Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, has announced Charlotte Fire Department has ordered an all-electric Vector fire truck, expected to be the first of its kind in the Southeast. This all-electric…
Pierce Volterra electric fire truck wins a Popular Science 2022 ‘Best of What’s New Award’
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, has announced its Pierce® Volterra™ zero-emissions pumper has won a 2022 Popular Science ‘Best of What’s New Award’ in the category of Emergency Services and Defense. Each year, Popular Science editors vet thousands of…
Schutz & Rettung Zürich to operate world’s first electric automatic aerial ladder
With the city’s vehicle policy aimed at achieving net zero in mind, the Zurich professional fire department is to begin operating the world’s first electric automatic aerial ladder in December 2022. This is part of a year-long pilot project alongside…
Pierce Volterra electric fire truck named ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin 2022’
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced its Pierce Volterra zero-emissions pumper has won the annual ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ competition after receiving tens-of-thousands of votes of support. Appleton, Wisconsin-based Pierce was among 16 finalists in the 2022…
Pierce and Gilbert, Arizona Fire & Rescue Secure Contract for Volterra Electric Pumper
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced it has secured a contract with the Gilbert Fire and Rescue Department in Arizona to place a Pierce Volterra zero-emissions pumper with an Oshkosh-patented parallel-electric drivetrain into service with the department’s…
Toronto fire services orders two fully electric Vector pumpers
Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, has announced that Toronto Fire Services has ordered two all-electric Vector fire trucks. When delivered, Toronto Fire Services will be one of the first fire…
E-ONE receives order from the City of Varennes, Quebec for fully electric Vector Rescue Decon Truck
E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc. (NYSE: REVG), has announced it is building an all-electric Vector Rescue Decon truck for the City of Varennes Fire Safety Service in Quebec; the first Rescue truck using the first fully electric North…
Rosenbauer RT for the Nörvenich Fire Department in North Rhine-Westphalia
The municipality of Nörvenich in North Rhine-Westphalia has procured a Rosenbauer RT (Revolutionary Technology) for its volunteer fire department. Equally impressed with the future-oriented vehicle concept, they are now joining the ranks of customers such as the Berlin Fire Department,…
First electric-powered fire appliance for Scotland rolls into production
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has commissioned its first electric powered fire appliance. The service has received around £500,000 of funding from Transport Scotland to roll the prototype into production. The contract to build the low-carbon vehicle was awarded…
Emergency One group secures export of electric fire appliance to France
Emergency One UK Ltd is celebrating following a contract with Hérault Fire Service to supply its innovative electric fire appliances and further the net zero goals for the French fire service. Scottish Government Minister for Business Ivan McKee met with…
Teepee harnesses electrification dreams for fire and rescue appliance specialist
Teepee Electrical has signed an extension with one of the UK’s leading emergency appliance manufacturers that will see it support a concerted roll-out of its new electric vehicles. The Black Country-based company will supply complex harnesses and wiring looms to…
Electric tank firefighting vehicle to be delivered soon to the Los Angeles City Fire Department
In recent weeks, Rosenbauer has built the first RTX for the North American fire services market. The vehicle is intended for the Los Angeles City Fire Department and was developed jointly with the LAFD. The ‘core DNA’ is identical to…
The RT on tour
He just keeps going and going. Since mid-August, Rosenbauer has been on the road in Western and Central Europe with two vehicles of the ‘Revolutionary Technology’ series (RT), demonstrating the reliability and robustness of the electric tank firefighting vehicle. A…
Rosenbauer receives highest Austrian award for the firefighting vehicle of the future
Rosenbauer has been awarded the Austrian State Award for Innovation for its electrified firefighting vehicle ‘Revolutionary Technology’ (RT). Margarete Schramböck, Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs, particularly emphasized the sustainability of the RT at the award ceremony: ‘A great…
Rosenbauer implements the first electric L32A-XS on a Volvo FE Electric
Rosenbauer is working vigorously on expanding the electric vehicle fleet for fire departments. After the RT tank firefighting vehicle and a logistics vehicle, the first L32A-XS aerial ladder is now also being electrified. The top priority of the development engineers…
Emergency One E1 Ev0 Launch
The World’s First Fully Electric Fire Engine Today at the Event, Emergency One announced the immediate availability of The E1 Ev0, enabling customers to place orders and enquire about the product. “We are excited to unveil our E1 EV0 –…