The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District will welcome our new Fire Engine Pumpers to our fleet during a Housing Ceremony at Station 105.
On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 9 AM – 9:30 AM 636 Thomas Sherman Ave S
Engines 102 and 105 are 2019 Sutphens and will be the first
in Southwest Florida featuring a clean cab concept, which includes
modifications to the storage locations of contaminated apparatus.
These new engines are replacing 2006 and 2007 engines that will now serve as
reserve apparatus.
The Housing Ceremony is a tradition dating back almost 200 years to the days of
horse-drawn pumpers. After the Engines receive their “first bath” and
are blessed by the Chaplain they will be pushed into the garage bay by the
firefighters, signifying what crews had to do when horse-drawn apparatus was
used.