Menu

WFC News

Posted: Sep 13, 2017

Apparatus Showcase

Delivery of the Month

View the Showcase>>

Read more
Posted: Sep 13, 2017

In The News

PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC. has introduced the new Pierce® High Flow Industrial Apparatus that is capable of flowing 5,500 gallons per minute (gpm) when drafting and up to 10,000 gpm when drawing from a pressurized water source. The Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus features the first application of a Darley 2ZSM. To complement its water pumping capabilities, Pierce expanded its line of Husky™ foam systems. The new Husky 450 foam system delivers up to 450 gallons of foam concentrate per minute.

Simplicity of operation is another focus of Pierce’s product development team. One case in point is Pierce’s exclusive valve controllers that provide true valve position indication and control with the touch of a button. Moreover, the new patent-pending flow meters are an industry first and provide accurate flow data across a broad range of flow rates. The Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus is available on either the Pierce Velocity® or Pierce Arrow XT™ custom chassis, each featuring a 600-hp engine.

LION, a manufacturer of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) personal protective equipment (PPE), has achieved “Certified Status” by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Safety Act. Since 2011, LION’s CBRN products have qualified as “Designated Status.” However, “Certified Status” acknowledges that LION’s CBRN products are recognized by the DHS Science and Technology branch as having significant and effective technology that has the potential to save lives in the event of a terrorist incident.

The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC) and PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC. recently announced the 2017 winners of the annual “IAFC Fire Chief of the Year” awards. Volunteer Fire Chief Brian Wade (left), of the North Lenoir Fire & Rescue Department in Kinston, North Carolina, and Career Fire Chief Marvin Riggins (right), of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department in Macon, Georgia, are this year’s honorees.

A committee appointed by the IAFC selects the award recipients, evaluating the nominees based on leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, and contributions to the fire service. The awards are sponsored by Pierce. Both honorees are highly accomplished individuals with impressive career, educational, and certification credentials as well as civic involvement. Their commitment to the fire service and their communities is evidenced by numerous awards they’ve received and the accolades offered in support of their nominations.

SCOTT SAFETY has been selected by the State of California to provide technology and equipment to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to help keep a team of 5,600 firefighters safe in harsh environments. ALLSTAR Fire Equipment, headquartered in Arcadia, California, Scott Safety’s distribution partner, helped initiate the new contract and will service CAL FIRE throughout California. The state awarded the contract after a lengthy field trial and evaluation. CAL FIRE’s new Scott Safety equipment will include 2,400 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), which exceed the industry’s current heat protection requirements and include features such as variable cylinder pressures, dual-redundant pressure reducers, smart backframe contour design, and the Made in the U.S.A. promise.

Read more
Posted: Sep 13, 2017

In The News

PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC. has introduced the new Pierce® High Flow Industrial Apparatus that is capable of flowing 5,500 gallons per minute (gpm) when drafting and up to 10,000 gpm when drawing from a pressurized water source. The Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus features the first application of a Darley 2ZSM. To complement its water pumping capabilities, Pierce expanded its line of Husky™ foam systems. The new Husky 450 foam system delivers up to 450 gallons of foam concentrate per minute.

Simplicity of operation is another focus of Pierce’s product development team. One case in point is Pierce’s exclusive valve controllers that provide true valve position indication and control with the touch of a button. Moreover, the new patent-pending flow meters are an industry first and provide accurate flow data across a broad range of flow rates. The Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus is available on either the Pierce Velocity® or Pierce Arrow XT™ custom chassis, each featuring a 600-hp engine.

LION, a manufacturer of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) personal protective equipment (PPE), has achieved “Certified Status” by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Safety Act. Since 2011, LION’s CBRN products have qualified as “Designated Status.” However, “Certified Status” acknowledges that LION’s CBRN products are recognized by the DHS Science and Technology branch as having significant and effective technology that has the potential to save lives in the event of a terrorist incident.

The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC) and PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC. recently announced the 2017 winners of the annual “IAFC Fire Chief of the Year” awards. Volunteer Fire Chief Brian Wade (left), of the North Lenoir Fire & Rescue Department in Kinston, North Carolina, and Career Fire Chief Marvin Riggins (right), of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department in Macon, Georgia, are this year’s honorees.

A committee appointed by the IAFC selects the award recipients, evaluating the nominees based on leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, and contributions to the fire service. The awards are sponsored by Pierce. Both honorees are highly accomplished individuals with impressive career, educational, and certification credentials as well as civic involvement. Their commitment to the fire service and their communities is evidenced by numerous awards they’ve received and the accolades offered in support of their nominations.

SCOTT SAFETY has been selected by the State of California to provide technology and equipment to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to help keep a team of 5,600 firefighters safe in harsh environments. ALLSTAR Fire Equipment, headquartered in Arcadia, California, Scott Safety’s distribution partner, helped initiate the new contract and will service CAL FIRE throughout California. The state awarded the contract after a lengthy field trial and evaluation. CAL FIRE’s new Scott Safety equipment will include 2,400 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), which exceed the industry’s current heat protection requirements and include features such as variable cylinder pressures, dual-redundant pressure reducers, smart backframe contour design, and the Made in the U.S.A. promise.

Read more
Posted: Sep 13, 2017

In The News

PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC. has introduced the new Pierce® High Flow Industrial Apparatus that is capable of flowing 5,500 gallons per minute (gpm) when drafting and up to 10,000 gpm when drawing from a pressurized water source. The Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus features the first application of a Darley 2ZSM. To complement its water pumping capabilities, Pierce expanded its line of Husky™ foam systems. The new Husky 450 foam system delivers up to 450 gallons of foam concentrate per minute.

