Mechanicsville Volunteers Attend Southern Maryland Parade
 
By Firefighter Tyler Burroughs
May 5, 2015
 

The Mechanicsville Volunteers attended the annual Southern Maryland Fireman's Convention this past Sunday hosted by Newburg Volunteer Fire and EMS. The members spent their weekend preparing for the parade while also handling calls in between cleaning the apparatus. The department had 20 total entries into the parade consisting of:

Honor Guard
Little Fire Chief
Marching Unit
Ladies Aux.
Little Miss Fire Prevention
Miss Fire Prevention
Car 2
Utility 2-A
Fire Prevention Float
Utility 2
Utv 2
Brush 2
Msu 22
Raft 22
Old Engine 21
Engine 21
Engine 23
Squad 2
Tanker 2


Company 2 members came home with a total 8 of trophies

Best Appearing: Honor Guard
Best Appearing: Little Fire Chief
Best Appearing: Fire Prevention Unit
Best Appearing: Miss Fire Prevention
Best Appearing: Utv
Best Appearing: Rescue Boat
Second Best Appearing: Brush Truck
Best Appearing in the Association

Congratulations to all Fire and EMS Departments that attended the parade and received awards.
See you in 2016.
 
Best Appearing in the Association
Best Appearing in the Association
Company 2 beginning the parade
Company 2 beginning the parade
 
Little Paul leading the marching unit
Little Paul leading the marching unit
Ladies Aux.
Ladies Aux.
 
Little Miss Fire Prevention
Little Miss Fire Prevention
Miss Fire Prevention
Miss Fire Prevention
 
Car 2
Car 2
Utility 2-A and Fire Prevention Float
Utility 2-A and Fire Prevention Float
 
Utility 2 and Utv-2
Utility 2 and Utv-2
Brush 2
Brush 2
 
Msu 22 and Raft 22
Msu 22 and Raft 22
Old Engine 21
Old Engine 21
 
Engine 21
Engine 21
Engine 23
Engine 23
 
Rescue Squad 2
Rescue Squad 2
Tanker 2
Tanker 2
 
Old Engine 22
Old Engine 22
Little Paul Receiving his award
Little Paul Receiving his award
 
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Little Miss Fire Prevention accepting Miss Fire Preventions award for her
Little Miss Fire Prevention accepting Miss Fire Preventions award for her
 
Firefighter Dickerson receiving an award for the department
Firefighter Dickerson receiving an award for the department
Construction in progress
Construction in progress
 
F/F Dickerson and his daughter and F/F Busl doing what he does best posing
F/F Dickerson and his daughter and F/F Busl doing what he does best posing
Dinner Saturday Night
Dinner Saturday Night
 
Little Paul couldn't stop smiling
Little Paul couldn't stop smiling
Lt. Barnes touching up the tire shine
Lt. Barnes touching up the tire shine
 
units staging before the parade
units staging before the parade
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Look at that line up!
Look at that line up!
 
F/F Keyes building his masterpiece
F/F Keyes building his masterpiece
The marchers were ready!
The marchers were ready!
 
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Just some of the members involved after awards
Just some of the members involved after awards
 
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Jake, James, and Jared cleaning the units
Jake, James, and Jared cleaning the units
 
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