COMPANY NEWS
On March 2, PIERCE MANUFACTURING delivered its 5,000th chassis. Custom-built for the Oxnard, California, Fire Department, the Pierce Arrow is powered by a 350-hp Caterpillar engine with an HT-740 Allison transmission. It is equipped with a 500-gallon tank and 1,500-gpm pumping capacity. It was purchased through Fire-Bann Corporation in Ontario, California.
EMERGENCY ONE, INC. has announced the establishment of three new dealerships in the I’nited States: American Safety and Fire House, Inc., 3848 Oakliff Industrial Ct., Atlanta. GA 30340, (404) 441-3473 (Northern Georgia); Firefighting Supplies, Inc., 535 N. Central Ave., Suite 201, Hapeville, GA 30354, (404) 668-0023 (Southern Georgia); and EDM Corporation, 5020 O St., Lincoln, NE 68503, (402) 434-5212 (Nebraska and Iowa).
Fire Engineering Books and Videos would like to congratulate the winners of our video giveaway at the FDIC in Cincinnati.
Day 1-Winner of “Collapse of Burning Buildings” Series: Firefighters DAVID BULLINS, Greensboro (NC) Fire Department.
Day 2-Winner of “Forcible Entry” Series: JOHN SMILNAK, Chairman, Livonia (Ml) Firefighters Safety Committee.
Day 3-Winner of “Master Stream,” “Flashover,” and “Backdraft”: DAVID E. LAYMAN, Instructor, Newport News (VA) Fire Training.
We thank you all for coming to our booth and hope to see you again.