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The U.S. Navy has ordered 29 Pierce Contender custom pumpers (above) and two Pierce Velocity HAZMAT trucks.

Pierce Manufacturing, a division of Oshkosh Corp., has received a new order from the U.S. Navy for 29 Contender by Pierce custom pumper fire trucks.

The 31 vehicles, including a recent separate order for two Pierce Velocity HAZMAT vehicles, will be deployed at U.S. Naval bases within the United States and around the globe beginning in early 2010. The total contract amount is $10.3 million.

The vehicles were procured through contracts with the General Services Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency. Requests for proposals were solicited, and Pierce was selected from responding manufacturers.

“Pierce continues to expand its sales and service offerings to the U.S. Navy and we are able to provide more sophisticated apparatus like the units represented in these contracts,” said Wilson Jones, Oshkosh Corp. executive vice president and president, Fire & Emergency. “We’re proud to have our vehicles on duty protecting the lives and property of those who defend America. It’s gratifying to see the Navy continue to select Pierce apparatus.”

Each of the 29 Contender by Pierce custom pumpers is built to deliver quality and value. Each is equipped with a 330-hp engine, 6-speed automatic transmission, LED light package and a 6=kilowatt generator with 110-volt lighting. The firefighting systems include a powerful 1250 gallons-per-minute single stage pump, stainless steel plumbing, 750-gallon poly water tank, Husky 12 foam system with 70-gallon foam cell and a radio remote controlled monitor and nozzle. The units also offer a hydraulic ladder rack, roll-up doors and full height compartments with adjustable shelving for organizing equipment.

The two HAZMAT vehicles are built on Pierce Velocity custom chassis, each with a 21.5-ft body, a command cab with a 20-in. raised roof and a communications area that includes a full-width, L-shaped desk. Other notable features include TAK-4® independent front suspension, four-person seating, 515-hp engine and a 22-in. extended front bumper. Included are a 40 kW three-phase generator, breathing air compressor with a breathing air cascade system and a fill station. Each unit also features a 15-ft. powered light mast, safety vision rear camera system and a vertical mast with surveillance camera.

As part of the contract, Pierce will supply two full days of vehicle training through its nationwide dealer network.