaction, they were courteous, spent the time wisely and they got the job done, I highly recommend these gentleman, thank you for everything

Mayra Rodriguez

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The 3 guys that came to prep the move were great!Jason, Justin and James

Jill M Arnold

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Very professional and conscious of keeping items safe and undamaged. Israel and his crew were polite and worked hard to make sure the owners were happy. Customer service and follow-up were fantastic. Would absolutely use them again and will recommend them to anyone with anything to move.

Lee Ewing

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Super polite and well worth the rates I will use them again

Allison Cummins

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My go to for any move! I tell everyone! I’ve never had a bad experience in my last 3 moves and every person who’s helped has always gone above and beyond!

Danny Lao

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Adam, Chance and Jairo were prompt and courteous throughout the move. I really appreciated the carefulness. Definitely recommended!

Emily

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I've moved several times in past three years..I consider myself a professional mover at this point. These guys, (Jairo, Chance and Adam) hands down, were exceptional. On time..fast..gentle and very curteous. They were flexible with any small changes I needed and happy to help. They also drove all the way back to drop off something I left in the truck! Above and beyond, Will definitely use them again soon!

Lance Harper

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Great service, friendly and prompt. Very respectfully and careful with everything.

TANIA Saylor

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I’ve had some bad experiences with previous movers. My friend recommended Fire House and I do too. They are not the cheapest but they were timely, professional, respectful and got our house and storage unit emptied and moved into the new house. So happy we hired them, that was money well spent!

art James

1713215227

Great moveJairo & Demetrius were fantastic… request them you cant go wrong!!

Kirsten Clark

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I am so happy to have hired Firehouse Movers to help us this weekend! The crew was professional, quick, and took a lot of care with our belongings. Also, I appreciated how transparent they are about costs and fees. No surprises! Overall great experience!

Ginger Stueck

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Very professional, on time , courteous and quick.

Sierra Williams

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Jairo and Demetrius were AMAZING! Seriously went above a beyond.

Zoey Lacey-Gotz

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Steven and Justin were amazing!! They were so friendly, and careful with all our things. We moved out of a 3 story and into a 3 story and even after 700 flights of stairs they were good sports and had smiles on their faces! I will be using firehouse again for all my moves 🙂

Gentry Roach

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Very professional, friendly. Went above and beyond

Amy Butler

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First time to use Firehouse Movers and I was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of this process, from the customer service of scheduling to the follow up and reminder system. I cannot speak highly enough of the three movers, Jiaro, Chance and Adam! They were on time both days, were so professional and helpful and went above and beyond! If you need movers don’t look any further, call this company, they are legit!!

Bridget Todd

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I've used Firehouse movers for several moves and have been pleased every time. I highly recommend.

Audrey Kollar

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Anton and Jose were very quick and kind. Done in 3 hours. Thank you guys!

Scott Kollar

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These guys are amazing!Fast, fair and fun.Highly recommend Firehouse Movers!Anton and Jose are the best!

Sarah Hatton

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Exceptional service! Professional & painless experience from the first move to storing our items during a long Reno to the final move.

Nikki Barton

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Phillip and Daniel were absolutely wonderful! They were very efficient, kind and hard working. They deserve a raise!

John Hill

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Great experience with my move. Firehouse Movers were professional and stayed in communication with me throughout the experience. The moving team was efficient and diligent in handling my belongings.

Prince Brown

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The 3 young men who moved boxes from house and garage into a storage unit worked consistently until the job was done. It took several hours (4+). They were pleasant to be around and pleasant with each other during the whole time. They had an efficient system that got the job done ... very organized. Thank you Firehouse Movers.

Mark Parsons

1713008084

Sooooo many moving companies in DFW, I was like how do I pick the right one… Well, I was sitting at a stop light and saw a Firehouse truck and looked them up, 5 stars. I called and that was easy! They were fast and friendly and price seemed reasonable so I booked and was done. And they continued to follow up with me over next few days explaining everything, confirming what I was expecting to be done, and just showing that they were pretty professional. Then yesterday, 3 young guys show up; Diego, Chris, and Oscar. While I’m on the phone for work they just started moving everything to the trailer. They wrapped everything in blankets and I mean any and everything! They were ready to leave in an hour including taking down my bed, huge TV, and moving a lot of heavy items. At my new place as they were bringing it in I told them to just dump everything in middle of rooms. Nope, they became my interior designers and started showing me where I should set things up. And then they did the work! Great experience. I’m sure this company has a lot of good teams, but these 3 were over the top. I highly recommend.

Sarah Roach

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Great job! Well done!! Gerardo and Humberto were professional, friendly, and got the job done!!! Can’t recommend the crew enough, they exceeded our expectations. Thanks y’all!:)

Rose Moody

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2 of the nicest guy moved my things! I will use this company again. Told me they would call first…did that. Arrived on time…did that. Took special care of my things…did that!

sade yusufu

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The guys were fast, early then ever, great understanding on how things had to go, made sure they placed the stuff in rooms I needed. Overall this is the way to move. My move was last minute. They told me they would come by 3 or after. They were early. Which was perfect. It took them less than 1 hour and 15 mins to complete my move. Awesome company. I will definitely use them again.

Penny West

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Franco, Darren & Kevin were wonderful!! They were diligent, hard workers and very careful with all of our items! They went above and beyond and moved items that we would never be able to move. They were quick, organized and thorough. We would definitely use them again and highly recommend all three of them!!

jai davis

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Israel amd his crew were excellent!

Bonnie Magee

1712856816

First time using Firehouse Movers ! ANTONs crew( Anton, Jose , Adam ) are Amazing, professional, and KIND!!!

Robb Meister

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Javier, Rick and Chance went above and beyond!!This is my 3rd move with FHM!!!