DRACUT — Chief Michael Cunha is pleased to report that the Dracut Fire Department held a traditional pushing in ceremony to christen a new fire engine that is replacing the department’s aging Engine 1.
A pushing in ceremony is a tradition that hails from the days when firefighters used horse-drawn carriages, and would push carriages back into the fire station by hand after returning from each call.
“This symbolic act of pushing the truck into the station is done to show respect for the service provided years ago,” said Chief Cunha. “Today, we honor that tradition with modern fire trucks, as a reminder of where we’ve come from and why we do what we do.”…