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Firefighters' Parade
Coordinated
by members of the Winchester & Frederick County Firefighters for the
81st year, the Firefighters’ Parade will step off at 5:30
p.m. on Friday, May 3rd. (No Parade was
held from 1942-1945).
The first Torchlight and Mummer’s Parade in
1929 stepped off at 8 p.m. with each of the Winchester Fire Departments
participating. Each Firefighter carried a flaming torch. From its humble
beginning it is now the largest and one of the oldest annual Firefighters’ Parades
in the World.
Ticket Cost:
All Areas Except Queen’s Stand: $4.00
Handley Boulevard–Queen’s Stand General Admission: $5.00
Division sponsors include:
Pre-Parade - Home Instead Senior Care
1st Division - Walmart - Front Royal
2nd Division - Culligan
3rd Division - Shenandoah University
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Map of Parade Route
Antiques Forms: Download PDF | Submit Online
Special Unit Forms: Download PDF
Band Awards for 2013
Outstanding Auxiliary Unit:
Mardela Middle & High Schooll
Outstanding Drum Major:
Randolph-Macon Academy
Military School Bands:
First Place: Randolph-Macon Academy
Jr. High/Middle School
First Place: James Buchanan Middle School
Class C:
First Place: Mardela Middle & High School
Second Place: Brick Township High School
Third Place: Northumberland High School
Overall Awards:
Fire Chief’s Award (1st Place Overall):
Mardela Middle & High School
President’s Award (2nd Place Overall):
Randolph-Macon Academy
Director’s Award (3rd Place Overall):
Brick Township High School
Overall Awards for 2013
Judges Award:
GlasgowVFD
Best In Parade - Firefighting Equipment:
Potomac Valley (Custom Pumper)
Best In Parade - EMS Equipment:
Valley Medical – ALS Unit
Firefighting Equipment Awards for 2013
Custom Pumper:
1st: Potomac Valley
2nd: Flint Hill
3rd: Shepherdstown
Aerial Device (Greater than 75’):
1st: Glasgow
2nd: Mt. Weather
Aerial Device (Less than 75’):
1st: Bakerton
Mini Pumper/Attack:
1st: Shenandoah Shores
Brush Apparatus:
1st: Glasgow
2nd: Capon Springs
3rd: Lake Jackson
Elliptical Tanker:
1st: Blue Ridge Mountain
Tanker/Pumper:
1st: East Rivanna
2nd: Shenandoah Shores
Heavy Rescue:
1st: Waynesboro, PA
2nd: Elkton
Commercial Rescue Engine:
1st: Capon Springs
Custom Rescue Engine:
1st: Woodstock
2nd: Weyers Cave
Fire Department Special Unit:
1st: Falls Church for Light & Air Unit
2nd: Lake Jackson for Boat & Support Unit
EMS Units Awards for 2013
Basic Life Support:
1st: Remington
2nd: Flint Hill
3rd: Valley Medical
Advance Life Support:
1st: Valley Medical
2nd: Woodstock
EMS Special Unit:
1st: Valley Medical Transport (NICU)
2nd: Virginia Airborne Search & Rescue
Frederick County Awards for 2013
Best in Parade EMS Equipment:
Clear Brook
Best in Parade Firefighting Equipment:
Middletown
Antique Awards for 2013
Privately Owned Best in Class - 1800's-1919
Ralph Dull: 1918 Ford Model T Pumper
Privately Owned Best in Class - 1920-1939
Peter West: 1931 Buffalo Pumper
Privately Owned Best in Class - 1940-1949
Allen Bond: 1940 Pirsch Ladder Truck
Privately Owned Best in Class - 1950-1959
Carl Maurice: 1952 Mack Pumper
Privately Owned Best in Class - 1960-1969
Frank Hoppes: 1963 American LaFrance Pumper
Privately Owned Best in Class - 1970-1979
Jimmy Csizmadia: 1973 Seagrave Pumper
Privately Owned Best in Class - 1980-1988
Dave Ashley: 1983 E-One Pumper
Fire Dept. Owned Best in Class - 1900-1939
Franconia VFD: 1937 Pirsch Pumper
Fire Dept. Owned Best in Class - 1960-1988
Enders Hose Co. Berryville, VA: 1965 Mack Pumper
Any Ownership Non-Motorized
Dave Ashley: 1880 Hand Pulled Hose Cart
Privately Owned Specialty Unit – Ambulances
Jack Sullivan: 1963 Ford Galaxie Chief’s Car
Privately Owned Specialty Unit – Brush/Mini Attack
Frank Hoppes: 1973 Ford Steinbaugh Brush Truck
Best in Show Non-Restored
Dave Miller: 1974 IH Brush Unit
Best in Show Restored
Leesburg VFD: 1929 Seagrave Pumper
Judges Award Best Overall
Peter West: 1931 Buffalo Pumper
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