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Canada is the fourth largest country in land area in the world, covering nearly four million square miles, with ten provinces and three territories. While its population exceeds 38 million residents, approximately 90 percent of Canadians live within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the United States border. The country is growing and is projected to reach over 50 million in 2043 and 70 million by 2068.
Canada’s Fire Service
There are nearly 3,700 fire departments across Canada, and a 2018 report concluded there are over 150,000 firefighters, with the majority in volunteer roles (17 percent career firefighters and 83 percent volunteer firefighters). According to Firefighting in Canada, Canadian fire departments generally protect larger land areas with fewer stations and equipment than those in the United States. Over 50 percent of departments provide at least basic life support and emergency medical service.
The makeup of Canada’s geographic landscape and its fire service presents a unique need for fire apparatus that support extreme climates, challenging physical geographies and both rural and urban communities with varying emergency service coverage.
Pierce Fire Apparatus Growth and Service Expansion
Over the last ten years, Pierce Manufacturing has focused on opportunities that have paved the way for growth in Canada. With a goal set on finding ways to offer greater accessibility to products and services throughout the provinces and territories, Pierce has initiated acquisitions, expansions and partnerships to ensure Canadian firefighters have the opportunity to select fire apparatus and equipment that is on the leading edge of innovation and will best support the communities they serve.
Currently, three Pierce Manufacturing dealers cover Canadian territories, providing integrated sales, service and technical support:
Pierce’s recent growth and service initiatives in Canada have included:
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Huntingdon Regional Fire and Rescue placed in service a 2022 E-One Typhoon HR100 rear-mount aerial Jan. 18, the department said in a Facebook post.
“Truck 65 has a 500-gallon water tank with a 2,000 gallon-per-minute pump, 500 feet of 5” LDH, 2- 200’ 2” crosslays, 1- 2.5” 200’ crosslay and a 200’ 1 3/4” front bumper line, 161’ total feet of ground ladders. The truck has a short jack spread, virtually if the doors can be opened you can set up for aerial operations.”
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The City of Ashland Fire and Rescue Department has ordered a new fire engine and production of the engine is underway in Bradenton (FL) at a Hughes Fire Equipment facility, the city said in a news release. Construction of the Pierce Fire Engine began on Jan. 28, 2023.
Ashland City Council ordered the engine last year in an effort to head off maintenance and supply chain concerns. Fire engines are typically replaced every 20 years. This means for the Ashland Fire and Rescue Department to stay on task and keep their fleet of engines current, a fire engine needs to be ordered every five years. Doing so also meets the national performance standards for fire engines.
The project is set to be complete in mid-April 2023, with the engine going into service later in the summer months. “We will host a dedication ceremony at Fire Station One when the engine is ready to go into service and invite the community, Council and staff to attend,” stated Ashland Fire and Rescue Chief, Ralph Sartain.
Go on this journey with the City of Ashland and watch as the build progresses. The City will post pictures regularly over the next couple of months as the steel and vehicle components slowly become a fire engine for the citizens of Ashland.
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EVI—Pioneer Hose Company, Brick Township, NJ, dive rescue unit. Spartan RC-94 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 23½-foot walk-in dive rescue body with seating for eight; Will-Burt Night Scan light tower; Onan 25-kW generator; Sabre-Vent compartment ventilation system; Warn 10,000-pound portable winch. Dealer: William Bartos, Campbell Supply Co, South Brunswick, NJ. (Photo by John M. Malecky.)
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