The Keene, N.H., Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its fleet from Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company. Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October.
The unit’s 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required. The aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with a below grade operation of -10 degrees. The ladder’s reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial. Since its launch, the manufacturer’s research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life.