February 24, 2006

Ferrara Delivers Seven Aerial Ladder Trucks to the City of Houston, Texas

Click here to read a testimonial from the Houston Fire Department.

Holden, LA - Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. has recently completed the delivery of seven Heavy Duty 107' Ladder trucks to the City of Houston Fire Department. In addition to the delivery of these aerials, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. recently built and successfully delivered eleven pumpers for the City of Houston, Texas Fire Department.

"We are very proud to have been given the opportunity to provide these seven aerial ladders meeting and exceeding the requirements and the satisfaction of the City of Houston Fire Department" said Chris Ferrara, President and CEO of Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. "Our goal is to provide every customer with the highest quality built fire apparatus and the highest level of customer satisfaction. Our personnel work tirelessly to ensure we meet this goal. To know that we can achieve the high level of performance needed to build fire apparatus for one of the nation's largest providers of fire protection, the City of Houston Fire Department, is a testament to the dedication of the employees within this company." Mr. Ferrara concluded with "Perhaps most importantly, our goal is to satisfy every customer, large or small, by building unsurpassed quality fire apparatus and giving them all the same dedicated service."

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 built upon Ferrara's state of the art custom Igniter Cab and chassis.

Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus. Founded in 1982, the company is located in a 230,000 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, heavy duty 4- wheel drive and complete airbag protection.