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18 December 2008
Holden, LA – Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., America’s premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer, has been awarded a contract by the City of Houston for nine (9) new custom pumpers and two (2) 107’ heavy duty aerial apparatus. The trucks will all be built on Ferrara Igniter XD heavy duty custom chassis. Houston has operated Ferrara vehicles for the past several years and when these go into service, there will be more than 50 Igniters in their fleet.
Houston is the fourth largest fire department in the USA, responsible for preserving lives and property for the cities over 2 million residents. Houston operates 86 engine companies and 32 ladder trucks.
Company founder and CEO Chris Ferrara thanked the City of Houston for their latest order. “We work hard every day to build our relationship with the Houston Fire Department, as we do with all of our customers, large and small. We will continue to engineer and build each truck to their custom requirements and follow that up with outstanding service after the apparatus is delivered.”
Ferrara Fire Apparatus manufacturers a full line of fire and emergency vehicles, including their premium Inferno XD and Igniter XD custom chassis, pumpers and tankers, rear and mid-mount aerial ladders and platforms, rescue and incident command vehicles, Inundator foam pumpers, airport vehicles and the Strong Arm fire rescue vehicle. Ferrara is a leading innovator in the industry, offering such firefighter safety items such as On-Site Tilt Table Testing, Crash Tested Cabs and Bodies, Roll Stability Control, Complete Airbag Protection, and SmartWheel steering systems.
For more information on the company please contact Paul Christiansen, Marketing Director, at 800.443.9006, via e-mail at paul.christiansen@ferrarafire.com or by regular mail at Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., PO Box 249, Holden, LA 70744.