From the Pierce website:
Pierce composite
Delivery Date: June 9, 2021
Job Number: 35314
CHASSIS Arrow XT™ BODY Ascendant® 100’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Tower ACTUAL OVERALL HEIGHT 11′ 0″ ENGINE Cummins X12 HORSEPOWER 500 hp FRONT SUSPENSION Spring REAR SUSPENSION Air ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Command Zone™ PUMP Waterous Midship PUMP GPM 1500 gpm TANK SIZE 300 gallons
thanks Matthew
#1 by Dan on June 23, 2021 - 6:25 PM
They should use it as a front line apparatus for the first few years to work out potential bugs while under warranty. Just not practical to run a large and expensive piece of apparatus for medical assist calls.
#2 by bill on June 22, 2021 - 3:46 PM
Who is manufacturing the new engine?
#3 by Shemp on June 22, 2021 - 11:02 AM
Though long gone from HP, I can’t believe they STILL use the 2-man companies. If memory serves me right, Ravinia used to be a jump company between 101 and 110.
New rig certainly not a Looker, but hopefully will be effective.
#4 by Ryan on June 22, 2021 - 10:48 AM
The truck will run out of 33 full time with 3-4 personnel
Squad goes to 34
Engine 32 will be replaced in February with a new engine
2 engines( squad is an engine) and a truck. Simple running orders.
Battalion 33 with 1 out of 33.
Mid mount was the choice due to multiple low viaducts cutting city in half.
BC33
#5 by michael m on June 22, 2021 - 10:19 AM
Simple no nonsense looking rig. I thought they were going to move the squad to one of the other stations and run this truck as a manned unit.
#6 by crabbymilton on June 22, 2021 - 6:04 AM
Looks great. Funny how things go in cycles being that mid mounts have made a bit of a comeback.
#7 by Danny on June 22, 2021 - 12:50 AM
Yep bill that’s the pierce ascendant mid mount looks odd
#8 by Martin on June 21, 2021 - 10:03 PM
Yes it is
#9 by Bill on June 21, 2021 - 8:00 PM
That’s a tower?
#10 by Bill S on June 21, 2021 - 7:09 PM
The truck will be staffed full-time, Squad will move to 34 and an engine at 32.
#11 by Mike on June 21, 2021 - 5:19 PM
Harry they haven’t staffed a truck in 10+ years. Station 32 and 34 are an engine and ambulance and staffed with 4 each 2/2. Station 33 has the battalion, PumperSquad and Truck 33. 1 guy in the buggy and 2 guys man the squad. Their daily staffing is 11. They don’t have a the manpower to staff the truck and what’s it’s been the last 10 years is for mutual aid runs only. Nothing has changed and nothing is going to change.
#12 by harry on June 21, 2021 - 5:07 PM
mike how do u know they wont run it
#13 by Mike on June 21, 2021 - 5:04 PM
Oh good, they have a new truck that they can’t man and it will sit there, like the sutphen has been doing. Smart move.