SPECIAL FEATURE - E-ONE FACTORY VISIT - 2011

On February 10, my wife and I had the opportunity to tour the E-One Factory in Ocala, Florida while on vacation. This is the second such facility I have seen, the first having been the KME factory in Pennsylvania in 2002. Once again I am amazed at the precision and attention to detail that is part of manufacturing the fire apparatus of today. It was also, much like the KME facility, a pleasure to see employees who take a great deal of pride in their product. Because the vast majority of the factory contains proprietary information related to the manufacturing process, out of respect for E-One I did not take photos of the many assembly areas we visited. However, below are just a few sneak peeks of Massachusetts trucks that were in various phases of production while we were there. A huge thank you to our tour guide Tara for making the trip enjoyable and informative.

Please forgive the photo quality as all were taken indoors.

Norwood's NEW Rescue Pumper (The Norwood team was leaving as we arrived)

Norwood Truck - Rear & Officer's Side View

Granby's New E-One/Water Master Vacuum Tanker (1250/3500)

Granby Tanker - Officer's Side View

Hanover's Typhoon Cab Working Through Production