Fire department houses Engine 11

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Valenzuela, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, pushes Engine 11 into a stall during the traditional “Housing Ceremony for New Fire Apparatus,” Aug. 13, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Pushing an engine into a stall began when fire wagons were drawn by horses. Horses could not pull the wagon into the stalls therefore firefighters would have to push it themselves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman/Released)

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Fire department houses Engine 11

U.S. Air Force Col. Jenise Carroll, 31st Mission Support Group commander, speaks with Master Sgt. Walter Shutler, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron fire department assistant chief of operations, before the traditional “Housing Ceremony for New Fire Apparatus,” Aug. 13, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The ceremony consists of transferring water into a new apparatus and firefighters pushing it into its respective stall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Grey Tedford, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, lifts a bucket of water onto Engine 11 during the traditional “Housing Ceremony for New Fire Apparatus,” Aug. 13, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The transferring of water declares the new engine ready for use and a part of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman/Released)

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Fire department houses Engine 11

Published Aug. 14, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- The 31st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters received the first new fire engine in five years. To properly call it their own, they performed the traditional "Housing Ceremony for New Fire Apparatus," Aug. 13, 2015. The ceremony consists of transferring water into a new apparatus and firefighters pushing it into its respective stall.