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.
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 …
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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! more ›