--- title: Pierce - November 2021 | Truck Of The Month | Pierce Mfg description: Southern Platte Fire Protection District's Velocity® 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform is November's featured truck of the month. --- # NOVEMBER 2021 ![Southern Platte Fire Protection District's PUC 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform is November's Truck of the Month](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Main.jpg) ### Southern Platte Fire Protection District - Kansas City, MO #### Velocity® PUC™ 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform [DOWNLOAD PHOTO ](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Download.jpg?hsLang=en-us)[DOWNLOAD DRAWING](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/34035AD-SH1.pdf?hsLang=en-us) ## Specifications | Body | 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform  | Chassis | Velocity® | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pump | PUC | Pump GPM | 1500 gpm | | Tank | Water | Tank Size | 300 gallons | ### Proprietary Options | Electrical | [Command Zone™](https://www.piercemfg.com/innovations/electrical-systems?hsLang=en-us#fullcz) | Suspension | [TAK-4® Independent Front Suspension](https://www.piercemfg.com/Innovations/TAK-4/TAK-4-IFS?hsLang=en-us) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | ## Fire Department ### [Southern Platte Fire Protection District ](http://www.spfpd.com/spfpd/) Founded in 1976, the department first started as a small volunteer city department. When the district was established it grew into a combination department which today has grown into an all career fire protection district covering 76 square miles. The district runs all types of calls from medical and car accidents to grass and structure fires'.  Population: 40,000 Coverage: 76 sq mi Firefighters: 40 Stations: 4 Terrain: Urban, Suburban, Highway, Hills ![Southern Platte Fire Protection District's 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform Custom Graphics](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Department.jpg?width=600&name=Department.jpg)   ## From The Chief ![Southern Platte Fire Protection District's Chief Standing in Front of Their New 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Chief.jpg?width=600&name=Chief.jpg) **Chief Richard Carrizzo** "This aerial will be the first fully clean cab concept in our region with the aim of dramatically improving the immediate and long-term health of our department. But a clean cab comes with storage challenges. We were able to get creative with the Pierce engineers and sales team who conducted an apparatus pre-build to cover all of our cab and compartment layout options in real time."  ## The Dealer ![Sales Representative for the Southern Platte Fire Protection District's New 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform](https://www.piercemfg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Sales-Rep.jpg?width=600&name=Sales-Rep.jpg) **[Conrad Fire Equipment ](http://www.conradfire.com/)** Adam Payne is the sales representative from Conrad Fire Equipment that worked directly with Southern Platte Fire Protection District on their Velocity 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform. Conrad is a full line sales and service distributor of fire apparatus and equipment for Kansas, Oklahoma and 4 counties Missouri. ## Gallery [![Southern Platte Fire Protection District 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform Fire Truck Lighting](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery6.jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery6.jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![Southern Platte Fire Protection District 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform Clean Cab Interior Compartment](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery2.jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery2.jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![Southern Platte Fire Protection District 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform Fire Truck Ladder Extending](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery3.jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery3.jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![Southern Platte Fire Protection District 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform Fire Truck Hose Reel](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery5.jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery5.jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![Southern Platte Fire Protection District 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform Bumper Hose Line](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery4.jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery4.jpg?hsLang=en-us)[![Southern Platte Fire Protection District 100' Heavy-Duty Steel Aerial Platform Fire Truck Firefighter Climbing on Ladder](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery1.jpg)](https://www.piercemfg.com/hubfs/2021%20Calendar/November%202021/Gallery1.jpg?hsLang=en-us) Load MoreCollapse Back to top Back to Top © 2026 Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. 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