This week's trip to Pierce

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Hey folks, it was back to Appleton this week to do a pre-construction meeting for a couple of pumpers at work.

 

We'd actually built some extra time into this trip which would have allowed plenty of photo time, but we had to make a lot of rearrangements and long work hours to make it back before the storm that was about to cripple the East Coast arrived.  Therefore, you're going to get a whole lot of point-and-shoot photos with little-to-no-information to go along with them. Sorry about that, but a photo is better than no photo, right?

 

We'll start off with a few rigs from the blue floor. This is BWI's new Squad 43. BWI is located in Anne Arundel Co, MD for those keeping notes at home.

 

 

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Brentwood, which I believe is located on Long Island, will take delivery of this Quantum PUC rescue.  Note the Code 3 version of the "Fairfax Light" near the windshield.

 

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Duck, NC, located on the Outer Banks, will operate this attractive Velocity side-control pumper.

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In the adjoining building was this engine painted the color that they all ought to be.  Beaver, WV will operate this Arrow XT pumper.

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Greater Eagle, CO will receive this AWD pumper that Lukas is already making arrangements to shoot this summer.  It's a beast.

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Outside sat this 75' RM aerial for Tallahassee, FL - Job 27053.

 

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Austin, TX always has a pile of rigs under construction when I go up to the factory.  I believe this order has a total of five Quantum pumpers being delivered.

 

 

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Newport Beach, CA had a couple of these no-nonsense pumpers being prepped for inspection.

 

Also from California, Oxnard has three tillers that are fairly far along in the construction process. (No pics)

 

 

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Cary, NC is a pretty loyal Pierce customer, and this pumper with Job #27146 is under construction.

 

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This urban pumper is destined for delivery to Massachusetts.  Anyone who knows which department, feel free to chime in.

 

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We had the chance to talk for a bit with the guys from Pondersoa, TX.  Great department and well-spec'd rig.  For those that follow Pierce on Facebook, this is the rig that was on there yesterday with all the blinkies blinking.

 

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Deltona, FL will operate this sharp silver-over-red pumper.  This scheme is becoming more popular over the past couple of years.

 

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Also from Florida is this solid red pumper for Miami Beach, Job #27163.

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Anne Arundel County, MD will operate this Freightliner wetside tanker.

 

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This aerial for Virginia Beach, VA is still under construction.  Roto-Ray leads the way!

 

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This unusual four-door Kenworth/Snozzle for Park Co, WY was at the IPP plant.  It already has Wyoming plates on it, so it must be back for some aerial work.

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Near the Snozzle were a couple of SkyBooms for Norman, OK (E1 and E4).  They also always seem to have some rigs under construction.

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The business end of the Norman rigs.

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Chippewa Falls will take delivery of this Dash CF aerial, one of only two CF's that I recall seeing.

 

 

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Rear view of the Chippewa Falls rig.  I hope that the Command Zone screen isn't permanently mounted to block the ladder tunnel like that!