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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2018

Ala. City Buys 6 Customized Fire Engines

The City of Mobile (Ala.) Fire and Rescue Department customized the engines to be compact apparatus with a short wheelbase, allowing for greater maneuverability to fit into tight stations.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2018

Los Angeles Adds 4 Fire Trucks with FEMA Grant

The Los Angeles Fire Department was able to hire an additional 48 firefighters with a $15.4 million grant. Now it's deploying four additional fire engines.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2018

City Buys Fire Apparatus Before 25% Tariff-Related Price Increase

The City of Payette, Idaho, rushed the purchase of a replacement fire engine before the price increased by 25% due to President Trump’s tariff on imported metal.

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NewsSeptember 7, 2017

S.C. County Takes Delivery of 18 Fire Apparatus

Lancaster County Fire Rescue Service in South Carolina has taken delivery of 18 Pierce fire and emergency apparatus: 10 pumpers, two pumper/tankers, five rescue trucks, and one dry side tanker.

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NewsJuly 27, 2017

Pierce Introduces High Flow Fire Apparatus

The new Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus is capable of flowing 5,500 gallons per minute when drafting and up to 10,000 gallons per minute when drawing from a pressurized water source.

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NewsApril 28, 2017

Pierce Introduces New Aerial Apparatus

Pierce Manufacturing introduced all-new Pierce Ascendant aerial apparatus configurations, including a 107-foot tandem rear axle aerial ladder, a 107-foot tractor drawn aerial, and a 110-foot single rear axle quint aerial platform.

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NewsMarch 7, 2017

Texas Fire Dept. Standardizes Fleet with 10-Vehicle Purchase

The Harris County (Texas) Emergency Services District No. 9 has purchased 10 Pierce Quantum apparatus. The purchase includes six pumpers, two 105-foot heavy-duty aerial ladders, and two 100-foot aerial platforms.

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NewsDecember 28, 2016

Calif. City Approves $5.9 Million to Replace Aging Fire Fleet

Modesto City Council (Calif.) approved $5.8 million to lease five pumper trucks and two tiller trucks at a meeting earlier this month. Replacement purchases were pushed back during the recession, and the average age of its fleet is 12 years, with the oldest vehicle 27 years old.

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NewsDecember 6, 2016

Wis. Fire Department Adds Aerial Ladders

The Oshkosh Fire Department (Wis.) has added two Pierce Quantum quint 105-ft. heavy-duty aerial ladders to its fleet.

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NewsAugust 9, 2016

S.C. County to Standardize Fire Fleet with 9 Apparatus Orders

Horry County Fire Rescue in South Carolina has updated its fleet with nine Pierce fire apparatus as part of a fleet standardization effort.

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