Ferrara Fire Apparatus

Ferrara Fire Apparatus (FFA) is a fire truck manufacturer located in Holden, Louisiana.
==History ==
Like a number of apparatus companies, Ferrara started with a local fire department that needed a truck and a firefighter who decided he could build one. Baton Rouge area pipefitter Chris Ferrara and fellow firefighters built a tanker for the Central Fire Department in 1979. The successful project led Ferrara to start a fire equipment distribution business called Ferrara Firefighting Equipment in 1982. FFE also acted as a full-scale service, warranty, and repair centre for fire apparatus. 
In the late eighties, Ferrara Firefighting Equipment began refurbishing trucks and assembling new ones using pre-built bodies. Ferrara Fire Apparatus was formed as a separate company in 1988, building custom-designed apparatus. In 1998, FFA introduced its first custom chassis, the Inferno. Intended as a premium chassis, the Inferno was followed by the mid-range Igniter.
In 1994, Ferrara opened a new plant in Holden. The facility was expanded in 2000, 2005 and 2009.
In April 2017, Ferrara Fire Apparatus announced the sale of its fire apparatus business to Florida-based REV Group.
==Custom Chassis ==
Ferrara offers a number of custom chassis models, including:
*Cinder (2013-present)
*Ember (2009/10?-2014)
*Igniter (ca. 2000-present)
*Inferno (1998-present)
*Invader (2021-present)
*Intruder 2 (1996-2015)
*Ultra (ca. 2011-present)
== Product Line ==
=== Pumpers & Tankers ===
* Custom Chassis pumpers
* Commercial Chassis pumpers
* MVP rescue pumper 
* Custom Chassis tankers
* Commercial Chassis tankers
=== Aerials ===
* HD-57 rear-mount ladder 
* HD-77 rear-mount ladder 
* HD-85 mid-mount platform
* HD-100 rear-mount platform
* HD-100 mid-mount platform
* LP-102 low-profile rear-mount ladder 
* HD-107 rear-mount ladder 
* MVP Rescue Ladder 
* Tractor-Drawn Aerial 
=== Rescues ===
* Heavy Rescue - walk-in & walk-around 
* Medium Rescue - walk-in & walk-around 
* Light Rescue - walk-in & walk-around 
=== Wildland ===
* Type 1 
* Type 2
* Type 3
* Quick Attack 
=== Industrial ===
* Inundator Super Pumper 
* Inundator SP-85 Boom
* Skyflow SP-100 Ladder 
* Foam Tender 
==Dealers==
Safetek/Profire Ltd. - Western Canada
Bulldog Fire & Emergency Apparatus - New England and Southern New York 
== External Links ==
Ferrara Fire Apparatus 
==See also==
Departments operating Ferrara apparatus
==Facility Map==
Category:American fire apparatus manufacturers
Category:REV Group
Category:Ferrara