Historically, the fire service has utilized commercial chassis for tankers. Loudoun County, VA, Fire and Rescue operates several tankers that are built on Mack Granite tandem-axle chassis.

Reichman said fire departments are trending to custom cabs and chassis. It used to be about 50/50, especially for pumpers, but now the trend is more like 80 percent custom to 20 percent commercial.

Ferrara Fire Apparatus made a major new product announcement with the launch of its newest custom chassis, the Ferrara Cinder. The Cinder is manufactured at Ferrara’s Holden headquarters ...

The Rives-Thompkins Fire Department has a brand-new fire truck in its fleet Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The truck, a $675,000 pumper tanker that can hold 1,800 gallons of water, was custom built with ...

Firefighters say a custom truck made for Norwalk chemical manufacturing company King Industries was a key tool in putting out Thursday's tanker fire on I-95. Deputy Chief Stephen Shay, the shift ...

When: Conestoga Township supervisors meeting, Feb. 7. What happened: Fire Chief Larry Frankford informed the board Conestoga Volunteer Fire Company signed paperwork the previous week for a new ...

Eddy County avoided a potential waiting period of two years as parts shortages hamper orders for new fire trucks across the United States.