PUBLIC SAFETY | FIRE
Tyler City Council and Fire Department throw water on Fire Engine 9.
NEW FIRE ENGINE CELEBRATION City of Tyler officials and firefighters celebrated the addition of a new fire engine by giving it a brief wash and pushing it into Fire Station No. 9. Members of the fire station, located at 9111 Paluxy Drive, then wiped down the engine. The ceremony held on January 11, 2021 commemorated 150 years ago when firefighters used horse-drawn carriages to respond to fires. Back in those days, the
firefighters had to hand-wash their engines and push them back into the station because they couldn’t get the horses to back up. City leadership and firefighters pushed the engine into its new home at Station No. 9. Chief David Coble said this engine cost $640,000 and replaced an engine that was over 15 years old. The older engine is going into the department’s reserve fleet.
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