Before there were fire trucks, there were horses. Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the last time a horse-drawn steam fire apparatus responded to a fire within the District. To recognize the ...

On May 12, the Lynchburg Fire Department dedicated its newest fire engine, Engine 2, at Station 2 on Grace Street with a ceremony. The new engine is a 2025 Pierce Enforcer valued at around $730,000.

The Florence Fire Department christened two new fire engines in a wet-down ritual — a tradition among fire services to ...

(WALB) - On Tuesday, the Valdosta Fire Department (VPD) celebrated the arrival of its new engine with a special push-in ceremony. “This tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn fire ...

The tradition of the fire engine push in ceremony dates back to the days of horse drawn fire apparatus. Upon returning from a call, firefighters would have to manually push their fire wagons back ...

Students at Fivay High’s Fire Science Academy now have a full-sized, fully equipped firetruck to train on, courtesy of Pasco ...

The ceremony also dates back to the days when horse-drawn fire engines ... Gandee traveled to Johnson’s Fire Equipment in Wellston to pick up the new fire engine prior to its arrival.

The John Street Fire Station opened in 1874, its horse-drawn fire equipment protecting ... a 1913 Cadillac chassis for a chemical engine, according to current District Chief Gary Fleischer ...

ELKHART — The City of Elkhart will celebrate the arrival of a new fire ... new engine into the station, honoring a long-standing fire service ritual that dates back to the days of horse-drawn ...

Tyler Fire Department this week celebrated two new vehicles, Engine 2 and Engine 7, with push-in celebrations. “Anytime we are able to have something that represents our commitment to public ...

The last use of a horse-drawn fire apparatus in D.C. is often remembered as the staged "Last Running of the Horses'" on June 15, 1925. But on Dec. 30, 1924, Engine Company No. 18 was the last to ...