Elizabeth Fire Department in New Jersey orders seven custom Pierce Fire Apparatus  

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, has announced Elizabeth Fire Department in New Jersey has placed an order for seven custom Pierce fire apparatus, including two Arrow XT pumpers, a 100ft Heavy-Duty Rear Mount Aerial Ladder, two Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescues, a Non-Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue tactical response unit and a Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue special operations vehicle. The new fire apparatus purchase was conducted through Pierce dealer, Fire and Safety Services, and is part of a fleet replacement initiative to both upgrade current vehicles and replace some out-of-service units to best equip the department’s seven firehouses with the management of increasing emergency call volume.

‘When selecting and designing new fire apparatus, our department looks for safety, reliability, fleet continuity, sole-source manufacturing and rugged construction which can stand up to our community’s varying terrain,’ said Salvatore J. Barraco, chief of the Elizabeth Fire Department. ‘Adding new fire apparatus to our front-line fleet was a primary focus, but the opportunity to remove some older units and place them into reserve status was a huge benefit.’

Elizabeth Fire Department’s new fire apparatus will feature:

Pierce Arrow XT Pumpers

• Arrow XT chassis
• Cummins L9 450hp engine
• 700-gallon water tank
• 2,000gpm single-stage pump
• Husky 3 foam system
• Low overall height of 10ft 11in

100ft Heavy-Duty Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder

• Arrow XT chassis
• Cummins X12 500hp engine
• 8kW generator
• Low overall height of 11ft 1in
• 100ft heavy-duty aerial device with 500lb tip load and short 12ft outrigger stance
• 207ft of ground ladders
• Extended torque box

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue 1

• Arrow XT chassis with 46in two-door cab
• Cummins X15 500hp engine
• 25.5in walk-in rescue body
• Low overall height of 10ft 10in
• Multiplex electrical system
• Harrison 20kW generator
• Front and rear winches, multiple hitch receivers, and rope anchor points
• 48ft of ground ladders

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue 2

• Arrow XT chassis with 6in cab
• Cummins X12 500hp engine
• 23.5ft walk-in rescue body
• Low overall height of 10ft 8in
• Harrison 20kW generator
• Front winch

Non-Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue Tactical Response Unit         

• Freightliner M2-107 4×4 chassis
• 16ft Encore rescue body
• Cummins L9 360hp engine
• Low overall height of 10ft 7in
• Front winch

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue Special Operations Vehicle

• Arrow XT 6×6 chassis with 57in cab
• 23.5ft walk-in rescue body
• Cummins L9 450hp engine (with engine brake)
• Low overall height of 10ft 11in
• Custom interior body storage for trench rescue equipment
• Onan 10kW diesel generator

‘Pierce Manufacturing and the Fire and Safety Services team has worked with the Elizabeth Fire Department for many years with sales, parts and service support,’ said Gregg Cariddi, sales representative with Fire and Safety Services. ‘We’ve appreciated having the opportunity to work collaboratively to analyse the department’s unique needs and help select the most advanced fire apparatus to best support each critical mission they may encounter. Our team looks forward to continuing to build our relationship and providing dedicated service support for many years to come.’

The city of Elizabeth encompasses a population of over 135,000 people, with a wide range of street types and terrain, including residential and mixed-use roads, county highways, state and interstate highways, industrial roadways, marine shipping terminal roadways, airport grounds and more. The Elizabeth Fire Department operates seven fire stations with 276 personnel and responds to over 22,000 calls per year. The department’s fleet requires the use of heavy-duty fire apparatus that supports the varying type and volume of daily operations and specialty tasks, including technical rescue incidents.

Chief Barraco added: ‘As part of the Metro Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Strike Team, which consists of multiple New Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working together, our spectrum of emergency service calls is broad. Our fire apparatus must support our daily operations and specialty tasks.’

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