Benton County (WA) Adds New $672K Pumper

BENTON COUNTY, Washington — Benton County Fire District No. 1 welcomed its new Type 1 structure pumper into service with a push-in ceremony open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Station 140, the department said in a Facebook post recently.

The engine was ordered in April 2022 and was received by BFD1 in late November 2023. Engine 1114 replaces a nearly 20-year-old engine. The new $672,000 engine was purchased through BCFD1’s general operating budget. The engine features a six-person cab and can transport 750 gallons of water, with a pump capable of pumping water at 1,500 gallons-per-minute. An additional $40,000 was used to outfit the new engine with rescue equipment and firefighting tools and hoses. The retiring engine will remain operational for use as a back-up when other BCFD1 engines are out of service for repair or maintenance.

The push-in ceremony is a fire service tradition dating back to the 1800s. Fire apparatus were often moved by horse or by manpower and were not easily backed into fire stations and would have to be pushed back into station bays with a team of firefighters. As equipment became motorized, the tradition continued when new fire engines were put into service. This will be the first time Benton County Fire District #1 has held a push-in ceremony.

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