Harrison Intermediate Students Name Wylie’s Newest Firetrucks

Before Wylie Fire & Rescue’s newest firetrucks ever hit the road, they need something powerful — a name. And who better to capture the spirit of bravery, strength, and service than the students of Wylie ISD?

Each time Wylie Fire Rescue adds a new firetruck to its fleet, it invites Wylie ISD students to participate in a unique naming tradition — a coloring contest where students submit suggested names and their explanations. Firefighters vote on the entries without knowing the names or schools of the students who submitted them.

When the votes were counted, two names rose to the top, and both came from Harrison Intermediate.

Fifth-graders Bode Williams and Maryam Al Waheed, and Fisher Nash had their submissions chosen, and the announcement came with a big surprise.

Firefighters rolled the newly named trucks onto the Harrison campus, where students, staff, and Williams’ and Nash’s families gathered for the unveiling. As the selected names were announced, firefighters pulled back the covers over the names on the firetrucks to reveal the winning names, already printed on the vehicles.

Fire Station One’s newest truck is now named Fury, thanks to Williams and Al Waheed.

“I based Fury off of a war movie,” Williams said. “I think this is a great name because it means toughness and bravery. It's like a storm, and the city needs bravery from our firefighters.”

Fire Station Three’s truck has been named Titan, submitted by Nash.

“Because firefighters are strong and brave and smart,” Nash said. “And Titan is from Greek mythology and means strong and brave, and smart.”

To celebrate the occasion, both students received commemorative photos of the trucks bearing the names they chose. Inside each truck, on the driver’s seat, a gold plate displays the name of the student, 2025, and Harrison Intermediate.

Wylie Fire Rescue Chief Brandon Blythe also wanted to recognize a third student, sixth-grader Ainsley Benson.

“One person put a ton of effort into her submission,” Blythe said. “Ainsley drew an incredible lion on her firetruck, Lionheart, so we wanted to give her a challenge coin.”

Though Benson was out of town during the event, her hard work did not go unnoticed.

Chief Blythe also presented Harrison Intermediate with a plaque to display in recognition of the boys’ honor.

To conclude the ceremony, Williams and Nash each got to ride home in the firetruck that they named!