HOLDEN, LA – July 12, 2023 – Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., a subsidiary of REV Group® and leading manufacturer of custom-built, heavy-duty fire apparatus, has announced the Corteva Agriscience Fire Department has taken delivery of a Ferrara Inferno® Industrial Pumper.
This multipurpose response pumper will be used for industrial urban interface and petrochemical mutual aid responses. It will be outfitted to respond to such emergencies as petroleum fires, vapor mitigation, Hazmat, medical, technical, and confined space rescue responses.
Top features of the Ferrara Inferno Industrial Pumper include:
- Inferno Chassis
- Cummins® X12 500 HP engine
- 2,000 GPM Hale 8FG Single Stage Pump
- 500-gallon water tank
- 250-gallon foam tank
- 90 GPM Accumaz Fusion Foam system
- 48’ feet of ladders
- Clean cab technology
- Air Purification System
Corteva Agriscience is an agricultural chemical and seed company in Pittsburgh, CA, active in the research and production of seeds, seed traits and treatments, crop protection, digital services, and inoculants.
Robbie Morris, Fire Chief of Corteva’s Fire Department, said he worked closely with Ferrara engineers to develop the pump schematic that is typically seen on much larger industrial pumpers, including capacity for 500 gallons of water, 250 gallons of foam and two independent remote controlled 1250 GPM master streams on top.
“We worked with Ferrara to adjust the parameters of the pumper, so it can effectively respond to and mitigate over 300 worst-case scenarios for which we have mapped out action plans,” Morris said.
“Industrial firefighting has its own set of challenges, and we were honored to work with Corteva to design a configuration to suit its many needs,” said Jim Stover, Sales Manager, Ferrara.
