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Commercial Emergency Equipment secures 10-Year contract with Calgary Fire

December 19, 2023, Vancouver – Commercial Emergency Equipment, Pierce Manufacturing’s Canada-based dealer, secured a 10-year contract with the Calgary Fire Department.  The contract represents the second long-term agreement between Calgary Fire and Commercial since 2022.

Nigel Thorley, leader of fleet and equipment with the Calgary Fire said in a press statement: “Our previous collaboration with Pierce and Commercial Emergency Equipment Co. set a solid foundation, and this second agreement underscores the synergy we’ve established with the team. Pierce and Commercial Emergency Equipment’s dedication to quality, as well as the proximity of service resources for our fire department has proven to be a good match.”

Building upon the earlier established contract in 2022, which was centered on the supply of aerial platforms and ladders, this new agreement also places significant emphasis on apparatus standardization. The first two orders under the agreement, as well as all future tenders, will be tandem-axle Enforcer chassis tenders with the following specifications:

• Two-door cab with fully sealed enclosed transverse cab compartment
• Dry-side tanker body
• Dual hydraulic tank racks w/4000-gallon portable tanks
• Cummins X12 500 hp engine
• Waterous CSPA 750-gallon PTO-driven midship pump
• 3450-gallon water tank
• TAK-4 independent front suspension
• Cold-climate package

With the goal of apparatus standardization in mind, the department selected Enforcer cabs for their tenders to match their Pierce aerials to reduce training and apparatus familiarization time. Drivetrains, suspension, switch locations and cab layout, compartment locations, and maintenance items are identical between the aerials and new tenders. Additionally, the unique transverse cab compartments in CFD’s tender specification are designed to dramatically expand available equipment space which is usually not required for tenders to house wildland and other fireground equipment.

The Calgary Fire Department continues its dedicated service with four platoons of firefighters, 1,326 front-line first responders across 43 fire stations, and manages more than 70,000 service calls annually. Given the city’s expansive coverage area and diverse community, such partnerships are an important part of emergency response capabilities for Calgary’s growing population and infrastructure.