--- title: Pierce - July 2026 | Truck Of The Month | Pierce Mfg description: Gulf Shores Fire Rescue's Enforcer™ Ascendant® 107' Heavy-Duty Ladder – Single Rear Axle is July's featured fire truck of the month. --- # July 2026 ![An Enforcer Ascendant 107' Heavy Duty Aerial Ladder - Single Rear Axle parked by a beach with the aerial up.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/Cover%20An%20Enforcer%20Ascendant%20107%20Heavy%20Duty%20Aerial%20Ladder%20-%20Single%20Rear%20Axle%20parked%20by%20a%20beach%20with%20the%20aerial%20up..jpg) ### Gulf Shores Fire Rescue - Gulf Shores, AL #### Enforcer™ Ascendant® 107' Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladder – Single Rear Axle [DOWNLOAD PHOTO ](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/Download%20An%20Enforcer%20Ascendant%20107%20Heavy%20Duty%20Aerial%20Ladder%20-%20Single%20Rear%20Axle%20parked%20by%20a%20beach%20with%20the%20aerial%20up..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[DOWNLOAD DRAWING](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/New_Deliveries_Files/38832AD.pdf?hsLang=en-us) ## Specifications | Body | [Ascendant® 107' Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladder](https://www.piercemfg.com/fire-trucks/aerials/ascendant-class/107-ladder?hsLang=en-us) | Chassis | [Enforcer™](https://www.piercemfg.com/fire-trucks/custom-chassis/enforcer?hsLang=en-us) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Engine | Cummins X12 | Horse Power | 500 hp | | Pump | Waterous | Pump GPM | 2,000 gpm | | Tank | Water / Foam | Tank Size | 500 gallons | | Foam System | [Husky™ 3](https://www.piercemfg.com/innovations/foam-systems/husky-3?hsLang=en-us) | Foam Cell | 25 gallon | ### Proprietary Options | Suspension | [TAK-4® Independent Front Suspension](https://www.piercemfg.com/Innovations/TAK-4/TAK-4-IFS?hsLang=en-us) | Foam System | [Husky™ 3](https://www.piercemfg.com/innovations/foam-systems/husky-3?hsLang=en-us) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Electrical | [Command Zone™](https://www.piercemfg.com/innovations/electrical-systems?hsLang=en-us#fullcz) | | | ## Fire Department ### [Gulf Shores Fire Rescue](https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/327/Fire) Gulf Shores is an ISO Class 1 fire department - a certification fewer than 1% of communities in the U.S. have achieved. A new training center is underway to position Gulf Shores as a regional hub for fire and rescue training. Population: 17,000 Coverage: 21 sq mi Firefighters: 75 Stations: 5 Terrain: Coastal ![The logo of Gulf Shores Fire Department Station two on the crew cab window of a fire truck.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20logo%20of%20Gulf%20Shores%20Fire%20Department%20Station%20two%20on%20the%20crew%20cab%20window%20of%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg?width=600&height=400&name=The%20logo%20of%20Gulf%20Shores%20Fire%20Department%20Station%20two%20on%20the%20crew%20cab%20window%20of%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg)   ## From The Chief ![The fire chief of Gulf Shores Fire Department in Alabama posed in front of a fire truck.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20fire%20chief%20of%20Gulf%20Shores%20Fire%20Department%20in%20Alabama%20posed%20in%20front%20of%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg?width=600&height=399&name=The%20fire%20chief%20of%20Gulf%20Shores%20Fire%20Department%20in%20Alabama%20posed%20in%20front%20of%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg) **Fire Chief Mark Sealy** “Pierce has always offered clear communication so that we are comfortable with our apparatus, including the purchase of our new ladder truck, which replaced an old pumper engine and allows us to better serve multi-story commercial and residential buildings in Gulf Shores." ## The Dealer ![The-fire-truck-sales-representative-for-Alabama](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The-fire-truck-sales-representative-for-Alabama.jpg?width=600&height=399&name=The-fire-truck-sales-representative-for-Alabama.jpg) **[Ten-8 Fire & Safety](https://ten8fire.com/)** Doug Akin is the sales representative from Ten-8 Fire & Safety that worked directly with the Gulf Shores Fire Rescue on their Enforcer Ascendant 107' Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladder. Ten-8 is a full line sales and service distributor of fire apparatus and equipment for Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. ## Gallery [![Two firefighters in turnout gear kneeling on the ground spraying water from a fire hose from a fire truck.