Pierce Invites Public to Lambeau Field on July 14 for 100th Anniversary Celebration

APPLETON, Wis. (June 13, 2013)  Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company, invites the public to the Pierce 100th Anniversary Stair Climb at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay on July 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The general public, firefighters and Pierce employees will take part in what is anticipated to be one of the largest 9-11 memorial stair climb events held in the country. The event is hosted by Pierce and is part of the company’s 100th Anniversary celebration weekend (July 13 & 14).

“Memorial stair climb events have been taking place for more than a decade, and are a fitting tribute to the firefighters who gave their lives during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001,” said Jim Johnson, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president Fire & Emergency. “By bringing people together at Lambeau Field for this first-ever event, our communities will be sending a signal of support and appreciation to firefighters, first responders and their families across the country.”  

The Pierce 100th Anniversary Stair Climb pays tribute to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Members of the community are invited to climb the equivalent of 110 stories — the height of the fallen World Trade Center towers — on the steps of Lambeau Field. Each climber is given a badge, with the name and a photograph of one of the fallen firefighters, to symbolically complete the climb with one who couldn’t.

The Pierce 100th Anniversary Stair Climb is a memorial event, not a timed race, and participants can climb to any desired level. The cost is just $25, and pre-registered participants will receive an official event T-shirt. All funds raised benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) to assist the families of firefighters who have died in the line of duty. (Minors must be accompanied by an adult or guardian.)

Visit the www.piercemfg.com/100thStairClimb to register for the Open House and 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb event.

About National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization with a Congressional mandate to honor all firefighters who die in the line of duty in the United States. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is the only fire service organization that represents every facet of the American fire service — career, volunteer and wildland. The Foundation has created education and training programs to reduce firefighter deaths. The Foundation has no allegiance to any special interest. For more information, visit www.firehero.org.

About Pierce Manufacturing
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company, is celebrating its 100th year in business in 2013. Pierce is the leading North American manufacturer of custom fire apparatus. Products include custom and commercial pumpers, aerials, rescue trucks, wildland trucks, minipumpers, elliptical tankers, and homeland security apparatus. In addition, Pierce designs its own foam systems and was the first company to introduce frontal airbags and the Side Roll Protection system to fire apparatus. To learn more about Pierce, visit www.piercemfg.com.