In 2014, City of South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) took possession of a 2013 model Ferrara ladder truck at the tune of almost $1,050,000. It was purchased to replace the aging ladder truck SLTFR had from 1982 and paid for with funds from California sales tax money devoted to public safety.
SLTFR has had nothing but problems since it arrived and they have now sued Ferrara Fire Apparatus out of Louisiana for the cost of the truck. The City has employed a "lemon law" attorney that specializes in these matters, someone who will seek the expenses of the truck plus attorney fees according to SLTFR Chief Jeff Meston.
The Ferrara has been in the shop for much if its existence in South Lake Tahoe, and it has now been out of service for 13 months.