The city of Milton invites the community to help with a “push-in” ceremony for the Fire-Rescue Department’s newest fire engine at 10 a.m. Thursday at Station 43, 750 Hickory Flat Road.
“Years ago, the water pumpers were horse drawn, and when the firefighters returned to the station after responding to a fire, they would have to unhitch them and physically push the pumper back into the station,” Milton Fire Chief Robert Edgar said. “A ‘push-in’ ceremony is a long-standing tradition in the fire service, and we look forward to sharing this tradition with the Milton community.”
The new apparatus, a 2019 Pierce Enforcer Pumper, cost $571,000 and will replace a 2007 unit dating to the Fire-Rescue Department’s founding shortly after Milton’s incorporation, officials said.
The retired engine will be auctioned, possibly recouping about $100,000 for the city, officials said. Two more new engines are expected to arrive this fall and also will replace legacy vehicles. One of the older engines will be auctioned, and the other will be put in reserve status.
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