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Some Upcoming Events to Plan on Visiting

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Notice -  Postponed from Aug. 28 because of Irene
New date and time:

German-American Firefighters Association 28th Annual Fire Muster

September 4 • Southampton, Pennsylvania
9:00 am to 3:00 pm

The muster will be held rain or shine. We are expecting about 100 fire companies, vendors and fire buffs that will display antique, modern, special, unusual and otherwise interesting fire fighting apparatus. There are prizes for antique and modern vehicles owned by departments as well as individually owned. All entries will receive a dash plaque and a muster booklet.

Website:
http://sites.google.com/site/germanamericanffs/

contact info:
German-American Firefighters Association
215-332-7538; igafa@igafa.com

　

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59th Annual International Fire Buff Associates Convention

September 6–10, 2011 • Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

-Seminars including 9/11 First Responders
-Antique Fire Muster and Display
-Hudson River Harbor Cruise
-Demonstration and Display of Neptune Large Caliber Foam System
-Urban Search and Rescue Demonstration and Display
-Fire House Tours
-Tour of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Intrepid and other points of interest.

Web page (URL):
http://www.fbanj.com/

Contact:  Paul Schaetzle, President
schaetzle@fbanj.com

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Cruisin' For Our Heroes, Motor Muster and Tribute

September 10, Fire Museum of Maryland
Lutherville – Timonium

Outside Events – 10 am to 2 pm; Museum Open 10 am to 4 pm

Baltimore County Sheriff's Office and the Fire Museum honor area Fire, EMS, Police and Military Personnel along with the men and women who responded to the events of 9/11/2001.

As many as 30 antique and modern apparatus on display, plus antique and custom cars, police vehicles and motorcycles, airport crash trucks, pumping demonstrations with the 1898 Hale Water Tower. Fire Engine models on display, Food and games for the children. Inside the Museum are 42 antique fire apparatus, dating from 1806.

Outside events and pumping demonstrations are free, Museum admission is $12 Adults, $10 Seniors and Fire Fighters, $5 Children (2-18)

Fire Museum of Maryland, info@firemuseummd.org, , 410-321-7500
Website:  http://www.firemuseummd.org
 

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The 32nd Annual Michigan Firemen's Memorial Festival

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday September 15, 16, 17, 18, 2011
Sponsored by the Michigan Firemen's Memorial Festival Committee!

 Parade Saturday Morning and Competitions All Day
CLICK HERE for detailed listing of activities for all four days!

Free Admission and Free Parking.
For further information:

http://www.firemensmemorial.org/

Michigan's Firemen's Memorial Festival Committee
P.O. Box 672
Roscommon, Mi 48653

Phone and Fax (989) 275 5880

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132nd Annual Firemen’s Association of the State of Pennsylvania Convention

September 21–24, 2011 • Kidder, Pennsylvania

Event hours:
Sept 21 11:30am onwards
Sept 22 8:00am-10:00pm
Sept 23 8:00am-11:00pm
Sept 24 8:00am onwards

One of our goals this year is to celebrate the proud history of the fire service by showcasing hand, horse and motorized antique fire apparatus. We will be displaying many of these units during the fire expo.  More info. on website:  http://www.2011pastateconvention.com/

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info@fairfaxfireofficers.org

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WPI Firefighters' Fund 7th Annual Stop-Drop-n-Roll Chili Cook-Off

When? Saturday, October 15th, 2011 10 am – 5 pm

Where? Parking lot of Bass Pro Shop in Grapevine, TX

Update:  Chili Team Registration is now open!

An October Texas tradition, the annual Stop-Drop-n-Roll Chili Cook-Off brings in thousands of rabid chili enthusiasts nationwide. Admission is free, and all-day chili sample cups are $5 a pop. Every dollar contributed or donated goes directly to the WPIFF: no expenses, no red tape, and no neglected firefighters.

$20 to register your chili team, prizes awarded to winners, vendor booths, kids activities, live music, raffle, and much more!

More info? Visit www.wpiff.org or call 888.616.7976 or email wpiff@williams-pyro.com

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Kansas Firefighters Museum Parade

October 15, 2011 • Wichita, Kansas

The parade features antique fire engines, modern fire trucks, antique cars, local ROTC groups,
the Kansas Firefighter Calendar contestants, food, drinks, games and more.

Website: http://members.cox.net/ksfm/

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ANNUAL FIRE MEMORABILIA AUCTION

Novermber 5 – Southborough, Massachusetts

Handtub Junction, USA
508-786-0977; handtubjunction@aol.com

Hours and location TBA

http://www.handtubs.com/
 

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Do you have a fire-related event, muster, antique show, flea market, etc., coming up? Send us the info. to: geezerguys (at) yahoo (dot) com.  Be sure to include website links, graphics and phone contact, and we'll post it in our Upcoming Events listings.  (Special thanks to Collectors Weekly for assistance  http://www.collectorsweekly.com/  )

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Posted by on August 31, 2011 • Filed under: antique apparatus, Collectibles, Upcoming Events

Shopping For A Fire Calendar?

