December 02, 2005

Ferrara Awarded Major Contract by the City of Houston, Texas

Holden, LA - Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. has received a major contract from the City of Houston, Texas for twelve new fire apparatus. This order includes seven Igniter 107' aerials, three Igniter pumpers, and two Igniter High Pressure pumpers with the contract totaling over $7 million dollars. Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. has already built eleven pumpers for the City of Houston, Texas Fire Department.

The seven aerials each feature a Cummins ISM 500 HP engine, cab seating for 6 and a 107' heavy duty ladder with 750 lb tip load. The aerials are all built upon Ferrara's state of the art custom Igniter Cab and chassis.

The three Igniter pumpers each feature a Cummins ISL 400 HP engine, an Allison EVS 3000 transmission, a Hale QMax 1,500 GPM side mount pump, 500 gallon water tank, and an extended front bumper.

The two Igniter High Pressure pumpers each feature a Cummins ISM 500 engine, Allison EVS 4000 transmission, a side mount Waterous CM High Pressure Third Stage 1250 GPM pump, and an extended front bumper.

"We are very proud to have been chosen to build these apparatus for the Houston Fire Department," said Chris Ferrara, President and CEO of Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. "Our goal is to provide the best built fire apparatus with the highest level of customer satisfaction. We work constantly to achieve that goal and it humbles me to see that the Houston Fire Department, one of the nation's elite providers of fire protection also recognizes how we go to great lengths to achieve customer satisfaction." Mr. Ferrara went on to state "in order to provide the best service and warranty for our Texas customers, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. is expanding our Houston Service Center."

Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus. Founded in 1982, the company is located in a 200,000 square foot state of the art manufacturing facility in Holden, Louisiana. Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. 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.