Fort Walton Beach Fire Department dedicates new engine to retired firefighter Calvin “P-Nut” Pina

Fort Walton Beach Fire Department dedicates new engine to retired firefighter Calvin “P-Nut” Pina

In a surprise ceremony combining tradition with recognition, the Fort Walton Beach Fire Department dedicated its newest fire engine to retired firefighter Calvin “P-Nut” Pina, who served the department for 32 years before retiring in 2008. The department unveiled Engine 7 during a traditional “push-in” ceremony, a practice dating back to the 1800s when fire apparatus was horse-drawn. After unhitching horses, firefighters would wash down the equ…