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Norristown Fire Department

 

235 East Airy Street
Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401
610-292-8281

“Celebrating Norristown’s Bicentennial

 by hosting the 2012 PA State Firemen’s Convention”

 
       

       

       

   
 

CONVENTION INFORMATION

FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
133rd CONVENTION & PARADE • SEPTEMBER 26 - 29, 2012

hosted by:

NORRISTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT

235 East Airy Street • Norristown, PA 19401

Chairman James Mullane

Co-Chairman Wayne Kinsey

Co-Chairman Robert Spitko Sr

fireconvention@norristown.org

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Firemen’s Association of the State of Pennsylvania 133rd Convention & Parade
September 29, 2012

Official Results

1. Best Appearing Fire Company in uniform with not less than 35 members marching with music of not less than 10 musicians.
1st Place – Sharon Hill Fire Department
2nd Place - None

2. Best Appearing Fire Company in uniform with less than 35 members marching with music of not less than 10 musicians of any type.
1st Place – Valley Forge Fire Company
2nd Place – Liberty Fire Company #3
3rd Place – Lake Harmony Fire Company

3. Best Appearing Fire Department in uniform with not less than 35 members marching and music of not less than 10 musicians.
1st Place – Bridgeport Fire Department
2nd Place – West Chester Fire Department
3rd Place – Upper Merion Fire Department

4. Best Appearing Fire Department in uniform with less than 35 members marching and music of not less than 10 musicians.
1st Place – Latrobe Vol. Fire Company
2nd Place – George Clay Fire Company

5. Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary in uniform and marching.
1st Place – Washington Hose & Steam Fire Engine Company #1
2nd Place – Sharon Hill Fire Company
3rd Place – Lake Harmony Fire Company

6. Best Appearing Fire Department /Company in uniform and marching with not less than 35 members without music.
1st Place – Wissahickon Vol. Fire Company
2nd Place – Plymouth Fire Company

7. Best Appearing Fire Department /Company in uniform and marching with less than 35 members without music.
1st Place – Reliance Hook & Ladder
2nd Place – Washington Hose & Steam Fire Engine Company #1

8. Best Appearing Comic Unit.
1st Place – Swedesburg Fire Company “da burg” hook & ladder
2nd Place – None

9. Best Appearing & Equipped Squirt/Telesquirt Apparatus
1st Place – West End Fire Company – Squirt 88
2nd Place – Swedesboro Vol Fire Co. Squirt 49

10. Best Appearing & Equipped Aerial Ladder Apparatus
1st Place – Lake Harmony Vol. Fire Company Ladder 17
2nd Place – Tinicum Twp Fire Company Ladder 48

11. Best Appearing and Equipped Snorkel/Tower Ladder Apparatus
1st Place – Yardley-Makefield Fire Company Ladder 80
2nd Place – Reliance Hook & Ladder Fire Company Tower 61

12. Best Appearing & Equipped Pumper
2006 to 2012
1st – Brookline Fire Co. Eng. 35
2nd – Llanerch Fire Co. Eng 34-1
3rd – Green Ridge Fire Co. Eng. 63

1996 to 2005
1st – Collingdale Vol Fire Co. Eng 06-1
2nd Swedesburg Vol. Fire Co. Pipeline 49
3rd Orland Fire Co. Eng 702

1986 to 1995
1st Lake Harmony Fire Co. Eng 17
2nd Tinicum Twp Fire Co. Eng 48-2,              
3rd Goodwill Fire Co. Eng 52-2

1985 or older
1st Oreland Fire Co. Eng 704
2nd Tinicum Township Fire Dept.
3rd Amity Fire Co. Eng 49-1

13. Best Appearing & Equipped Heavy Rescue Apparatus
1st Limerick Fire Co. Rescue 54
2nd Plymouth Fire Co. Rescue 43

14. Best Appearing & Equipped Light Rescue Apparatus
1st Lake Harmony Fire Co. Rescue 1751
2nd Flourtown Fire Co. Squad 6

15. Best Appearing & Equipped Tanker/Pumper Apparatus
1st Valley Forge Fire Co. 68-5
2nd Goodwill Fire Co. 2521

16. Best Appearing & Equipped Tanker Apparatus 1250 Gallons & Up
1st Lake Harmony Fire Co. 1731
2nd Midway Vol Fire Co. T-5

