Posts Tagged Pierce Custom Contender

New area apparatus deliveries

Oct 22

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 14 Comments

Josh Boyajian, Martin Nowak, Ron Heal, and Bill Friedrich steered us towards the following new deliveries from Pierce:

Thornton Fire Department

Pierce composite

Thornton Engine 777 is a 2012 Pierce Arrow XT with a 1,250-GPM pump and 750 gallons of water. Ron Heal photo

With this new engine, Thornton becomes the first area department to sport this silver/gray over red paint scheme.

Rockford Fire Department

Pierce composite

Rockford also received this quint for Quint 1. It is a 2012 Pierce Velocity with a 105′ rear mount aerial, a 1,500-GPM pump and 300 gallons of water. Ron Heal photo

Rockford received two other pierce quints for Quint 5 and 9 earlier this year.

Mt. Zion Fire Department

Pierce composite

This tower ladder replaces the unit that was lost when the fire station burned earlier this year.

Tags: Josh Boyajian, Martin Nowak, Mount Zion IL Fire Department tower ladder gets replaced, Mt. Zion Fire Department, Pierce Contender, Pierce Custom Contender, Pierce Manufacturing, Pierce Velocity, Rockford Fire Department, Thornton FIre Department

Winfield added to the site

Jul 23

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Listing | 5 Comments

The Winfield Fire Protection District headquarters station on Highlake Road. Larry Shapiro photo

In western Dupage County is the town of Winfield. The headquarters station of the Winfield Fire Protection District sits across the street from the Central Dupage Hospital. Winfield has two stations though only the headquarters facility is staffed. A combination of full-time and part-time firefighters have two medic units, an engine, a pumper/tanker, a brush rig and a dive squad at their disposal. Station 2 houses a reserve engine, an inflatable boat, and a Fire Investigation Unit which belongs to the Dupage County Sheriff’s Department with a combined law enforcement/fire personnel task force.

Dupage County Sheriff Fire Investigation Unit

All of the fire suppression units were built by Pierce, the two newest rigs feature the PUC design. Engine 611 was built by Pierce as a stock/demo unit and was displayed at the FDIC in Indianapolis several years ago where it was purchased by Winfield. It features a Custom Contender chassis (which is a modified Saber). The department later developed plans for what would be the first tandem-axle PUC pumper/tanker. Tender 614 was built on an Impel chassis.

Winfield Fire Protection District Pierce Impel PUC pumper/tanker

Winfield Tender 614 was displayed in the Pierce booth at the 2010 FDIC in Indianapolis. Larry Shapiro photo

Dive Rescue 680, a 1992 Ford E-350 with a Supreme body, was purchased with funds donated by the Fireman’s Fund insurance Company.

Tags: Dupage County Sheriff, Fireman's Fund, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 12, Pierce Custom Contender, Pierce Impel, Pierce Manufacturing, Pierce PUC, Winfield Fire Protection District

New Pierce in Bristol-Kendall

Mar 26

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery, Reader submission | 1 Comment

Josh Boyajian spotted this photo on the Pierce Flickr site of the new engine for Bristol-Kendall. Bill Freidrich mentioned this unit to us last week when it was posted HERE. It is a Custom Contender CAFS unit that was originally built as a stock piece.

Bristol-Kendall FPD Pierce Custom Contender pumper

Pierce delivery photo of the Custom Contender for Bristol-Kendall. Pierce photo

Tags: Bill Friedrich, Bristol-Kendal FPD, Josh Boyajian, Pierce Custom Contender, Pierce Manufacturing

Bristol-Kendall gets new engine

Mar 20

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Delivery | 1 Comment

Bill Freidrich tells us that the Bristol-Kendall Fire Department in MABAS Division 14 purchased a Custom Contender CAFS unit from Pierce that was delivered on Tuesday. This was a stock unit and photos will be posted when they become available.

Tags: Bill Friedrich, Bristol-Kendall Fire Department, Pierce Custom Contender, Pierce Manufacturing

Posen is added to the website

Jan 21

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Listing, Site News | Comments off

The Posen Fire Department has been added to the MABAS Division 22 listings. Posen runs with a Pierce engine and a Pierce quint, two ambulances, a squad and a utility. They also house the MABAS Division 22 Decon unit and a communications van for the division as well. There is a 1938 antique engine which we have not yet featured. Images on the website are from Dennis McGuire, Jr and Karl Klotz.