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Pierce is kicking off its yearlong commemoration by launching a special website section Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, and the leading U.S. manufacturer of fire and emergency vehicles, is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2013. Pierce is kicking off its yearlong commemoration by launching a special website section located at www.piercemfg.com/100thAnniversary. The site features an interactive historical timeline, a 100thAnniversary video, a photo cont...

When placed into service, the heavy-duty rescue tiller with aerial crane will respond to a wide range of emergencies Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, delivered a heavy-duty rescue vehicle unlike any in the company’s history. Built for the Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) Department in Portland, Ore., the apparatus is built on a tiller configuration, except that the rig features a heavy-duty crane – instead of an aerial ladder – mount...

The new generation Striker features advanced safety systems and delivers innovative fire suppression technology Oshkosh Airport Products Group, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, delivered three new generation Oshkosh® Striker® aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles to Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), a leading airport management company located in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The three new generation Oshkosh Striker ARFF vehicles join two Striker...

Pierce delivered a 75-foot Quint heavy-duty aerial ladder, PUC and Responder™ quick attack pumper Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, recently announced that it has delivered three Fire Apparatus to the Wintersville Volunteer Fire Department in Wintersville, Ohio. The vehicles are a 75-foot Quint heavy-duty aerial ladder, a Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) pumper, and a Responder™ quick attack pumper. “Over the years, our department&rsqu...

Navistar has secured orders for more than 1,000 ProStar+ trucks with the ISX15 Navistar International Corporation announced recently that the first International® ProStar®+ Class 8 on-highway tractor equipped with the Cummins ISX15 and SCR-based Cummins Emission Solutions after treatment system rolled off the production line this week at the company’s Escobedo, Mexico plant. “This is a great accomplishment for Navistar and an important milestone as we brin...

Babcock will support the maintenance of LFEPA’s fleet of over 500 vehicles and 50,000 pieces of equipment Babcock International Group has been awarded a critical contract with London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) to manage and maintain their fleet of vehicles and equipment over an 18-month interim period during which LFEPA will be running a full competition for the services. The contract has been entered into following the recent deterioration of LFEPA&rs...

Through Operation Assist, Navistar aims to help customers in the East Coast find new or used trucks Navistar International Corporation has initiated Operation Assist, a disaster relief program put into effect to help in Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts on the East Coast to get International Truck customers back in business as soon as possible. Through Operation Assist, Navistar is coordinating with its International Truck North American dealer network and International Used...

Oshkosh delivered four Pierce industrial pumpers and one Pierce Sky-Boom aerial water tower  The Oshkosh Fire & Emergency segment of Oshkosh Corporation delivered 10 vehicles to British Petroleum (BP), including four Pierce® industrial pumpers, one Pierce Sky-Boom™ aerial water tower, and four Oshkosh® Stinger Q4™ Rapid Intervention Vehicles. The delivery also included a field service vehicle manufactured by Iowa Mold Tooling Co. (IMT), an Oshkosh...

Kimtek will produce premium firefighting skid units for ATV/UTVs and pick-up beds KIMTEK’S FIRELITETM Transport compact skid unit series offers versatile, cost effective quick response solutions for remote and facility fire service use. Rugged and rust proof, these lightweight slip-in fire skid units offer quality construction at an affordable cost. Kimtek partners with the best fire equipment producers: Darley, Hannay, Scotty, and Integra, to produce premium firefightin...

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...

FPD’s new pumpers are equipped with a 380 hp engine, seating for five firefighters and top-mount pump panel Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, now has a total of twenty commercial pumpers on duty with the Fremont County Fire Protection District (FPD) located in Wyoming’s Fremont County. The newest addition includes three pumpers and four tankers. The vehicles provide support for the District’s volunteer firefighting force, where 60 to 70 pe...

Oshkosh’s new generation Striker has fire suppression technology and unmatched chassis performance The Oshkosh Fire & Emergency segment of the Oshkosh Corporation delivered and placed into service five new generation Oshkosh Striker aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles and two Pierce custom emergency response apparatus at Changi Airport in Singapore, which is managed by Changi Airport Group (CAG). The vehicles were formally introduced at a delivery cerem...

ITURI’s group’s new vehicles are compliant with the latest EU emission standards Scottish airports operator HIAL has unveiled a multi-million pound plan to replace its fleet of emergency fire fighting vehicles with new, state of the art appliances. The company is to invest £7m on a new fleet of 20 fire appliances over the next five years. The fleet will be built to HIAL’s technical specifications, ensuring they meet the diverse needs of the group&rsqu...

The Pierce vehicles on display included five custom apparatus, a pumper tanker and responder pumper Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation Company recently displayed seven fire and rescue vehicles at the 2012 International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fire-Rescue International (FRI) Conference and Exposition in Denver, Colo. The vehicles include five custom apparatus on display at Pierce’s booth #9001. A Pierce pumper tanker is also being showcased at the Pet...

Atlantic Emergency Solutions is the new Pierce apparatus dealer for North Carolina Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, recently announced that Atlantic Emergency Solutions is the new Pierce apparatus dealer for North Carolina, expanding its current territory that includes Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and portions of West Virginia. The change is prompted by the retirement of Triad Fire Inc. founder, Dick Hastings. Gerald Sapp (par...

