Enforcer™ 107’ Ascendant™ Ladder - Prince George's County, MD

Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department has three Enforcer 107’ tandem axle Ascendant ladder rigs that are being added to their fleet. The compartment space allows for future expansion along the life span of the apparatus. To ensure the ability of arriving to the scene quickly, the rig has a short wheelbase to maneuver the terrain of Prince Georges County, MD.
It is important to the department to have easily accessible ground ladders, via the ladder compartment at the rear and the nested ladder storage compartment on the passenger side of the body.
CHASSIS
Chassis: 70” Enforcer cab
Seating capacity: 6
Overall height: 11’ 8”
Overall length: 40’ 3.75”
GVW rating: 64,000 lb
Safety: Side Roll and Frontal Impact Protection
Front axle: Dana D-2000F, 20,000 lb
Rear axle: Meritor RT460-160, 44,000 lb
Engine: Detroit Diesel DD13, 525 hp, 1,850 torque
Electrical: Command Zone Multiplex System
BODY
Device: Ascendant 107’ heavy-duty ladder
Reach: 107’ vertical / 100’ horizontal
Flow rate: 1,500 gpm
Shelving: Adjustable, up to 500 lb
Doors: AMDOR roll-up
Job No: 33641
Dealership: Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc.

[@overbank56]

The one thing I've learned about videos like this is that no matter what type of apparatus it is every single inch of available space is thoroughly used. Nothing goes to waste.

[@mattkeller2466]

Chief Ricky! Back in PG

[@Tbird1549]

Beautiful ladder!

[@jeffpatch5]

Absolutely beautiful truck.

[@ptmy8590]

Very nice rigs. Pierce is awesome.

[@jamesvanscoy7717]

Sweet truck

[@spencerberklite5118]

Why alter the jack length and lose tip load? Just short jack it and work within those parameters if need be but leave the option open for max tip load if you have jack space

[@sanantonioFIREsatx]

Cool!

[@overbank56]

Well, if I had my own Firehouse, Pierce mfc would be the place to go for my trucks

[@eddyeddy9296]

Same here

[@ptmy8590]

For sure.

[@cfol1382]

Always spec top equipped units!!!!

[@paulmatakovich9096]

Nice truck. Only thing I would change is all doors would be roll ups

[@ClamChowder_FireBuff69]

Paul Matakovich There is a very similar truck like this with roll ups, it belongs to Cheshire Fire Department. Check it out if you need a visual for that

[@smiley1914]

No roll up doors. Old school firefighter

[@gregespigh8782]

One thing to look at is if doors opens jacks can be set.

[@ELThooby-ClayCo2J]

Pgfd is boss when it comes to fire trucks

[@tsaffran]

Montgomery County look at all them tower ladders

[@ssphilproductions7968]

Thought these only had one set of rigs

[@HighOnLife1985]

One thing I don't understand is what makes the Ascendant any different from how aerials were built all along

[@SparkysGarage]

Steven Pivornik The ascendant our department bought (not the dept in the video) was one of the only ladders that was made over 100’ that could be made with a single rear axle and a 500 gallon water tank.

[@tsaffran]

@@SparkysGarage he doesn't know

[@tsaffran]

why buy these rear mounts if your just gonna replace them with TDA'S you think the guys at 826 are glad they are losing the nice rear mount they have for a tda my god

[@JesusisKingBpt]

They move their trucks around to different stations they did the same with their tower .

[@Muddybagclean]

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