Western Shelter will be one of six businesses within the WPS family and will belong to the Protective Environments group focusing on expeditionary equipment for emergency services and the Department of Defense. With a catalog of rigid and soft-sided shelter systems, accessories, repair services, and much more at our disposal, our end-users will stay protected in even the most austere environments. 

Western Shelter Systems (Western) is teaming up with local non-profit shelter provider, Community Supported Shelters (CSS), to improve the design of the homegrown Conestoga Hut. The Conestoga Hut Micro-Shelter is a quick shelter option for individuals and couples who are experiencing homelessness. The Hut is designed as a hard-shelled, insulated tent structure that can be built with a group of a few volunteers with a wide range of construction experience.

Last spring, as the rise of COVID-19 continued to create a shortage of traditional hospital beds throughout the city of Chicago, Western Shelter was contacted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide a reliable solution. Within days, our highly motivated team developed an isolation system that was designed to care for patients, and safely protect medical staff.

Every fire season, Western Shelters can be seen dotting the landscape around the western states. We got our start as a business providing our shelters to fire camps in the Pacific Northwest, and this week we had the opportunity to visit one of those camps. 

While the media coverage has gone away, the recovery process in Puerto Rico is far from over. Many medical facilities were damaged or rendered inoperable by Hurricane Maria, creating dangerous gaps in the island's healthcare system.

In April of 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and injuring 22,000 more. The earthquake's impact was compounded by Nepal's mountainous and rural nature, making aid delivery extremely difficult. Western Shelter is always up for a challenge, so when the US Department of Justice called us to assist the Nepalese Police we were ready to jump into action.