San José Fire Department News

San Jose Fire Department Orders Pierce Tiller And Pumpers With PACCAR MX-13 Big Block Engine

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company the City of San Jose Fire Department in California has placed an order for one Pierce Ascendant® in 107’ Heavy-Duty Tiller Aerial Ladder on an Arrow XT™ chassis and three Enforcer™ Pumpers. Sold through Pierce dealer, Golden State Fire Apparatus, the San Jose Fire Department’s new fire apparatus will include PACCAR MX-13 big-block engines. PACCAR MX-13 engines PACCAR MX-13 engines are built in Mississippi exc...

Pierce Manufacturing Receives Order Of Four Pierce Aerial Tiller Vehicles From The San Jose Fire Department In California

The four Pierce Aerial Tiller vehicles will be placed into service in spring 2013 Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, received an order for four Pierce Aerial Tiller vehicles from the San Jose Fire Department located in San Jose, Calif. Built on the Arrow XT chassis, these are the San Jose fire department’s first Pierce aerial tiller vehicles, and all four will be placed into service in spring 2013. “Because our fire department recently moved f...

Concessions Announced By San Jose Firefighters In Attempt To Save Services

Local 230 Firefighters announced a newproposal to imporve rescue rate San Jose Firefighters Local 230 has announced pay and benefit concessions that will save the City of San Jose millions of dollars and keep firefighters protecting the residents and businesses of San Jose.   In a final attempt to avoid drastic fire and medical service reductions that will put San Jose residents and businesses at risk, San Jose firefighters announced a new p...

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