Today Firewire is made up of a core team of shapers and surfers such as Kelly Slater Slater Designs, Rob Machado, Daniel Thomson TOMO, Dan Mann Mannkine, Wade Tokoro and professional longboarders CJ Nelson, Harley Ingleby and Taylor Jenson who all have their performance Longboard range..
Other elite surfers you will find Firewire models under the feet of include Michel Bourez, Eric Geiselman, Stuey Kennedy, Timmy Reyes, Finn Mcgill, Pacha Light, Shane Dorian and upcoming surfing prodigies Jackson Dorian, Sierra Kerr, Brodi Sale and Kai Martin.
Firewire currently release their models in a range of high tech constructions that favour performance with the environment in mind. These constructions include;
Helium - The lightest of constructions utilising just 0.8 pound blank and rails made from both Paulownia and Balsa wood all wrapped in a high density Aerospace Composite Deckskin. Awarded as a Level One Eco Board.
LFT - Linear Flex Technology - Incorporating Firewire's "Springer HD" aerospace composite stringer, a 1.5 lb EPS Core and 1mm Ultralight High Compression Deckskin. Awarded as a Level One Eco Board.
Timbertek - Combining a 1.0 lb EPS Core wrapped in a 3mm sustainably grown Paulownia wood deck skin. This mostly wooden assembly of this construction has earnt it a Gold Level Eco Board certification.
Thunderbolt Technologies is a series of constructions available for some of the Longboard designs Firewire offer. There is "Silver, Red and Black level" variations that have slightly different finishes including normal Fibreglass lamination and full Carbon Fibre wraps. At the core of these different levels is the same Multi-Component Flex Control System that takes progressive longboarding to all new heights.