PUSH-IN FOR BENJAMIN TRUCK Officially placing Engine 77 in service first required establishing its place in the Benjamin Volunteer Fire Department’s station. Firefighters pushed the truck into its new home Sunday evening, as part of a 150-year-old tradition, captured here by drone photography. | COURTESY PHOTO
BENJAMINVFD members past and present helped get their new apparatus in the station, the push-in tradition dates back to an era when firefighting equipment was pulled by horses. | TROY PARTON
45YEARSNEW Themostrecent,andnewest—by45years—addition for BenjaminVFD’s equipment will provide a more reliable response vehicle to protect lives and property. | TROY PARTON
WELCOME ADDITION The newest addition of the Benjamin Fire Department is equipped to handle all types of fire emergencies. | TROY PARTON
WELCOME ADDITION The newest addition of the Benjamin Fire Department is equipped to handle all types of fire emergencies. | TROY PARTON
FIRE CHIEF STEVE BISBEE welcomed guests and firefighters to the push-in ceremony for Benjamin VFD’s newest truck, a 2025 specially designed tanker/pumper. | TROY PARTON
BENJAMIN FIREFIGHTERS ENACT A LONG AND PROUD TRADITION
For the first time in 22 years the Benjamin Volunteer Fire Department placed a new truck in service, at approximately 7:15 p.m. June 14, 2026, starting with a page from the Knox County dispatcher’s office. The new truck is a combination pumper and water truck capable of connecting to a hydrant to pump water for a structure fire in town, or for …
