From what I gather, the Cinder is merely a 96" wide version of the Inferno and Igniter, which are 100" wide cabs. It appears as though it can be heavily optioned. Many departments just don't want a big honking 100" wide cab, so this is a segment of the market Ferrara has been missing as even the generic HME cabs are 100" wide. For comparison, the Pierce Arrow XT and Spartan Metro Star are in the 94" range and the Seagrave Marauder II is 96" wide.
TCM builds the cab shells of the Inferno, Igniter, and I assume now the Cinder; which are shipped to Ferrara, where they are outfitted and placed on Ferrara chassis. Really, the Inferno and Igniter are the same cab shell, it just depends on the options. The Intruder 2 is an HME cab (built by TCM) on an HME chassis, finished by Ferrara. The Ember is basically an Intruder 2 with a Ferrara fascia. The Ultra is built by Marion, who also supplies Spartan with their cab shells. I've heard Marion also supplies Rosenbauer with their new Commander cab shells. There is also a company called Kidron, who did work for LTI and ALF back in the day. As of a few years ago, HME was actually splitting their cab construction with Kidron and TCM.
Kent Parrish
Louisville, KY
TCM builds the cab shells of the Inferno, Igniter, and I assume now the Cinder; which are shipped to Ferrara, where they are outfitted and placed on Ferrara chassis. Really, the Inferno and Igniter are the same cab shell, it just depends on the options. The Intruder 2 is an HME cab (built by TCM) on an HME chassis, finished by Ferrara. The Ember is basically an Intruder 2 with a Ferrara fascia. The Ultra is built by Marion, who also supplies Spartan with their cab shells. I've heard Marion also supplies Rosenbauer with their new Commander cab shells. There is also a company called Kidron, who did work for LTI and ALF back in the day. As of a few years ago, HME was actually splitting their cab construction with Kidron and TCM.
Kent Parrish
Louisville, KY
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