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The Gloucester City Fire Department has added a new vehicle to it’s fleet. On September 25th, 2006, a 2006 Pierce Rescue/Pumper was delivered to the City. The vehicle is built on an Enforcer chassis and is equipped with a 1500 GPM Hale pump. Below is a bio on the dealer and the manufacture that built the vehicle.
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New Fire Apparatus
Squad Company 51
Date: 10/15/2006
About 35 years ago, Pierce began to manufacture fire apparatus on a full time basis, and within the last 15 years have marketed their product on a national basis. Pierce Manufacturing Inc. is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corp.
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NEW JERSEY REPRESENTATIVE Fire & Safety Services Ltd., a New Jersey Corporation located at 560 Stelton Road, Piscataway, New Jersey has been in business since 1964. Fire & Safety Services specializes in the sale and service of fire apparatus. Fixed service facilities with 6,000 square feet of indoor, heated, garage and 1,200 square feet of office space are maintained in Piscataway. In addition, a fleet of six mobile service vans is available for in fire station preventative maintenance service and repair of apparatus. Thirteen full time and two part-time mechanics are employed to service and repair fire apparatus supervised by Service Manager and Assistant Service Manager. In addition, our equipment and parts department is staffed by three full time employees. The shop is ASE Blue Seal registered and employees EVT certified mechanics
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PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. has been in business since 1913, incorporating in 1917, as one of the early suppliers of bodies for Ford Model T trucks. Pierce, from time to time, constructed fire apparatus bodies for fire companies in the Midwestern states. About 35 years ago, Pierce began to manufacture fire apparatus on a full time basis, and within the last 15 years have marketed their product on a national basis. Pierce Manufacturing Inc. is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corp. While Pierce began as a manufacturer of bodies and apparatus on commercial chassis, now the Arrow XT , Dash, Lance, Quantum, Enforcer and Saber chassis are manufactured from the frame rails up at Pierce’s Wisconsin facilities. This provided total bumper to bumper responsibility by one manufacturer. Pierce Manufacturing Inc. operates two plants in Appleton, Wisconsin area, one being devoted to body and pump assembly, installation and painting and the other to metal shearing, cab, water tank, and chassis assembly. The assembly plant and general offices are located at 2600 American Drive and the fabrication and chassis assembly plant is at 3100 McCarthy Rd. Pierce facilities total over 474,000 square feet of area. The facilities are contained on 93 acres. The current employment at Pierce is approximately 1,400 people. The inventory is approximately $7,000,000. In addition, Pierce operates a 280,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Bradenton, FL where the Contender and Custom Contender apparatus bodies are produced and installed. In addition the Elliptical tanker and “Wet Side” tanker bodies and Mini-Pumpers are also produced at this facility. Pierce Manufacturing Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified company. |