FCVFD - Incident Photos
City of Fairfax Independence Day - 2003
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Description
Seven FCVFD members participated in the annual Independence Day Parade and Firemen's Competition hosted by the City of Fairfax VFD. The FCVFD entered the parade with our 1918 Model T Ford staffed by Paul Melnick and Pat Evinger. Following the parade, Brian Holder, Steve Sisler, Paul Schomburg, and Greg Laux participated with Reserve Engine 106 in the Lay-A-Line competition. This competition consisted of responding down University Drive, stopping at a prescribed location, connecting supply line to a hydrant, laying a supply line down to the next prescribed stopping point, deploying and charging a preconnected hoseline, and using the hoseline to knock down three targets. Due to rocks lodged in the nozzle, the team had a difficult time generating a hose stream powerful enough to strike the targets. Brian Holder, Steve Sisler, Paul Schomburg, Greg Laux, and Audrey Perlow also participated in the Battle of the Barrel competition. This game required two opposing teams to use 2.5" hoselines to propel a keg suspended on a wire across the finish line. The Falls Church team advanced into the semi-finals where they met their match against the Arlington County career firefighters' team. The Arlington team then went on to win the entire competition. The Arlington County team consisted of Randy Higgins, Joe Marr, Nick Krechting, and John Hughes. They also participated in the Lay-a-Line competition using a fire engine belonging to Randy Higgins.
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