Fire Department 100th Anniversary Celebration [Photo Gallery]
The Fair Lawn Fire Department celebrated 100 years of volunteer service to the community Saturday with a day of music, food and entertainment for the entire family at Memorial Park.
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The Fair Lawn Fire Department celebrated 100 years of volunteer service to the community at Memorial Park on Saturday.
Hundreds attend the celebration, which ran from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and included free food, drinks, kid rides, the sale of commemorative fire department apparel and the live local jam band, The Shots.
Fair Lawn's Fire Department, founded in November 1911, has four companies and roughly 130 members who respond to some 800 fire calls annually.
"It’s unique, it’s fun and it’s something good you’re doing for the town," said Company No. 4 member Tom Carney, a 30-year fire department veteran and ex-chief who helped organize Saturday's 100th anniversary event.
Check the Patch on Monday for a history of the department and video interviews with Fair Lawn firefighters
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Fair Lawn Volunteer Fire Department
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Memorial Park
1st St & Lambert Rd, Fair Lawn, NJ
John Salvini
8:17 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Thank you for a great celebration. Congratulations to the best volunteer fire dept in NJ. Thank you for keeping our town safe.
John Cosgrove
8:54 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Great Day yesterday for the FLFD! Thanks to all the members of the FD who worked so hard to make the celebration such a huge success. A special shout out to Ex-Chief Tom Carney for the great job he did chairing the event.
Wayne Robbins
9:21 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
I was away on Sat., and sorry I missed being there.....However, I want to give a big congrats to the FLFD, and all of those that volunteer, and an even bigger Thank You for what you do in keeping FL safe.
Frank Sina
6:37 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Great time, good food and the band was awesome. Happy 100th Anniversary Fair Lawn Fire Department. You did it in style.
Deb M
7:01 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Thank you for the 100 years of servic., The dedicated time you put into every part of the job, be it fires, accidents, drills, fund raisers, supporting functions, or celebrating your success...this town can rest asure you will be there no matter what!
Fair Lawn has the BEST VOLUNTEER emergency services...Fire Dept, Rescue, Ambulance and Aux Police....Thank you to all!