The New Bedford Fire Department accepted delivery of a new 2024 Pierce Enforcer 100-foot tractor drawn aerial, the department said in a Facebook post Saturday, Oct. 5.
The new Ladder 1 will be placed in service within the next few weeks following chassis and aerial training from Pierce and the remainder of the loose equipment and electronic equipment is installed.
The new Ladder 1 replaces the 2008 Pierce Arrow XT located at Station 2. Ladder 1 is the department’s busiest ladder company, having responded to 2,807 calls for service last year. Ladder 1 is the first due ladder company to structure fires in the downtown/west end area and the second due ladder company to all structure fires in the north and south end of the city.
Specifications
| Chassis | Enforcer™ |
| Body | Ascendant® 107’ Heavy-Duty Tiller Aerial Ladder |
| Actual Overall Height | 11′ 2″ |
| Engine | Cummins X12 |
| Horsepower | 500 hp |
| Front Suspension | TAK-4® Independent Front Suspension |
| Rear Suspension | Spring |
| Electrical System | Command Zone™ |
| Generator | Harrison Hydraulic |
| Generator KW | 6 kW |
