In the finale episode of Season No.1, Dan and Alie recap Pierce’s year of innovations and community involvement. They highlight standout episodes, including interviews with customers and product experts, special events such as the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, FDIC and the Pierce® Volterra™ EV Road Tour. They share memorable interactions with various fire departments, the adoption of new technologies and the importance of community events and customer relationships. They also tease upcoming events for 2025, including the Pierce Volterra’s appearance at the CES show in Las Vegas and the upcoming Road Rally.
Date Aired: 12/13/2024
Featuring: Host Dan Meyer & Host Alie Reetz
Dan Meyer is the vice president of sales at Pierce Manufacturing.
Alie Reetz is a marketing associate at Pierce Manufacturing

Key Takeaways:
Pierce™ Dispatch Season No.1 episodes
2024 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field - Donate here
Pierce PUC™ Pump
Pierce® ClearSky Intelligence™ Connectivity Solutions
Pierce Give Back Program beneficiaries - Lundgaard Park / National Fallen Firefighters Foundation / St. Jude / United Way
PACCAR MX-13 Engine
Pierce® Volterra™ EV Road Tour
Pierce Volterra
Pierce Road Rally
Pierce Facility Upgrades and Manufacturing Innovation
Oshkosh Corporation at CES

Highlighted Apparatus:
South County Fire Department – Enforcer™ Pumper, South County, WA
Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Company – Velocity® Non-Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue, Walkersville, MD
Indianapolis Fire Department, Indianapolis, IN
Omaha Fire Department, Omaha, NB
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, San Diego, CA
Calgary Fire Department, Calgary, AB
Baltimore County Fire Department, Towson, MA
Fayetteville Fire Department, Fayetteville, AR
Columbus Division of Fire, Columbus, OH
Urbandale Fire Department, Urbandale, IA

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.

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In this episode of the Pierce™ Dispatch, we highlight the Build My Pierce™ Program, which allows customers to design custom-built fire apparatus with a streamlined and accelerated process. Sales representative for Pierce dealer, MacQueen, Dave Polkow highlights the program's key benefits, including shorter lead times and efficient communication. Additionally, Assistant Chief Lopez from Tamarac Fire Rescue in South Florida shares his department’s experience with the program, noting the ease and flexibility in meeting his department’s needs. The episode emphasizes how the BMP™ program benefits customers by offering tailored solutions and efficient production timelines.

Date Aired: 11/29/2024

Featuring: Host Alie Reetz & Dave Polkow, Pierce Sales Representative for MacQueen and Assistant Chief Jeffrey Lopez of Tamarac Fire Rescue in South Florida

Guests:

• Dave Polkow a Pierce sales representative for MacQueen, in Northern Indiana.
• Assistant Chief Jeffery Lopez is on Tamarac Fire Rescue in South Florida.
• Alie Reetz is instrumental in connecting customers with the perfect builds for their unique needs. She plays a critical role in supporting social media, web presence, and direct customer interaction at Pierce, ensuring every apparatus meets the precise needs of the firefighters who use them.

Key Takeaways:

• Build My Pierce Program
  • Fire apparatus configurator benefits
• Fire Apparatus Build Process
  • Fire apparatus design ordering process
• BMP delivery: Gary Fire Department, Gary, Indiana
• Heavy-Duty Rescue Pumper
  • Advancements in rescue pumper storage
  • Multipurpose fire trucks
• 75’ Heavy-Duty Aluminum Aerial Ladder
• Pierce dealers

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.

In this episode of the Pierce™ Dispatch, Dave McAlice, the Northeast regional vice president of sales at Pierce Manufacturing discusses aerial apparatus. He provides an in-depth look at the functions of aerial ladders, platforms and tillers. He shares aerial design tactics and tips to meet specific community needs. We discuss the procurement of an aerial apparatus, and how to optimize a fire department’s efficiency and effectiveness. Dave also shares some of his most memorable customer experiences from various fire departments including Salem, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, New Hartford, Connecticut and Cooperstown, New York.

Date Aired: 11/15/2024

Featuring: Pierce regional vice president of sales Dave McAlice & host Alie Reetz

Guests:

• Dave McAlice serves as the regional vice president of sales for the Northeast region at Pierce Manufacturing. He collaborates closely with Pierce dealers and customers to ensure seamless apparatus procurement. For the past 16 years, he has managed the Northeast region in collaboration with the Pierce dealer network. With his firefighting roots and his hands-on experience with customers regarding their aerial apparatus, Dave is an expert in aerial apparatus.

Resources:

Aerials

• Types of aerial devices
• Types of aerial fire trucks
• Types of fire trucks

Ascendant® Class of Aerials

• Ascendant aerial guide

Aerial Ladders
Aerial Platforms

Tillers

• Tractor drawn aerial

Aerial Operations

Aerial Design

• Aerial no pump and no tank vs. aerial with pump and tank
• Maximize aerial fire truck storage
• How to find the right aerial fire truck for urban fires
• What is a quint fire truck
• Fire apparatus design ordering process

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.