Pierce™ Dispatch Ep. No.43: City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue: Enforcer™ Dry-Side Tanker

Need to move big water? Check out the City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue’s Enforcer™ Dry-Side Tanker. 💦🔥🚒
In our latest episode of the Pierce™ Dispatch Podcast, Battalion Chief Steven Johnson shares his department’s latest tanker procurement and the operational edge it provides. Covering over 430 square miles in Suffolk, Virginia, their department requires industry-leading apparatus to best serve their community. With a 3,000 gallon water tank, this custom dry-side tanker is ready for all responses. The firefighter operating this unit will be able to independently manage water transport, retrieval and distribution.

Date Aired: 11/7/2025

Featuring: Battalion Chief Steven Johnson & host Dan Meyer

Guests:
● Steven Johnson is the Battalion Chief for the City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue in Virginia.
● Dan Meyer is the vice president of sales at Pierce Manufacturing.

Resources:
● City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue in Virginia
https://www.suffolkva.us/220/Fire-Rescue
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● Custom Dry-Side Tanker
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● Fire apparatus procurement
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Join us as we continue to bring together customers, industry professionals and Pierce experts in future episodes, providing a platform for insightful discussions on the advancements and challenges within the firefighting community.

Whether you’re in the market for the latest in fire apparatus technology, or just passionate about the firefighting community and its evolution, this episode of Pierce™ Dispatch is for you.

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Chapters:
0:19 – Enforcer™ Dry-Side Tanker
1:38 – City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue in Virginia
3:43 – Tanker operations
6:06 – Tanker design
7:04 – Tanker features
8:01 – Custom chassis
8:46 – Apparatus procurement