Changes: Smeal Fire Apparatus Company

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The Smeal Fire Apparatus Company is an American fire truck manufacturer located in Snyder, Nebraska.

History

Like many fire apparatus manufacturers, Smeal started as a local machine shop that gradually entered the fire truck business. The Smeal Implement Company was founded by Donald Smeal in Snyder in 1955. In 1963, the local fire district approached Smeal to repair the tank on one of their existing trucks. Smeal determined that the tank could not be fixed, and proposed that he build a new truck for the community. The first Smeal fire truck built carried a 250 GPM pump, 1200 gallon tank and 42-foot aerial ladder on a 1964 International Loadstar chassis. Other local fire departments ordered trucks of their own and the business expanded from there.

In the 1970s, Smeal began to design and build its own line of aerial ladders, expanding to a full range of ladders and towers ranging from 55 to 125 feet. The company supplied ladder assemblies to Pierce Manufacturing from the mid-1980s until 1993. They were also the main supplier of aerial ladders for Superior Emergency Vehicles. Aerials are an important part of the company's product line today.

Production

Smeal builds a full line of commercial and custom pumpers and aerials from its 200,000 square foot plant in Snyder. Custom chassis used include Spartan, HME, Ferrera, and even American LaFrance. Trucks are delivered across the United States and Canada.

Custom Chassis

Smeal has its own custom chassis. These custom cabs are former cabs of Spartan, American LaFrance, and Ferrera that have been discontinued or current cabs with Smeal custom front end styling.

Smeal Sirius / Spartan Gladiator Sirius II (2012 - present) (Redesign of original Spartan Gladiator Sirius)
Smeal Sirius II / Spartan Metro Star Sirius (2012 - present) (Spartan Metro Star chassis w. Smeal Sirius front end styling)
Smeal Sentron / American LaFrance Sentron (2012 - present) (Raised roof version of Smeal Sentron II)
Smeal Sentron II / American LaFrance Sentron II (2012 - present) (American LaFrance 134 or 148 cab w. Smeal custom front end styling)
Smeal S450 / S600 (2014 - present) (Ferrera Altair cab w. Smeal custom front end styling)

Dealers

Smeal has a number of dealers including:

Safetek Emergency Vehicles - Mississauga, Ontario
Safetek Emergency Vehicles Ltd. - Abbotsford, British Columbia

External links

Smeal Fire Apparatus Company

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 *[http://www.smeal.com/Delivery/Aerials/75-RM-Aerial/Katonah-Fire-District-/4136 Smeal Sirius / Spartan Gladiator Sirius II] (2012 - present) (Redesign of original Spartan Gladiator Sirius)
 *[http://smeal.com/DemoUnit.aspx?r=1140 Smeal Sirius II / Spartan Metro Star Sirius] (2012 - present) (Spartan Metro Star chassis w. Smeal Sirius front end styling)
-*[http://r2.firehouse.com/files/cygnus/image/FHC/2012/APR/640x360/smealsnewcabandchassis_10704245.jpg Smeal Sentron / American LaFrance Sentron 134 RR] (2012 - present) (Raised roof version of Smeal Sentron II)
+*[http://r2.firehouse.com/files/cygnus/image/FHC/2012/APR/640x360/smealsnewcabandchassis_10704245.jpg Smeal Sentron / American LaFrance Sentron] (2012 - present) (Raised roof version of Smeal Sentron II)
-*[http://www.smeal.com/deliveries.aspx?search=1&1=1&2=49&3=&4=&5=&6= Smeal Sentron II / American LaFrance Sentron II 134] (2012 - present) (American LaFrance 134 cab w. Smeal custom front end styling)
+*[http://www.smeal.com/deliveries.aspx?search=1&1=1&2=49&3=&4=&5=&6= Smeal Sentron II / American LaFrance Sentron II] (2012 - present) (American LaFrance 134 or 148 cab w. Smeal custom front end styling)
 *[http://smeal.com/DemoUnit.aspx?r=1138 Smeal S450 / S600] (2014 - present) (Ferrera Altair cab w. Smeal custom front end styling)
 ==Dealers==
 Smeal has a number of dealers including: