Coast Apparatus Inc.

Coast Apparatus Company was a fire apparatus manufacturer located in Martinez, California.

History
Coast was established in 1946 when two former employees of FABCO purchased that companies fire apparatus division. Initially the company focused on commercial chassis equipment, but later offered their own custom chassis. In the mid-1950s Coast began to offer a conventional custom chassis based on an International heavy duty commercial chassis. In the late 1950s Coast added a custom cab forward chassis.

Coast built a number of large pumpers using Sterling, Peterbilt and International chassis with many powered by powerful Hall Scott engines.

Coast was acquired by the Howe Fire Apparatus Company in 1965.