Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City of Batavia Fire Department would like to announce that we will be placing our new Engine 12 in service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To celebrate this occasion, will be conducting a \u201cpush-in\u201d ceremony on Jan 3rd, 2024. The push-in ceremony is a tradition in the fire service dating back to the days of horse-drawn equipment when members had to push the equipment in the bays when they returned from an incident because the horses were unable to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though the days of horse-drawn fire apparatus and long behind us, the fire service, which is steep in tradition, continues to conduct these ceremonies. It\u2019s not only a long-standing tradition for new apparatus but gives us a way to celebrate putting it in service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please feel free to join us on January 3rd, at 1 pm to see the crews push the apparatus into the station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Press release The City of Batavia Fire Department would like to announce that we will be placing our new Engine 12 in service. To celebrate this occasion, will be conducting a \u201cpush-in\u201d ceremony on Jan 3rd, 2024. The push-in ceremony is a tradition in the fire service dating back to \u2026<\/p>\n