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We are wrapping up Season No.2 of the Pierce™ Dispatch Podcast with an episode walking you through how to build a fire truck. From fabrication to final assembly, we step through the process. Tune in to hear the latest investments and technologies Pierce has implemented to enhance our process, optimize capacity and ensure quality. 🚒🛠️

Date Aired: 12/05/2025

Featuring: Host Dan Meyer & host Alie Reetz

Guests:

• Dan Meyer is the vice president of sales at Pierce Manufacturing.
• Alie Reetz is a marketing associate for Pierce Manufacturing.

Key Takeaways:

Pierce’s latest investments and technology

• Facility upgrades
• Facility expansion
• Expanded training center
• Sustainable manufacturing

Fabrication, welding and assembly

• Videos
• Order lifecycle

Paint

• E-coat

Graphics

Final inspection

• Pierce visits podcast episode

Testing

• Safety systems
• Fire truck testing
• Cab safety
• Crash testing

Pumper apparatus

• Pumper fire truck design
• Pumper comparison
• Pumper fire apparatus

Aerial apparatus

• Types of aerial devices

Stock fire apparatus

• Pierce stock truck program

Pierce careers

Join us as we continue to bring together customers, industry professionals and Pierce experts in future episodes, providing a platform for insightful discussions on the advancements and challenges within the firefighting community.

Whether you’re in the market for the latest in fire apparatus technology, or just passionate about the firefighting community and its evolution, this episode of Pierce™ Dispatch is for you.

For any feedback, questions or to subscribe, visit the Pierce™ Dispatch page.

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Join us for the latest episode of the Pierce™ Dispatch podcast featuring Richardson, Texas Fire Department and their latest Heavy-Duty Rescue Pumper delivery. This unit will optimize their operations and serve as a one-stop shop for their firefighters. By having a multipurpose apparatus in their fleet, their crews will have the ability to rapidly serve their community the moment a call is received.

Date Aired: 11/21/2025

Featuring: Driver Nathan Spray & host Alie Reetz

Guests:

• Nathan Spray is a driver for Richardson Fire Department in Texas.
• Alie Reetz is a marketing associate for Pierce Manufacturing.

Key Takeaways:

• Richardson, TX Fire Department
  • New Deliveries
  • Facebook
• Heavy-Duty Rescue Pumper
  • Pumper fire apparatus
  • Podcast episode
• Multipurpose Fire Trucks
• Compartmentation
  • Fire truck ergonomics
  • Fire truck storage compartments
• Firefighter Training
• Graphics

Join us as we continue to bring together customers, industry professionals and Pierce experts in future episodes, providing a platform for insightful discussions on the advancements and challenges within the firefighting community.

Whether you’re in the market for the latest in fire apparatus technology, or just passionate about the firefighting community and its evolution, this episode of Pierce™ Dispatch is for you.

For any feedback, questions or to subscribe, visit the Pierce™ Dispatch page.

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Need to move big water? Check out the City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue’s Enforcer™ Dry-Side Tanker. 💦🔥🚒

In our latest episode of the Pierce™ Dispatch Podcast, Battalion Chief Steven Johnson shares his department’s latest tanker procurement and the operational edge it provides. Covering over 430 square miles in Suffolk, Virginia, their department requires industry-leading apparatus to best serve their community. With a 3,000 gallon water tank, this custom dry-side tanker is ready for all responses. The firefighter operating this unit will be able to independently manage water transport, retrieval and distribution.

Date Aired: 11/7/2025

Featuring: Battalion Chief Steven Johnson & host Dan Meyer

Guests:

• Steven Johnson is the Battalion Chief for the City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue in Virginia.
• Dan Meyer is the vice president of sales at Pierce Manufacturing.

Resources:

• City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue in Virginia
  • Facebook
  • New deliveries
• Enforcer™ custom chassis
  • Podcast episode
  • New deliveries
• Custom Dry-Side Tanker
  • Tankers
  • Tanker specs
  • Multi-purpose fire trucks
  • Rural fire trucks
• Fire apparatus procurement
  • Design ordering process
  • Community needs assessment
  • 4 factors for fire truck procurement
  • Order lifecycle
  • Podcast episode 1
  • Podcast episode 2

Join us as we continue to bring together customers, industry professionals and Pierce experts in future episodes, providing a platform for insightful discussions on the advancements and challenges within the firefighting community.

Whether you’re in the market for the latest in fire apparatus technology, or just passionate about the firefighting community and its evolution, this episode of Pierce™ Dispatch is for you.

For any feedback, questions or to subscribe, visit the Pierce™ Dispatch page.