Simplicity of operation is another focus of Pierce’s product development team. One case in point is Pierce’s exclusive valve controllers that provide true valve position indication and control with the touch of a button. Moreover, the new patent-pending flow meters are an industry first and provide accurate flow data across a broad range of flow rates. The Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus is available on either the Pierce Velocity® or Pierce Arrow XT™ custom chassis, each featuring a 600-hp engine.

LION, a manufacturer of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) personal protective equipment (PPE), has achieved “Certified Status” by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Safety Act. Since 2011, LION’s CBRN products have qualified as “Designated Status.” However, “Certified Status” acknowledges that LION’s CBRN products are recognized by the DHS Science and Technology branch as having significant and effective technology that has the potential to save lives in the event of a terrorist incident.

The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC) and PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC. recently announced the 2017 winners of the annual “IAFC Fire Chief of the Year” awards. Volunteer Fire Chief Brian Wade (left), of the North Lenoir Fire & Rescue Department in Kinston, North Carolina, and Career Fire Chief Marvin Riggins (right), of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department in Macon, Georgia, are this year’s honorees.

A committee appointed by the IAFC selects the award recipients, evaluating the nominees based on leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, and contributions to the fire service. The awards are sponsored by Pierce. Both honorees are highly accomplished individuals with impressive career, educational, and certification credentials as well as civic involvement. Their commitment to the fire service and their communities is evidenced by numerous awards they’ve received and the accolades offered in support of their nominations.

SCOTT SAFETY has been selected by the State of California to provide technology and equipment to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to help keep a team of 5,600 firefighters safe in harsh environments. ALLSTAR Fire Equipment, headquartered in Arcadia, California, Scott Safety’s distribution partner, helped initiate the new contract and will service CAL FIRE throughout California. The state awarded the contract after a lengthy field trial and evaluation. CAL FIRE’s new Scott Safety equipment will include 2,400 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), which exceed the industry’s current heat protection requirements and include features such as variable cylinder pressures, dual-redundant pressure reducers, smart backframe contour design, and the Made in the U.S.A. promise.

Read more
Posted: Sep 13, 2017

E-ONE Builds Three Custom Industrial Fire Rigs to Protect Refinery in Peru

Alan M. Petrillo   Alan M. Petrillo

E-ONE has built three custom industrial fire apparatus for the Peruvian national company Petroleos del Peru SA, known as Petroperú, to protect its Talara Refinery, approximately 900 miles north of Peru’s capital, Lima.

The Talara Refinery, according to Manuel Octavio Torres Merino, refinery supervisor, is undergoing a massive expansion that will increase its production output from 66,000 barrels a day to 95,000 barrels a day. The expansion also will add nine new refinery production plants, including a sulfuric acid plant, to its existing infrastructure. The refinery produces fuel derivatives of crude oil and has more than 100 large storage tanks at the Talara facility.

Legacy Customer

E-ONE completed the three apparatus, two custom industrial pumpers and a custom industrial tanker, in October 2016, says Joel Allen, E-ONE’s director of international sales. “Petroperú had already purchased two E-ONE Quest custom industrial pumpers,” Allen says. “One was a 2015 pumper to replace an industrial pumper at Petroperú’s Conchan Refinery in Lima, and the other was in 2016 for the Talara Refinery where these three new apparatus went.”

1 E-ONE built two custom industrial pumpers with Hale 8FG 3,000-gpm single-stage pumps, 2,030-gallon Class B foam tanks, and Williams Hot Shot® II balanced pressure foam systems for Petroperú’s Talara Refinery. (Photos courtesy of Petroperú.)
1 E-ONE built two custom industrial pumpers with Hale 8FG 3,000-gpm single-stage pumps, 2,030-gallon Class B foam tanks, and Williams Hot Shot® II balanced pressure foam systems for Petroperú’s Talara Refinery. (Photos courtesy of Petroperú.)

Victor Ruizcaro, commercial and representations manager at Amezaga Arellano SAC Ingenieros (AASACI) in Peru, who sold the vehicles to Petroperú, says Petroperú had a number of requirements specified for the vehicles. Ruizcaro notes that the company wanted a sophisticated balanced pressure foam system, dual monitors, a state-of-the-art electrical multiplex system, a maximum field of vision custom chassis, an independent front suspension, heavy-duty horsepower (hp), and full height compartments with adjustable shelves for maximum equipment storage.

“They needed the increased horsepower so they can manage the slopes to their upper warehouses with better traction on the wheels and mud patterns on the tires because the refinery is still unpaved until its completion in 2019,” Ruizcaro says. “Also the area gets affected by the El Nino current, so they have big rains and floods that form mud in the area, so stability control was required on the vehicles too.”

Industrial Pumpers

Ruizcaro says the two new industrial pumpers for Petroperú are on E-ONE’s new generation Quest II custom chassis that has an improved visibility windshield and a 100-inch-wide extruded aluminum cab with an independent front suspension and a FIREMAAX® air ride rear suspension. The pumpers are each powered by a Cummins ISM 500-hp diesel engine and an Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmission. They each have a 266-inch wheelbase, an overall length of 40 feet 7 inches, and an overall height of 11 feet 5 inches.

Read more
RSS
First57535754575557565758576057615762Last

Theme picker

Search News Articles