April 22, 2005

Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. Announces Eleven Apparatus Contract with Houston, Texas

Holden, LA - Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. proudly announces the delivery of eleven pumpers for the City of Houston, Texas Fire Department, President/CEO Chris Ferrara announced today.

"We are very proud to have been awarded this contract and are doing everything in our power to provide the level of service and support the Houston Fire Department deserves," Mr. Ferrara said. "As a company, we began this project with the goal to deliver eleven apparatus, built to the exacting specification of the Houston Fire Department in an incredibly short period of time and we have achieved our goal." Purchasing Manager Thomas H. Nunnery of the City of Houston Fire Department stated in a letter to Mr. Ferrara, "There has never been, to our knowledge, any supplier that has produced products of this magnitude and complexity in virtually a two-month window, while maintaining the finish product and manufacturing specifications all at the same time."

In addition, Mr. Nunnery furthermore stated in his letter that he and District Chief Thomas J. Slagle have been involved in the "manufacturing, purchasing, quality control, fire departments and dealing with fire apparatus for more than twenty years. Having said that, we would rate your manufacturing facility and capability amounting the very few that merits an excellent rating." "Building a quality product is the foundation of the Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. business, but delivering unequaled customer service from the design phase to the life of the apparatus is our mission" Mr. Ferrara commented at a recent conference.

Ferrara, an industry leader in innovative and new products, built each of these apparatus on Ferrara's own custom design Igniter chassis which are designed to meet the specialized needs of high usage fire departments. Each rescue pumper has an ISL 400 engine, a Hale QMax 1500 single stage water pump, and a 500 gallon water tank. The fire bodies are constructed of heavy duty extruded marine grade aluminum, and are the strongest fire bodies in the industry.

Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus. Located in Holden, LA and founded by Chris Ferrara in 1982, Ferrara builds a complete line of fire apparatus including Aerial Ladders and Platforms, Custom and Commercial Pumpers and Rescues, Haz-Mat and Quick Attack vehicles as well as Ferrara's own custom fire chassis, the Inferno and the Igniter, with options such as IFS independent front suspension and heavy duty 4- wheel drive.

Chris Ferrara and Mayor Bill White	Chris Ferrara and Fire Chief Phil Boriskie