Dependable Emergency Vehicles

Dependable Emergency Vehicles is a fire apparatus manufacturer and dealer located in Brampton, Ontario.
==History==
Dependable Emergency Vehicles was formed in 1980 as a division of Dependable Truck and Tank, a builder of fuel, water and other bulk liquid trucks. 
Dependable has also acted as a dealer for American apparatus builders, including Spartan ERV (to 2017) and Spencer Fire Trucks. They currently represent Ferrara Fire Apparatus in eastern Canada and HME Ahrens-Fox in Atlantic Canada.
==Production==
Dependable builds pumpers, mini-pumpers, tankers and rescue trucks on both custom and commercial chassis. Most deliveries have been to Ontario departments, but Dependable has also delivered trucks to Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. Major customers include Toronto Fire Services, Mississauga Fire & Emergency Services, Brampton Fire & Emergency Services and Caledon Fire and Emergency Services.
==Available Apparatus==
===Demos===
Dependable currently builds some demonstrator model pumpers but has also received custom built units from Spencer Fire Trucks.
====Custom Pumper Demo====
*Cab and Chassis - Spartan Metro Star MFD 10" raised roof or Spartan FC-94 MFD 10" raised roof
*Body - 174" aluminum rescue pumper body w/ 331 ft3 of storage space
*Wheelbase - 187"
*Pump Module - Hale QFLO 5000 LPM single stage pump w/ 42" pumphouse
*Water Tank - 1000 USG w/ 30 USG foam cell
====Commercial Pumper Demo====
*Cab and Chassis - Freightliner M2 106 4-door crew cab
*Body - 174" aluminum rescue pumper body w/ 331 ft3 of storage space
*Wheelbase - 246"
*Pump Module - Hale QFLO 5000 LPM single stage pump w/ 42" pumphouse
*Water Tank - 1000 USG w/ 30 USG foam cell
===Used trucks===
*2020 Pierce Enforcer Notched 7010 tandem aerial (1750/330/33F/107' Ascendant rear-mount ladder) (SN#33850-03) (Ex-Mississauga Fire & Emergency Services)
*2003 Spartan Metro Star FF MFD / Smeal / 2005 Dependable rebuild rescue pumper (1500/500/50F) (SN#303260) (Ex-Mississauga)
*2001 Spartan Advantage FF MFD / Dependable rescue pumper (1050/500/20A/20B) (SN#P330-1050-500-01) (Ex-King Fire & Emergency Services (Ontario))
==Sources==
*Dubbert, Bob, Shane MacKichan and Joel L. Gebet. Encyclopedia of Canadian Fire Apparatus. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2004. ISBN 9781583881194
== See Also ==
Departments operating Dependable Emergency Vehicles
==External Links==
Dependable Emergency Vehicles
Category:Canadian fire apparatus manufacturers
Category:Canadian fire apparatus dealers