Apparatus - Scottsdale, AZ, Takes Delivery of New Aerial

The Scottsdale, AZ, Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2018 Pierce Ascendant aerial, the first PUC Ascendant in the state.
Dec. 16, 2018

The Scottsdale, AZ, Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2018 Pierce Ascendant aerial, the first PUC Ascendant in the state. Ladder 611, a 107-foot Ascendant heavy-duty ladder, is built on a Velocity chassis and features a Detroit Diesel DD13 505-hp engine, a 1,500-gpm PUC pump with a 400-gallon water tank and 25-gallon foam tank. It also includes a Harrison 10-kW hydraulic generator and a Husky 12 foam system, outrigger cameras and green laser for spotting outriggers. 

Apparatus Type: Aerial Ladder
Model: Velocity
Engine: Detroit Diesel DD13 505-hp
Generator: Harrison 10-kW
Tank: 400-gallon water/25-gallon foam
Pump: 1,500-gpm PUC
Aerial: 107-foot Ascendant heavy-duty ladder
Chasis Manufacturer: Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.
State: AZ
Year: 2018

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