A Trusted Legacy. Flexible solutions for every need.
For over a century, Spartan Emergency Response (ER) and its portfolio of brands— Smeal Fire Apparatus and Ladder Tower (LT)—have established a legacy as leading full-line builders of custom fire apparatus. With strategic specialization and flexible solutions, we manufacture pumpers, steel aerials and platforms built on Spartan Fire Chassis. The collaboration among our engineering, manufacturing and sales teams has driven leading innovations in safety, ergonomics and serviceability. This interdisciplinary approach is how we fuel breakthrough solutions for our customers in the U.S., Canada and beyond.
At Spartan ER, we engineer and build on the legacies that firefighters trust, always putting first responders first.
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Making Possibilities Reality
Virtually anything is possible with Spartan ER. First responders inspire us to continually listen and collaborate to ensure they have the right equipment readily accessible when responding to emergencies. From our multiple manufacturing sites across the U.S., we deliver flexible, strategic, specialized solutions to meet each unique fire department need.
We believe true safety begins with ergonomics, which is why we engineer our fire apparatus with innovations that optimize functional design for unparalleled crew safety, comfort and efficiency. The possibilities are endless in our quest to engineer some of the most advanced safety features available today.
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Fire Service Visionary George Sztykiel Passes Away
During George’s tenure at Spartan Motors, the company went public in 1984, launched the Fire Truck Training Conference in 1994, and branched into manufacturing complete fire apparatus solutions.
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Texas FD Chooses Rear-Mount Straight Stick Quint
The Addison (TX) Fire Department decided a straight stick’s maneuverability fit its needs better than a platform and went with a Spartan ER rear-mount aerial ladder quint.
2025 Fire Truck Training Conference Kicks Off
Besides the EVT test preparation classes, the conference features supplier-lead classes that focus on specific apparatus components, as well as more advanced classes, many of which are hands-on.
Spartan Chassis Marks 50 Years of Innovation and Service
What began in 1975 as a small team of founders building custom cab-over fire chassis has grown into a nationally recognized manufacturer of fire apparatus chassis and a trusted partner to fire departments across the country.
William “Bill” Foster, a Founder of Spartan Motors, Dies at 83
In 1975, Foster and three fellow engineers established Spartan Motors and built their first chassis for the Covington (OH) Fire Department.
Spartan Appoints Greenwood Emergency Vehicles ME, NH Dealer
Founded in 1979, Greenwood has decades of experience serving fire and EMS providers across the Northeast.
REV Fire Group to Highlight Rigs, Celebrate E-ONE’s 50th Anniversary at FDIC
REV Fire Group (Booth 4200) will host REV It Up Coffee and Conversation with FDIC Live each morning, and REV It Up Happy Hour and live product walk-arounds on Thursday and Friday.
