Posts Tagged new engine for Carpentersville FD

New engine for Carpentersville FPD

Nov 11

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 4 Comments

This from Ron Wolkoff:

Here is carpentersville's new Ferrara eng from Ferrara website
Chassis: Ferrara Ember custom fire chassis; Cummins ISL9 450 hp engine; Allison 3000 EVS transmission;

Type: Custom Rescue Pumper Ember extended medium cab with 12” raised roof; Seating for 5; EMS cabinet behind officer seat

Body: Heavy duty extruded aluminum fire body; Left and right side full height compartments, 15” deep upper/28” deep lower; Ferrara Ladders-Thru-The-Tank storage module; Spare SCBA over rear wheels

Pump: Hale QMAX 1500 GPM; Side panel controls; Fire Research Pump Boss pressure governor; Hale MIV-E intake valves in each steamer inlet; Triple speedlays; Right side LDH discharge; Rear 2-1/2” discharge; Deck gun plumbing with TFT Extend-A-Gun and Akron 3416 monitor Tank: 1000 gallon poly water tank

Feature: Whelen LED warning lights; Whelen LED Traffic Advisor; Federal GH scene lights; Fire Research Evolution 12V LED telescopic lights, 2 rear body and 2 on rear cab wall; Fire Research 12V LED brow light

New engine for Carpentersville. 2013 Ferrara Ember (HME) chassis 1500/1000. Ferrara photo
 

Tags: Carpentersville Fire Department, Ferrara Ember chassis, new engine for Carpentersville FD, new Ferrara engine

Local apparatus from Ferrara

Sep 25

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos, New Apparatus Order, Reader submission | 3 Comments

Martin Nowak spotted two area engines being built by Ferrara.

Lagrange FD has an MVP – Heavy Rescue Pumper being built on an Ember chassis (H-5010)

Ferrara Ember engine being built for the Lagrange FD (IL)

Ferrara photo

Carpentersville FPD had an engine completed on an Ember chassis (H-4974)

Carpentersville Fire Protection District Ferrara engine

Ferrara photo

Tags: Carpentersville Fire Department, Ferrara Ember chassis, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Ferrara MVP pumper, Lagrange Fire Department, Martin Nowak, new engien for Lagrange Fire Department, new engine for Carpentersville FD

Carpentersville engine in production

Jul 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, Reader submission | Comments off

Martin Nowak and Ron Wolkoff spotted ‘in production’ photos HERE of an engine being built by Ferrara for the Carpentersville Fire Department.

New Carpentersville Fire Department engine in production at Ferrara Fire Apparatus. Ferrara photo

H-4974 Carpentersville, IL

Type: Custom Rescue Pumper
Chassis: Ferrara Ember custom fire chassis; Cummins ISL9 450 hp engine; Allison 3000 EVS transmission; Ember extended medium cab with 12” raised roof; Seating for 5; EMS cabinet behind officer seat
Body: Heavy duty extruded aluminum fire body; Left and right side full height compartments, 15” deep upper/28” deep lower; Ferrara Ladders-Thru-The-Tank storage module; Spare SCBA over rear wheels
Pump: Hale QMAX 1500 GPM; Side panel controls; Fire Research Pump Boss pressure governor; Hale MIV-E intake valves in each steamer inlet; Triple speedlays; Right side LDH discharge; Rear 2-1/2” discharge; Deck gun plumbing with TFT Extend-A-Gun and Akron 3416 monitor
Tank: 1000 gallon poly water tank
Feature: Whelen LED warning lights; Whelen LED Traffic Advisor; Federal GH scene lights; Fire Research Evolution 12V LED telescopic lights, 2 rear body and 2 on rear cab wall; Fire Research 12V LED brow light