June 30, 2005

Garry Hickman Joins Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc.

Holden, LA - Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. has announced today that Garry Hickman has joined the company as the Midwest Regional Manager.

Chris Ferrara, President and CEO of Ferrara said, "Garry is a tremendous addition to our existing sales force. Garry brings more than twenty five years of emergency apparatus sales experience to the excellent team we already have in place."

Mitch Willoughby, Vice President of Dealer Sales said, "Garry is an icon in our industry in regard to his apparatus knowledge and his integrity in dealing with customers. Garry has established himself over the past two decades with his customer base because he truly listens to their needs. Garry will be instrumental in our goal to continue the growth of our organization in the Midwest."

Garry resides in Rushville, Indiana with his wife Deloris of 33 years. Garry commented he is "extremely excited to be joining the Ferrara Team and have the opportunity to be offering such a high quality and diverse product line that has carried such a great reputation"

Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus. Located in Holden, Louisiana and founded by Chris Ferrara in 1982, Ferrara builds a complete line of fire apparatus including Aerials, Pumpers, Rescues, Haz-mat and Quick Attack off-road vehicles as well as Ferrara's own custom fire chassis' the Inferno and the Igniter. Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. employs 350 people in the state of the art 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility.