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Pierce_Elizabeth_BannerElizabeth Fire Department’s new apparatus will replace old and out-of-service units to better equip the department for current and future emergency call volume.

APPLETON, Wis. (December 5, 2022)Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced Elizabeth Fire Department in New Jersey has placed an order for seven custom Pierce fire apparatus, including two Arrow XT™ pumpers, a 100’ Heavy-Duty Rear Mount Aerial Ladder, two Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescues, a Non-Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue tactical response unit, and a Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue special operations vehicle. The new fire apparatus purchase was conducted through Pierce dealer, Fire and Safety Services, and is part of a fleet replacement initiative to both upgrade current vehicles and replace some out-of-service units to best equip the department’s seven firehouses with the management of increasing emergency call volume.

“When selecting and designing new fire apparatus, our department looks for safety, reliability, fleet continuity, sole-source manufacturing, and rugged construction which can stand up to our community’s varying terrain,” said Salvatore J. Barraco, chief of the Elizabeth Fire Department. “Adding new fire apparatus to our frontline fleet was a primary focus, but the opportunity to remove some older units and place them into reserve status was a huge benefit.”

Elizabeth Fire Department’s new fire apparatus will feature:

Pierce Arrow XT Pumpers

• Arrow XT chassis • 2000 gpm single-stage pump
• Cummins L9 450 hp engine • Husky™ 3 foam system
• 700-gallon water tank • Low overall height of 10’11”

100’ Heavy-Duty Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder

• Arrow XT chassis • 100’ heavy-duty aerial device with 500 lb tip load and short 12’ outrigger stance
• Cummins X12 500 hp engine • 207’ of ground ladders
• 8 kw generator • Extended torque box
• Low overall height of 11’1”  

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue 1

• Arrow XT chassis with 46” two-door cab • Multiplex electrical system
• Cummins X15 500 hp engine • Harrison 20 kw generator
• 25.5’ walk-in rescue body • Front and rear winches, multiple hitch receivers, and rope anchor points
• Low overall height of 10’10” • 48’ of ground ladders

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue 2

• Arrow XT chassis with 67” cab • Low overall height of 10’8”
• Cummins X12 500 hp engine • Harrison 20 kw generator
• 23.5’ walk-in rescue body • Front winch

Non-Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue Tactical Response Unit

• Freightliner M2-107 4x4 chassis • Low overall height of 10’7”
• 16’ Encore® rescue body • Front winch
• Cummins L9 360 hp engine  

Walk-In Heavy-Duty Rescue Special Operations Vehicle

• Arrow XT 6x6 chassis with 57” cab • Low overall height of 10’11”
• 23.5’ walk-in rescue body • Custom interior body storage for trench rescue equipment
• Cummins L9 450 hp engine (with engine brake) • Onan 10 kw diesel generator

“Pierce Manufacturing and the Fire and Safety Services team has worked with the Elizabeth Fire Department for many years with sales, parts, and service support,” said Gregg Cariddi, sales representative with Fire and Safety Services. “We’ve appreciated having the opportunity to work collaboratively to analyze the department’s unique needs and help select the most advanced fire apparatus to best support each critical mission they may encounter. Our team looks forward to continuing to build our relationship and providing dedicated service support for many years to come.”

The city of Elizabeth encompasses a population of over 135,000 people, with a wide range of street types and terrain, including residential and mixed-use roads, county highways, state and interstate highways, industrial roadways, marine shipping terminal roadways, airport grounds and more. The Elizabeth Fire Department operates seven fire stations with 276 personnel and responds to over 22,000 calls per year. The department’s fleet requires the use of heavy-duty fire apparatus that supports the varying type and volume of daily operations and specialty tasks, including technical rescue incidents.

Chief Barraco added, “As part of the Metro Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Strike Team, which consists of multiple New Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working together, our spectrum of emergency service calls is broad. Our fire apparatus must support our daily operations and specialty tasks.”

For a comprehensive review of Pierce pumpers, aerials, and other products, visit www.piercemfg.com for specs, video, and images.

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About Pierce Manufacturing
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company, is the leading North American manufacturer of custom fire apparatus. Products include custom and commercial pumpers, aerials, rescue trucks, wildland trucks, mini pumpers, and homeland security apparatus. In addition, Pierce designs its own foam systems and was the first company to introduce frontal airbags and the Side Roll Protection system to fire apparatus. To learn more about Pierce, visit www.piercemfg.com.

About Oshkosh Corporation

At Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), we make innovative, mission-critical equipment to help everyday heroes advance communities around the world. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation employs approximately 17,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common purpose: to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh products can be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG®, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh® AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller. For more information, visit oshkoshcorp.com.

®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project” or “plan” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include the Company's ability to successfully integrate the AeroTech acquisition and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the same; the risks associated with international operations and sales, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;  the Company’s ability to comply with complex laws and regulations applicable to U.S. government contractors; cybersecurity risks and costs of defending against, mitigating and responding to data security threats and breaches impacting the Company; the Company’s ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate other acquisitions and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the same; and risks related to the Company’s ability to successfully execute on its strategic road map and meet its long-term financial goals. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update information contained in this news release. Investors should be aware that the Company may not update such information until the Company’s next quarterly earnings conference call, if at all.

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