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Firefighters' Parade

firetruckCoordinated 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).

bandThe 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

Adobe AcrobatView 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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