A new Hall County fire engine was "pushed" into service on Thursday following a special ceremony that pays homage to the history of fire services.
The ceremony was held at Fire Station #7 on East Crescent Drive.
"Early hand-drawn fire engines were pushed to an incident by firefighters and then back into the station after it was over," Hall County Fire Chief Chris Armstrong said. "Once horse drawn steam engines were developed, personnel would disconnect the horses and then proceed to push the engine back into the station as well."
Armstrong said the push-in ceremony is a way to pay tribute to that era in fire services.
The new engine replaces an older model and was paid for using Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VII (SPLOST VII) funds.
