Elizabeth Fire orders seven Pierce products

December 8, 2022

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced Elizabeth Fire Department in New Jersey has placed an order for seven custom Pierce fire apparatus, including two Arrow XT pumpers, a 100’ 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 frontline 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 450 hp engine
700-gallon water tank
2000 gpm single-stage pump
Husky™ 3 foam system
Low overall height of 10’11”

100’ Heavy-Duty Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder

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

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue 1

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

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue 2

Arrow XT chassis with 67” cab
Cummins X12 500 hp engine
23.5’ walk-in rescue body
Low overall height of 10’8”
Harrison 20 kw generator
Front winch

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

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

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue Special Operations Vehicle

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