ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT
With over 30 years of experience as volunteer firefighters, Ferrara Fire Apparatus has led the firefighting industry with custom-built fire apparatus designed to meet the most demanding conditions. Our extra-heavy-duty construction protects crews and delivers maximum response capabilities so they can carry out their vital mission of serving communities.
Every truck we build at our facility in Holden, Louisiana, is an authentic reflection of our team’s pride and spirit. Delivering the strongest, most robust fire trucks in the industry and developing long-term personal relationships with customers and dealers is our commitment and our passion.
In 2018, Ferrara became part of REV Group.
OUR CORE VALUES
| Family Oriented | Ferrara is the close-knit, firefighting family. With many of our team members serving as volunteer firefighters, we know the demands of the industry and appreciate the risks our fire brethren face every day. |
| Proven Expertise | With over 30 years working in the Louisiana oil and gas region, Ferrara is the expert in industrial high-flow pump technology for industrial use applications. This expertise is built into every Ferrara product. |
| Robust | Every Ferrara custom fire apparatus we build exceeds industry standards and customer expectations. We do this by using thicker extrusions throughout and being the only apparatus manufacturer to utilize marine grade aluminum. Our extra-heavy-duty construction is built to last even in the most demanding conditions. |
| Authentic Relationships | Our commitment and passion is to build and grow our long-lasting, personal relationships with dealers and customers. Each person our team interacts with is welcomed into the Ferrara family. |
OUR INNOVATIONS
MAXX-Strength™ Construction
Designed to face the most demanding conditions, Ferrara fire trucks are built with our extra-heavy-duty MAXX-Strength Construction. We engineer strength into our chassis and bodies using specifically molded I-beams, thicker aluminum extrusions and robust Domex® steel frame rails. Continuous, V-channel welds and extruded 2″x 4″ gussets at each 90° joint add another level of toughness. With MAXX-Strength Construction, every Ferrara fire truck is built to be as resilient as those who operate them.
• All extrusions are more robust 3/16″ wall thickness.
• Domex steel frame rails have optional full-length liners and frame rail front bumper construction.
• Welds are continuous with a root pass plus two filler passes, not just a tack weld.
• 45° bevels are sanded to extrusion ends, creating a valley when two extrusions are placed together. This valley allows complete weld penetration and results in a stronger weld.
• Body subframes have full-width cross members with 2″x 4″ extruded gussets top and bottom.
• 7/16″ I-beam extrusions with open centers allow for heat-treating of more surface area, resulting in an extremely strong shape.
MAXX-imum™ Safety Cab
To protect the protectors, Ferrara cabs are designed with heavy-duty components and construction. We build our cabs with extruded aluminum roll cage framework in the roof, sidewalls, doorjambs and floor. Marine grade aluminum, the thickest and strongest used in fire cab construction, is used throughout the cab.