17. Best Appearing & Equipped Brush Unit Apparatus
1st Sharon Hill Vol Fire Co. 09-3
2nd West Bradford Fire Co. Brush 39-9

18. Best Appearing and Equipped Ambulance Advanced Life Support
1st Lansdale Vol Medical Service Corp #9
2nd Plymouth Ambulance 308-0

19. Best Appearing Special Service Unit Apparatus; including, but not limited to Utilities, Hazmats, Cascades, Light, Canteen, Foam, Diving/Water Recovery
1st Tinicum Twp Fire Co. utility
2nd Burgeitstown Fire Co. Attach 21

20. Best Appearing Fire Police Unit Fire Company or Department Owned
1st Yardley-Makefield Fire Co. Traffic 0
2nd Plymouth Fire Co. Traffic 43
3rd Swedeland Vol. Fire Co. Utility 48

21. Best Appearing Non-Motorized Apparatus Fire Company or Department Owned
1st Lake Harmony Fire Co. 1860 Hose Cart
2nd Wissahickon Fire Co. 1896 Horse Drawn Steam

22. Best Appearing & Equipped Antique Motorized Apparatus privately owned 25 years old and older
1st Bill Stroup Madison Fire Co. 1953 Mack Engine, 2nd Keith Kemery – 1977 Pumper

23. Best Appearing Antique Motorized Apparatus Fire Company or Department Owned
1st North Penn Vol Fire Co. “Bertha”
2nd Yardley-Makefield Fire Co. 1937 Studebaker

24. Best Appearing Dalmatian
1st Lincoln – Schuylkill Haven Hose Co. Chad Hasenaur, 2nd Little Miss Halligan – Wissahickon Fire Co. Debie Buckley

25. Best Appearing High School Band
1st Cheltenham High School Band
2nd None

26. Best Appearing Band and/or Drum and Bugle Corps
1st Kittanning Fireman’s Band
 2nd Greensburg Fire Department

27. Best Appearing Fire Prevention Float and/or Display
1st Swedesburg Vol Fire Co.
2nd Boeing Fire Department

28. Best Appearing & Equipped Montgomery County Ladder
1st Wissahickon Fire Co. Ladder 7

29. Best Appearing & Equipped Montgomery County Pumper
1st Oreland Fire Co. Engine 704

30. Best Appearing & Equipped Montgomery County Heavy Rescue
1st Limerick Fire Co. Rescue 54

31. Best of Show. Fire Apparatus must have won 1st place in category
Sharon Hill Vol. Fire Company - #09-3

32. Longest Distance Traveled “as the crow flies”
Burgettstown Fire Department

33. Judges Choice Award – Officer Fox – Plymouth Township Police Officer

34. Best Appearing and Equipped Ambulance Basic Life Support
1st Silver Springs Ambulance Unit 372
2nd West York EMS unit micu 1-1

35. Best Appearing and Equipped QRS Unit
1st West York EMS – EMS 1
2nd West End Fire Co. utility 18

KME AWARDS

36. Best Appearing & Equipped KME Aerial Ladder Apparatus
1st Bridgeport Fire Co. Quint 31
2nd George Clay Fire Co. Quint 39

37. Best Appearing & Equipped KME Pumper Apparatus (2000 to present)
1st Llanerch Fire Co. #2 Eng 34-1
2nd American Hose Co. Eng 12-1

38. Best Appearing & Equipped KME Pumper Apparatus (1999 & older)
1st Swedesburg Vol. Fire Co. Pipeline 49
2nd Goodwill Fire Co. Eng 32-1

39.  Best Appearing & Equipped KME Heavy Rescue Apparatus
1st Limerick Fire Co. Rescue 54
2nd Lake Harmony Fire Co. Tanker 1731

40. Best Appearing KME Special Service Unit apparatus; including, but not limited to Utilities, Hazmats, Cascades, Light, Canteen, Foam, Diving/Water Recovery
1st Slatington Vol. Fire Dept - #2492
2nd Gladwyne Fire Co. Air 24