2012 Career Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran,of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Departmentin Atlanta, GA. Fire Chief Magazine, part of Penton Media, Inc.’s Public Infrastructure Group, and Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, today announced the 2012 winners of the annual “Fire Chief of the Year” awards. Career Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department in Atlanta, Ga. and Volunteer Fire Chief Jona Olsson of the...

A Pierce Velocity aerial ladder and PUC pumper will be placed into service at Toronto International airport Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, and part of the Oshkosh Fire & Emergency segment, has delivered a 75-foot Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) aerial ladder and a PUC pumper to Toronto Pearson International Airport (Toronto Pearson) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Pierce heavy-duty rescue vehicle will follow and be placed into service in August. T...

Ziegler supplies total of 9 vehicles to Turkey in April 2012 The German fire fighting vehicle manufacturer Ziegler has supplied a total of 9 vehicles to Turkey in April 2012. These vehicles included 4 water/foam tenders type “TLF 30/40-3”, 3 forest fire tenders “TLF 30/25-2” and 2 rescue vehicles with cranes. All of these new fire fighting vehicles crossed the Bosporus to the Turkish capital Ankara. Upon arrival they were taken into service immediately....

Streamlight SolarStream helps to offset battery drain from rechargeable electronics when a vehicle is off Streamlight®, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance flashlights, recently introduced the Streamlight SolarStream™, a supplemental solar charging panel for emergency responder and fleet vehicles. The Streamlight SolarStream helps to offset battery drain from computer systems and other rechargeable electronics when a vehicle is off, extending battery life an...

SAFD's appartus fleet has 55 Pierce Quantum chassis vehicles, including aerial ladde Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that it has delivered four Quantum pumper vehicles to the San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD) in San Antonio, Texas. The department’s frontline apparatus fleet now features 55 Pierce Quantum chassis vehicles, including pumpers, aerial ladders, aerial platforms, and heavy-duty rescue configurations. “With our new Quant...

St.Martin Parish fire coordinator Brian Castille received a commemorative plaque from company President and CEO Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., America’s premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer, marked a company milestone today with the delivery of its 5000th new fire apparatus.  The recipient of truck number 5000, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is no stranger to Ferrara vehicles. The parish’s first apparatus from the Louisiana-based builder was truck num...

The London Fire Brigade will have five rapid response vehicles on the Olympic Park The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that the deadline for firefighters to sign contracts to work extra hours during the Olympics has passed and it has sufficient volunteers to fulfill all its requirements for providing fire cover on the Olympic Park during this summer’s Olympic Games. The London Fire Brigade will have five rapid response vehicles on the Olympic Park, which will be equip...

The new front line pumpers are built on Pierce Saber custom chassis Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, has received an order for three Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) pumpers and one air/rehab ehicle from the Spring Lake Park – Blaine – Mounds View (SBM) Fire Department in Minnesota. The new front line pumpers are built on Pierce® Saber® custom chassis; all four apparatus will be placed into service this summer. “We didn’...

The new tools are in addition to tools already in service from AMKUS The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) took delivery of more than $37,000 worth of vehicle rescue tools just in time for its 87th Annual Fire College. The tools donated by AMKUS Rescue Systems are on loan to IFSI for use in their vehicle/machinery rescue classes and included cutters, spreaders, push-pull rams and Honda power units. The new tools are in addition to tools already in service from AMKUS. "W...

The firefighting truck will provide water support for wildland firefighting operations Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, has placed a Pierce® Tactical Water Tender wildland apparatus into service with the Garden Valley Fire Protection District (FPD) located in California’s El Dorado County. Engineered to meet National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG) approved specifications, the new apparatus will provide water support for wildland firefighting...

Pierce places two Pierce Arrow XT pumpers into front line duty Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, has placed two Pierce Arrow XT pumpers into front line duty with the Rapid City Fire Department in Rapid City, S.D. The department’s Pierce fleet now includes six front line engines, one reserve engine, one aerial, and five wildland brush trucks. In addition, the Department runs five Medtec ambulances. “We’re a high call volume department, and...

Striker delivers innovative fire suppression technology and excellent chassis performance Oshkosh Airport Products Group, a division of Oshkosh Corporation recently announced that a new generation Oshkosh Striker® aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicle is now on duty at Roberts Field, Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) in Redmond, Ore. This is the first production model of the all-new Striker design. “The new generation Striker has immediately made a signific...

Pierce Manufacturing received an order from Columbia fire division for three aerial tiller vehicles Each Pierce Aerial Tiller vehicle will feature a 105-foot Heavy Duty aerial ladder with a radio- controlled monitor, and a5th wheel tractor with TAK-4 independent suspension. Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company,has received an order for three Pierce Aerial Tiller vehicles from the City of Columbus Division of Fire located in Columbus, Ohio. Built on Arrow XT c...

Spartan Chassis Inc. is a subsidiary of Spartan Motors known for advanced tactical vehicle Spartan has a proven history of building ILAVs for BAE Systems since 2006 and has delivered over 700 of these vehicles to Iraq, Yemen and United States military customers. Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. has received a multi-million dollar subcontract award from defense contractor BAE Systems to support the production of advanced tactical vehicles and spare...

Besides water tankers the supply contract also comprises pumpers and rescue vehicles Rosenbauer, the fire-equipment industry's leading manufacturer, has won an order from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Interior to supply fire engineering equipment worth a total of 245.3 m€. 1,125 vehicles are to be supplied, of various types and for various operational purposes, as are boats and other civil defence equipment. Besides water tankers built to European Standards, the supp...