Ferrara Fire Apparatus has finished constructing two new testing facilities at its plant in Holden, La.

The company added a tilt table, built in compliance with SAE and NFPA requirements. According to the company, it is the largest tilt table in the southeastern United States. It tilts to 40°, well beyond the 26.5° required by NFPA 1901. 



The company also added a second pump test area. A man-made lake was built on the property and a dry hydrant system installed for drafting by up to three eight-inch hard suction lines simultaneously. The water is discharged back into the lake, making the facility useful for testing 4,000 gpm or larger monitors associated with industrial fire apparatus, as well as the 1,250-and 1,500-gpm waterways featured on Ferrara's line of heavy-duty aerial apparatus. 

Required UL testing equipment is located at the site, allowing the company to conduct up to four UL pump tests at the same time with the help of its other pump test facility.