North Hays County Fire/Rescue hosted a push-in ceremony to dedicate its new fire engine, No. 62, into service at its Driftwood station Saturday, March 22. A push-in ceremony is a fire department tradition, dating back to horse-drawn equipment, which had to be pushed into the bay after use.
North Hays County Fire/Rescue welcomes new engine
- 03/26/2025 08:00 AM
Community members and staff dry off engine 62 before pushing it into the bay.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
Graysen Matz, 3, and Captain Jacob Wade have a candid conversation outside the fire house prior to pushing in the engine.
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Siblings Harvi, 8, right, and Wilder Miller, 5, show facility dog Nyx some love at the push-in ceremony.
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Pictured, staff and the community work together to push engine 62 into the bay.
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Water from engine 69, which will go to a new location, showers engine 62, symbolizing the transfer of duties.
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A sign welcomes community members to the push-in ceremony at Station 62.
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Kimberly Briers, logistics administrator for North Hays County Fire/Rescue, left, facility dog Nyx and Jeanine Southall, community outreach for the fire prevention department, pose in front of engine 62.
Author: PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER
