Sunday afternoon they held a “push in” ceremony for their brand new fire engine. Walker said push in’s date back to the 18 hundreds when fire equipment was drawn by horses and it was hard to back in equipment.
Bullard VFD gets new fire engine (Source: Smith County Emergency Services District 2) By KLTV Digital Media Staff | February 3, 2021 at 4:25 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 4:25 PM
BULLARD, Texas (KLTV) - Smith County Emergency Services District 2 and the Bullard Volunteer Fire Department have a new fire engine.
The purchase of the engine was made as part of the capital improvement plan for the district. The plan replaces aging equipment throughout the district.
The new engine is up-to-date with modern firefighting technology. The Piece PUC features a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS), 1000 gallons of water, which is an upgrade above the 500 gallons that was carried on the previous engine. Firefighters are completing training on the operation of the new engine.