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Getcher 2012 Calendar Online Now

Steve Roth of 911 Photography has his annual fire action calendar available now.

This is a collection of 911 Photography staff photos of multiple-alarm fires over the past year in south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.  The price is just $10 plus $3 postage. 

Go to the 911 Photography store HERE (scroll down) and order using your credit card via PayPal.

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Posted by on August 10, 2011 • Filed under: Collectibles, Fire Rescue Topics, shopping • Tagged: , ,

Guinness Goes Fire Patch

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"Brother, Can You Spare a Patch?"

AN ALBANY, OREGON, FIRE MARSHAL THINKS that he has more fire department patches in his collection than anybody else in the world.  The official Guinness Book Record for that rare claim was set in 1992 by a Spanish firefighter in Madrid who had a certified collection of 4,513 patches.

Deputy FM Bob Brooks knows that he has several thousand more than that and he went through the procedure required by Guiness to have his collection considered for the title.  Brooks has been actively collecting fire/rescue uniform patches for 27 years and has accumulated more than 8,000 of them.

Albany Democrat-Herald

This past Wednesday the big event was held to publicly display and verify his collection.  Sixty-eight folding tables were set up at the Linn Fair and Expo Center, and three certified judges were assembled, Albany's mayor, the police chief, and a citizen.  They spent about 90 minutes individually counting the patches while affirming that they were all fire patches and arrived at the total of 8,158.  The required certifications along with photographic evidence were forwarded to Guinness and a judgement will be announced in a few weeks.

This video report prepared by the Albany Fire Department shows how they did it:

 

Guiness World Record Fire Department patch collection (press) from Albany Fire Audio Visual on Vimeo.

The Albany Democrat-Herald reported:

Brooks has at least one patch from a fire service agency in every state and the District of Columbia. With some 25,000 fire agencies nationwide, he figures he'll be collecting for another decade at least. All the badges eventually will be displayed by the Oregon Fire Service Museum when it has a permanent home.

Some of the agencies no longer exist. One of Brooks' favorite patches took him 15 years to obtain: from Sherwood, now part of Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. The old patch bore a Robin Hood-style bowman in green.

Another favorite comes from Silver Lake, Wis. The badge shows a fire truck with its back wheels sinking into a pool of water.

Brooks speaks to fire chiefs personally when he calls to request a badge. This particular chief said the design documents a time when a rookie firefighter tried driving across a frozen lake as a shortcut to a call. The moral: Don't.

"They're using that as a mark of their community," he said. "I love when I see that."

This tv video report filed by KMTR-TV also talks to FM Brooks about his toughest "catch" of all his patches:

 

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Posted by on June 27, 2011 • Filed under: Collectibles, Fire Rescue Topics, News, Videos • Tagged: , , , ,

Fire Museum Theft Lookout

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Collectors Keep Watch for Stolen Items

A matching pair of ornate hand lanterns were recently stolen from their storage box at the Fire Museum in Manchester, Conncecticut.. The lanterns are 2 of 7 belonging to an ornate parade hose cart. (a matching set)  The photo below is one of the missing pair.

These lanterns date back to a parade wagon purchased in 1882 by Crescent Hose Company #2. The parade wagon is currently on loan to the Connecticut Fireman's Historical Society.

This closeup photo below of a mounted lantern which matches the portable lanterns on the wagon, further identifies the glass work design that is found on the stolen lanterns.


 

The Manchester Police Department has several leads, but are still investigating. They can be reached at 860-645-5544.

Manchester Fire Museum WEBSITE.

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Posted by on April 1, 2011 • Filed under: Collectibles, crime, Fire Rescue Topics, history, News • Tagged: , , , , ,

Morning Lineup – February 27

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Sunday Morning Lineup

This week we will be introducing a new feature to our Digital Day Room©.  A regular posting about fire/rescue collectibles and memorabilia will make its appearance and will be initially called the Collectors Corner.  The new category will include items and articles relating to the things that many people like to collect and enjoy such as old helmets, firetruck models, tools and memorabilia of all sorts.  As the column evolves, we might add in books and other such items, but we’ll see how it goes.  It’s really up to you on what this feature will cover and your input will be valuable.  There’s really no definite parameters on what we list and talk about, as long as it is related to fire, rescue and EMS topics.

In the past we have gladly covered auctions that included fire memorabilia and naturally, these will be moved into this category.  I have observed from casual comments and discussions that there are a lot of people who like to save these sorts of things, in some cases they might only keep 2 or 3 favorite mementos.  But it all counts here.  And this column will rely on your contributions, so please don’t hesitate to send  in your news items, requests, or items that you are willing to trade.  And your suggestions on what to do with this feature are most important right now, so let’s get started.  What have you got?  Whadda ya’ want?

The other thing that we have to get started on is this morning’s equipment check.  And I need to get some more coffee going.  I’ll check on the Sunday breakfast while I’m there, too.

Posted by on February 27, 2011 • Filed under: Collectibles, morning lineup