ROCK SPRINGS — The Rock Springs Fire Department welcomed a new fire engine with a time-honored tradition Wednesday evening.

The fire department hosted a push ceremony for its new engine at the RSFD fire station on Hillcrest Drive. Even during a welcoming ceremony, duty calls and some of the firefighters on hand at the event were dispatched to an emergency call.

Fire Chief Jim Wamsley said the push in ceremony dates back to when fire apparatuses were horse-drawn wagons. He said the wagons would need to be pushed back into a firehouse by hand after a response. With the advent of motorized fire engines, firefighters no longer needed to push the vehicle back into a fire house and the practice became ceremonial to welcome a new fire truck into a station. Wamsley said the tradition promotes s

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