Citizens help Statesboro Fire Dept. push 2 new fire engines into service

But the real push was SPLOST referendum, which supplied the necessary $1.3 million

Members of the Statesboro Fire Department and the community help symbolically push brand new fire engines into the bay during a ceremony on Tuesday, May 9. The push-in ceremony originated in the early 17th and 18th centuries when hand-drawn and horse-drawn fire engines had to be pushed into the fire station after calls. (SCOTT BRYANT/staff)

SFD push-in ceremony — Members of the Statesboro Fire Department and the community help symbolically push brand new fire engines into the bay during a ceremony on Tuesday, May 9. The push-in ceremony originated in the early 17th and 18th centuries when hand-drawn and horse-drawn fire engines had to be pushed into the fire station after calls. (SCOTT BRYANT/staff)

Two new 2023 Pierce Enforcer fire engines ceremonially pushed into Station 1 by firefighters and civilians Tuesday morning represent a $1.3 million city expenditure of local sales tax funds to keep the Statesboro Fire Department’s front-line apparatus up-to-date.

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