Oshkosh Truck Corporation's subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., North America's leading manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus, is the first fire truck manufacturer to offer frontal air bags in its custom fire chassis.

The air bags will be available in spring 2007 in Pierce's new Velocity(TM) and Impel(TM) chassis models.

The air bag offering is the latest element in Pierce's 360(degree) Protection From Every Angle(TM) program, a bumper-to-bumper program designed to increase the safety of fire fighters as they respond to and from fire and emergency calls. Pierce introduced the new frontal air bags with the unveiling of its newest custom chassis - the Velocity(TM) - at the Fire Rescue International show in Dallas. The system was co-engineered with LifeGuard Technologies, a division of IMMI, and is available exclusively from Pierce.

The Pierce air bag is also paired with the Pierce Side Roll Protection(TM) system. This system senses the exact moment of a side-roll and then deploys instantaneously seat belt pretensioners and side air curtains. Pierce was the first to introduce this safety technology to the fire service.

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18.09.2006

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