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/Two%20firefighters%20in%20turnout%20gear%20kneeling%20on%20the%20ground%20spraying%20water%20from%20a%20fire%20hose%20from%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/Two%20firefighters%20in%20turnout%20gear%20kneeling%20on%20the%20ground%20spraying%20water%20from%20a%20fire%20hose%20from%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![The rear of an aerial fire truck with a chevron pattern in a parking lot on a sunny day.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20rear%20of%20an%20aerial%20fire%20truck%20with%20a%20chevron%20pattern%20in%20a%20parking%20lot%20on%20a%20sunny%20day..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20rear%20of%20an%20aerial%20fire%20truck%20with%20a%20chevron%20pattern%20in%20a%20parking%20lot%20on%20a%20sunny%20day..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![A firefighter in turnout gear pulling green hose from the crosslays of a fire truck.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/A%20firefighter%20in%20turnout%20gear%20pulling%20green%20hose%20from%20the%20crosslays%20of%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/A%20firefighter%20in%20turnout%20gear%20pulling%20green%20hose%20from%20the%20crosslays%20of%20a%20fire%20truck..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![The front officers side of an Ascendant 107 aerial ladder driving on a windy road by green grass and trees.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20front%20officers%20side%20of%20an%20Ascendant%20107%20aerial%20ladder%20driving%20on%20a%20windy%20road%20by%20green%20grass%20and%20trees..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20front%20officers%20side%20of%20an%20Ascendant%20107%20aerial%20ladder%20driving%20on%20a%20windy%20road%20by%20green%20grass%20and%20trees..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![The front drivers side of an Enforcer Ascendant 107 aerial ladder driving down a road with overhanging green trees.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20front%20drivers%20side%20of%20an%20Enforcer%20Ascendant%20107%20aerial%20ladder%20driving%20down%20a%20road%20with%20overhanging%20green%20trees..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20front%20drivers%20side%20of%20an%20Enforcer%20Ascendant%20107%20aerial%20ladder%20driving%20down%20a%20road%20with%20overhanging%20green%20trees..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![A firefighter in turnoutgear holding a long tool at the tip of an aerial ladder reaching toward a building and firefighters below.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/A%20firefighter%20in%20turnoutgear%20holding%20a%20long%20tool%20at%20the%20tip%20of%20an%20aerial%20ladder%20reaching%20toward%20a%20building%20and%20firefighters%20below..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/A%20firefighter%20in%20turnoutgear%20holding%20a%20long%20tool%20at%20the%20tip%20of%20an%20aerial%20ladder%20reaching%20toward%20a%20building%20and%20firefighters%20below..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![The officers side of an Enforcer Ascendant 107 Aerial Ladder driving on a beach next to the ocean.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20officers%20side%20of%20an%20Enforcer%20Ascendant%20107%20Aerial%20Ladder%20driving%20on%20a%20beach%20next%20to%20the%20ocean..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/The%20officers%20side%20of%20an%20Enforcer%20Ascendant%20107%20Aerial%20Ladder%20driving%20on%20a%20beach%20next%20to%20the%20ocean..jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![Three firefighters in turnout gear on the drivers side of a fire truck grabbing fire hose and wheel chocks.](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/Three%20firefighters%20in%20turnout%20gear%20on%20the%20drivers%20side%20of%20a%20fire%20truck%20grabbing%20fire%20hose%20and%20wheel%20chocks..jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/Calendar/2026%20Calendar/July%202026/Three%20firefighters%20in%20turnout%20gear%20on%20the%20drivers%20side%20of%20a%20fire%20truck%20grabbing%20fire%20hose%20and%20wheel%20chocks..jpg?hsLang=en-us) Load MoreCollapse Back to top Back to Top © 2026 Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. 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