Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1’s annual Firemen’s Parade stepped off June 24.
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Participants stand ready before the parade steps off.
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Families line the parade route to watch the festivities.
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John Lembke
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Residents gather for a night of hometown tradition.
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The Yorktown Police motorcycle unit leads the parade.
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Blackthorn Pipe Band
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Wes Curtis
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Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department is one of Westchester County’s busiest all-volunteer fire departments.
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Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1 President Jeff Wilson flashes a smile.
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Yorktown Heights Women’s Volunteer Auxiliary Engine Co. No. 1
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Boy Scout Troop 165
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Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1
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Commissioners of the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department
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The crowd enjoys an evening of community celebration.
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Yorktown’s entirely volunteer agency operates Westchester County’s only fire department-based Water Rescue Unit and Dive Team, which dates back to the 1960s, serving as a primary water rescue asset for Westchester and Putnam counties.
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A fire truck displays a tribute in memory of Life Member John “Jackie” Sullivan, an active member of the Engine Company beginning in 1993.
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Yorktown Police Department color guard
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Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps
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YVAC Chief Rick Davin
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YVAC Youth Group
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Paramedic Rick Haughwout
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Participants proceed down the parade route.
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Mohegan EMS moves down the parade route.
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Mohegan EMS moves down the parade route.
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The Yonkers Military Band performs in the annual parade.
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Mt. Kisco Fire Department
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Participants move along the parade route.
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Millwood Fire Department
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Somers Fire Department
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Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department
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Participants move along the parade route.
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Jeanmarie and David Klaus
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Councilman Patrick Murphy, Supervisor Ed Lachterman, Highway Superintendent Dave Paganelli, Councilman Ilan Gilbert
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This year’s event also served as a sendoff for the nearly 75-year-old Commerce Street firehouse. The Yorktown Heights Fire District plans to demolish the building and replace it with a larger facility on the same site to better accommodate equipment, expand training space and enhance emergency response capabilities.
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Participants march through town during the parade.
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Jeanmarie and David Klaus
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