The Beebe Fire Department celebrated their new Ladder 2 firetruck with an Open House and "push in" ceremony Saturday, April 22nd. Beebe Fire Dept. District Chief Vaudie McAfee explained that the "push in" ceremony is a traditional even that comes from back in the era when fire pumpers were horse-driven and they were washed off after a fire and then the pumper was pushed back into the station ready for the next fire.
The new firetruck Ladder 2 is a custom-built, Cummins powered quint – which means it has five functions: pumper, tanker, fire hose, aerial device and ground ladders. It is a 2017 quint and will carry up to six firefighters and has a 77-foot aerial ladder. It was custom manufactured by Ferrara Fire Apparatus with custom features just for the City of Beebe. It has a 500-gallon water supply and can pump 1,750 gallons per minute.