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Firefighters' Parade

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NOTE: Ticket prices are subject to change. Online ticket sales end on April 26, 2018, after this time all tickets must be purchased at the Official Festival Store, or at the event (if available).

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Firefighters’ Parade

Friday, May 3 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

$4-5
  • « Corporate Suites
  • Firefighters’ Reception and Awards Presentation »

Watch the entire broadcast of the Firefighers’ Parade, and additional footage on our Videos page!

Coordinated by members of the Winchester and Frederick County firefighters for the 85th year, the Firefighters’ Parade will step off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 5th. No parade was held from 1942 to 1945 during the war.

The first Torchlight and Mummers’ Parade in 1929 stepped off at 8 p.m. with each of the Winchester fire departments participating. Each firefighter carried a flaming torch. From this 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 – Shenandoah University
2nd Division – Culligan

Forms

Firefighers’ Parade Letter: PDF
Firefighers’ & Rescue Equipment Application: PDF | Online
Firefighters’ Sirens Memo: PDF
Antiques Procedure Letter: PDF
Antiques Schedule: PDF
Antiques Application: PDF | Online
Antiques Insurance Statement: PDF | Online
Antiques Award Categories: PDF
Antiques Judging Score Sheet: PDF

Band Awards For 2018

Outstanding Auxiliary:

Mardela Middle & High School

Outstanding Drum Major:

James Buchanan Middle School

Military School Bands:

First Place: Randolph-Macon Academy

Jr. High/Middle Schools:

Second Place: E. Russell Hicks Middle School
First Place: James Buchanan Middle School

Class C:

First Place: Mardela Middle & High School

Overall – Regardless of Class:

Director’s Award – Third Place Overall: Randolph-Macon Academy
President’s Award – Second Place Overall: Mardela Middle & High School
Fire Chief’s Award – First Place Overall: James Buchanan Middle School

2018 Fire & EMS Awards – Sponsored by Keplinger Repair along with Smeal, Spartan and LTI Fire Equipment

Frederick County Awards

Best in Parade, Firefighting Equipment – Clear Brook Vol. Fire & Rescue
Best in Parade, EMS Equipment – Stephens City Vol. Fire & Rescue

Out of Town Winners

Basic Life Support
1st – Great Falls
2nd – Flint Hill
2nd – Citizens

Advance Life Support
1st – Berkeley Co. EMS

EMS Special Unit
1st – Valley Medical (NICU Unit)

Overall Awards

Best in Parade – EMS Equipment: Great Falls
Best in Parade – Firefighting Equipment: Woodstock Vol. Fire Co.
Distance Traveled: 146 miles – Callao Vol. Fire Dept.
Judges Award: Hon. Firefighters’ Marshal – Korean War Veterans

Fire Equipment Awards

Custom Pumper
1st Place: Shepherdstown
2nd Place: Bakerton
3rd Place: Flint Hill

Aerial Device (Up to 80 ft.)
1st Place: Capon Springs

Aerial Device (Over 80 ft.)
1st Place: Woodstock

Fire Department Heavy Rescue
1st Place: Luray

Tanker/Pumper
1st Place: Blue Ridge VFD
2nd Place: Toms Brook

Rescue Engine
1st Place: Waynesboro (PA)

Commercial Pumper
1st Place: Baker Heights

Brush Truck
1st Place: Mt. Weather
2nd Place: Callao
3rd Place: Blue Ridge Mtn.

Fire Department Special Unit
1st Place: Bakerton – Water Rescue Ski
2nd Place: Goodwill – Utility Unit
3rd Place: Callao – Utility Forest Unit

Elliptical
1st Place: Blue Ridge Mtn.

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Details

Date:
Friday, May 3
Time:
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
$4-5
Event Tags:
Daytime, Family Friendly, Kids, Parade

Organizer

SABF
Phone:
(540) 662-3863
Email:
info@sabf.org
Website:
www.thebloom.com

Venue

Handley High School
425 Handley Blvd
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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  • « Corporate Suites
  • Firefighters’ Reception and Awards Presentation »

NOTE: Ticket prices are subject to change. Online ticket sales end on April 26, 2018, after this time all tickets must be purchased at the Official Festival Store, or at the event (if available).

Home Instead Senior Care
Wells Fargo

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To order your tickets by mail, CLICK HERE to download the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® ticket order form in Acrobat PDF format.

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