Electric & Hybrid Apparatus

Commercial Emergency Equipment is leading Canada’s charge towards electrification of emergency apparatus. With four field-proven apparatus electrification solutions, no other fire apparatus supplier in the country has the experience and scope of solutions that Commercial does.

The Pierce Enforcer Volterra Electric Pumper utilizes a parallel-electric drivetrain which allows zero-emissions operation when powered by the integrated onboard batteries and can be coupled to the internal combustion engine to provide continuous and uninterrupted power to the pumping system or drive system for extended operations.

The Oshkosh Striker Volterra performance hybrid is a complete Airport Rescue and Firefighting platform, available in 4X4 and 6X6 configurations. The hybrid-electric drivetrain is capable of faster, zero-emission station entry and exit, up to one-hour of zero-emissions standby, and is fully tested and compliant to NFPA 414 and ICAO standards.

Pierce Idle Reduction Technology pairs high-performance lithium-ion batteries with automatic diesel engine controls to power NFPA 1901 required devices, user-defined mission critical on-scene loads, and HVAC climate control with the main chassis engine shut down. Pierce IRT provides one hour of zero-emissions run time at 150 amps and is available on new apparatus as well as aftermarket for most Pierce trucks.

Commercial is a Canadian Master Distributor for Viatec. Viatec’s Smart PTO is the world’s first fully electric, universal power-take-off unit that enables zero-emission worksites for work and utility trucks. This breakthrough solution powers all hydraulic functions of a work or utility truck including outriggers, aerial booms, and digger derricks while also providing power for auxiliary chassis accessories like lighting and optional in-cab HVAC without a running engine. A standard configuration is sized to supply power for a full workday, but higher capacity batteries are available, and by nature of its fully parallel system design, operators can continue working in the field by seamlessly reverting to conventional power- take-off for heavy-duty cycle days, or if the complete battery charge for SmartPTO is utilized.

The SmartPTO system can be easily fitted to most new and in-service conventional utility and work trucks with simple hydraulic and electrical connections. Fully electric operation brings about many benefits in the form of reductions to engine wear and maintenance, fuel consumption, emissions, noise, jobsite risk, and operating cost. The system includes a touch screen that displays the control interface with settings, battery charge, system statistics like fuel saved, run time, and notifications such as temperature warnings. Available options include battery capacity upgrades, remote telematics, and level II fast-charging.

SmartPTO have been in the field in Canada since 2020 and the operators have overwhelming positive feedback. Units are available for demonstration and are stocked in Canada. Installation or retrofit can be done in a couple days.