A pumper engineered from a clean sheet for the fire service — the Commander custom cab-and-chassis, a fire pump sized to your mission, and the body, seating and pump position built entirely around your crew. Backed by local Heiman service.
A custom pumper puts a purpose-built fire cab, a big pump and the compartment space your crew needs on one chassis — engineered from a clean sheet for the fire service, not adapted from a commercial truck.
Every custom pumper Heiman delivers rides on the Rosenbauer Commander cab-and-chassis, with a fire pump plumbed in-house. You choose the pump position, the body, the seating and the water you carry — and we build the truck around it.
Prefer the value path? The same pump, body and tank options are available on a commercial chassis. Tell us the mission and we’ll price both so you can see the trade.
Tell us your pump position, target flow, water and riding complement. Heiman will lay out the Commander build with the body, pump and options to match — and back it locally.
Request a quotePump position and layout are a preference, not a price tier. Every configuration below is built on the Commander custom chassis — pick the one that fits how your crew works.
The tried-and-true layout that has run on fleets for decades — familiar, fully serviceable, operator-side controls.
Widely regarded as the safest spot for the operator — elevated for full fireground visibility, up out of traffic, with crosslays low and easy to reload.
Rosenbauer is the industry leader in custom rear-mount apparatus. Frees compartment space for equipment; controls on operator, back or curb side, flowing multiple lines at once.
When weather is a hurdle, an enclosed panel protects the operator — electric valves or a sealed lever-bank keep controls dry and corrosion-free.
Every custom pumper rides on the Commander cab — engineered from a clean sheet for the fire service and crash-tested well beyond NFPA. The same crew protection and space that define the flagship chassis carry straight onto your pumper.
Every Commander cab-and-chassis under a custom pumper is assembled at the Rosenbauer Motors plant in Wyoming, Minnesota — a facility entirely owned by Rosenbauer America. One manufacturer, engineered and built from the chassis up.
Industry-leading single-stage fire pumps, integrated in-house — the N series for volume, the NH series for CAFS-like high-pressure flow on a single common shaft. Other major pump brands are available too, so we can match whatever your fleet already runs.
Two ways to build the body — the premium extruded EXT with a lifetime transferable warranty, or the value-focused formed FX. Both fully customizable in aluminum or stainless.
The premium extruded-aluminum body — the strongest, longest-lived construction, with a lifetime transferable warranty.
The value-focused formed body in 1/8″ or 3/16″ aluminum or stainless — fully customizable and proven in service.
G3 Fire is Heiman’s own tank shop. Every custom pumper we put in service can carry a G3 Fire water tank — formed from corrosion-proof copolymer polypropylene and fabricated in-house for a precision fit, built and backed by the same team that delivers and services your truck.
Let’s be honest about how a lot of these decisions get made. A recognized name on the door carries pride, and a shiny flagship rig looks good in the photo at the council meeting — that pull is real, and every one of us has felt it. But pride and image are an emotion, and emotion is a big part of what the premium is actually buying. The badge doesn’t move more water, build a stronger body, or add a year of service life.
And that premium isn’t coming out of your pocket — it’s the city’s money and the taxpayers’. A Rosenbauer custom pumper gives you the same pump, the same crash-tested custom cab and an EXT body with a lifetime transferable warranty — on serviceable, brand-name parts you can source anywhere. Same fireground capability, a budget you can defend line by line.
The answers to these shape the whole build. Work through them with your crew and bring them to the table — we’ll steer you to the right pumper.
Every custom pumper Heiman delivers is built to the pumper fire apparatus requirements of NFPA 1900 — the consolidated standard that now folds in NFPA 1901.
A permanently mounted fire pump rated at least 750 GPM — the defining requirement of a pumper.
Certified minimum tank capacity so the crew can make an initial attack before a supply line is established.
Weather-resistant, enclosed compartment space for the required pumper equipment complement.
Hosebed sized for 2½″ or larger supply hose, plus two areas for 1½″ or larger preconnects.
Carries the standard’s ground-ladder complement — straight roof ladder, extension ladder and folding attic ladder.
Or 15 ft of soft supply hose, so the pumper can draft from static sources or take a hydrant.
NFPA 1901 (Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus) has been consolidated into the comprehensive NFPA 1900. Figures shown are the standard’s minimums for this apparatus type; Heiman and Rosenbauer build to those minimums and well beyond.
Real pumpers, delivered to real departments — built and backed by Heiman.
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Tell us your district, budget and mission. We’ll spec the Commander custom pumper that fits — and back it with local service.
