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New Engine One gets its push-in ceremony, the last of the fire department's new rigs

The Abilene Fire Department scheduled the ceremony for Oct. 27 at 250 Grape Street.

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CIVILIAN News Desk
Oct 23, 2026
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Abilene Fire Department station. A free-license photo of a place, not of this event or anyone in it. Photo credits

The Abilene Fire Department held one more push-in ceremony this fall, this time for its brand-new Engine One.

The department scheduled the event for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 250 Grape Street and invited the public.

The department called this its final push-in ceremony, the last in its series for new apparatus.

Sources City of Abilene

Written by the CIVILIAN News Desk in our own words from public records and local coverage. We don't copy text, quotes or photos. 2026-11-03.

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