Firefighters to mark 9/11 at expo
Firefighters to mark 9/11 at expo
By Jim WrightPress & Sun-Bulletin
The Broome County Firefighters Association's third annual Broome Fire Expo 2006 this year will feature a special 9/11 memorial service. The event also will take place on a new date and at a new location.
Broome Fire Expo, normally held in May, will be held Sept. 9, said Robert O. Brady of Endwell, president of the Firefighters Association. It will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port Crane Fire Station on Route 369, across from the entrance to Chenango Valley State Park in the Town of Fenton.
Broome's Fire Expo was moved from spring to the end of summer to prevent scheduling conflicts, especially with the Onondaga County Fire Expo, which took place May 6 at the New York State Fairgrounds.
Broome Fire Expo formerly was held at the Broome County Fairgrounds in Whitney Point.
The special memorial service will take place at 11:30 a.m., honoring not only fire and emergency service workers who lost their lives at the World Trade Center but also local fire and rescue personnel who went to New York City to assist in the days after the towers collapsed.
"We have a good number of our local people who responded to New York City committed for the memorial service," association Secretary Alice Fiacco said.
Co-chairmen of the event are association 1st Vice President Jim Cummings of East Maine and 2nd Vice President Hank Hawver of Endwell.
There will be no admission charge for the event, Brady said.
Highlights of the one-day show:
* Vendor displays and demonstrations, including items for sale.
* Fire apparatus displays.
* Fire companies selling surplus equipment.
* Displays by emergency service organizations.
* State police and Broome sheriff's department displays.
* Shafer Charter and Tour Service of Johnson City will display a tour bus.
* The Endicott Bomb Squad will give demonstrations.
* The Southern Tier Towing Association will display some of its larger wreckers.
There also will be a four-person team Firefighter Skills Competition, scheduled for 1 p.m. The event will include cash prizes for top finishers in timed competitions such as finding and dragging a dummy to safety and unrolling, charging and rolling hose competitions. The top team will receive a $100 cash award.
By Jim WrightPress & Sun-Bulletin
The Broome County Firefighters Association's third annual Broome Fire Expo 2006 this year will feature a special 9/11 memorial service. The event also will take place on a new date and at a new location.
Broome Fire Expo, normally held in May, will be held Sept. 9, said Robert O. Brady of Endwell, president of the Firefighters Association. It will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port Crane Fire Station on Route 369, across from the entrance to Chenango Valley State Park in the Town of Fenton.
Broome's Fire Expo was moved from spring to the end of summer to prevent scheduling conflicts, especially with the Onondaga County Fire Expo, which took place May 6 at the New York State Fairgrounds.
Broome Fire Expo formerly was held at the Broome County Fairgrounds in Whitney Point.
The special memorial service will take place at 11:30 a.m., honoring not only fire and emergency service workers who lost their lives at the World Trade Center but also local fire and rescue personnel who went to New York City to assist in the days after the towers collapsed.
"We have a good number of our local people who responded to New York City committed for the memorial service," association Secretary Alice Fiacco said.
Co-chairmen of the event are association 1st Vice President Jim Cummings of East Maine and 2nd Vice President Hank Hawver of Endwell.
There will be no admission charge for the event, Brady said.
Highlights of the one-day show:
* Vendor displays and demonstrations, including items for sale.
* Fire apparatus displays.
* Fire companies selling surplus equipment.
* Displays by emergency service organizations.
* State police and Broome sheriff's department displays.
* Shafer Charter and Tour Service of Johnson City will display a tour bus.
* The Endicott Bomb Squad will give demonstrations.
* The Southern Tier Towing Association will display some of its larger wreckers.
There also will be a four-person team Firefighter Skills Competition, scheduled for 1 p.m. The event will include cash prizes for top finishers in timed competitions such as finding and dragging a dummy to safety and unrolling, charging and rolling hose competitions. The top team will receive a $100 cash award.
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