Episode 4: Fleet Standardization and Purchasing with Mike Feduniw

Pierce™ Dispatch Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the Pierce™ Dispatch, hosted by Pierce. We delve into fleet standardization and purchasing with Mike Feduniw, Fire Captain at the Red Deer County Fire Department and Sales Manager at Commercial Emergency Equipment in Canada. Mike shares insights on standardizing fire apparatus fleets, covering benefits, strategies, and implementation.

Guests:

• Mike Feduniw is currently the Sales Manager at Commercial Emergency Equipment. He has been a firefighter for 17-years and is the Fire Captain at Red Deer County Fire Department.

Key Takeaways:

• Fleet standardization
  • Trends
  • Management and Maintenance
• Fleet purchasing
  • Pierce Lease
• Ordering process
  • Find a Dealer
  • Ordering Process
  • Order Lifecycle
  • Configurator Benefits
  • Design
• Integration of technology and innovations into a fleet
  • Electrical Systems
  • Ascendant Aerial
  • Care
  • E-Coat
  • Electrical Systems
  • Fire Suppression
  • Foam Systems
  • Idle Reduction Technology
  • Paccar MX-13
  • PUC
  • Safety Systems
  • Tak-4
• Fleet operation and maintenance
  • Parts and Product Support
• Pierce Volterra Electric Fire Truck
  • Electric Fire Truck Reference Guide
  • Pierce Volterra
  • Volterra Day in the Life
  • Pierce Volterra Technology
  • Pump Performance

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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1. Episode 4: Fleet Standardization and Purchasing with Mike Feduniw (00:00:00)

2. What is fleet standardization? (00:00:33)

3. Why standardize a fleet? (00:01:17)

4. Captain Mike Feduniw, Red Deer Fire Department (00:02:49)

5. Difference between a fleet and single apparatus order (00:03:18)

6. Planning for fleet standardization (00:04:29)

7. How to integrate a new design or innovation into a standardized fleet (00:05:46)

8. Standardized fleet order lifecycle (00:08:38)

9. Benefits and cost savings of a standardized fleet (00:10:31)

10. Effective implementation of fleet standardization (00:12:07)

11. Apparatus design process (00:15:02)

12. Optimal collaboration between customer and sales representative (00:17:22)