The Long Beach Fire Department celebrated its 100th anniversary with a three day Festival which began on August 13.
Long Beach came out in force to celebrate the bravery and dedication of the Long Beach Volunteer Firefighters who commemorated a century of service to the City.
The festival kicked off at 6:00 pm on Friday, Aug. 13, at Kennedy Plaza with children’s rides, bands and food vendors as part of the 100th anniversary celebration. On Saturday, Aug. 14, the festival continued at Kennedy Plaza from 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm. On Sunday, Aug. 15, the festival continued from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
On Saturday August 14 at 6PM the Grand Parade started in the West End. With more than 20 fire departments marching, the parade was indeed grand! The parade proceeded fromVirginia Avenue along Beech Street then up New York Avenue to Park Avenue and along Park Avenue to Kennedy Plaza.
On Saturday, the NY Masons did free Children ID’s in the lobby at City Hall.
In addition on Sunday, Aug. 15, the Long Beach Volunteer Firefighters competed in an island-wide drill tourney at the Baldwin Fire Department fields.
The Long Beach Auxiliary Police set up a hot dog and beverage stand at the festival and provided traffic and pedestrian control for the Grand Parade.
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