Buchanan, Montrose Firefighters March In Mahopac Parade

MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Afternoon rain and overcast weather could not stop the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department from holding its annual dress parade.

Mahopac firefighters march in their annual dress parade.
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A division marshal marches in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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A Carmel police car leads the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's 2016 dress parade.
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A color guard of band marchers joins the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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A Mahopac firetruck is driven through the fire department's dress parade.
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Mahopac Falls firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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An antique Mahopac Falls firetruck is driven at the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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A man (pictured with a boy attached to his back) marches in a band for in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Colonial reenactors march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Carmel firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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A yellow Carmel firetruck is driven at the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Members of the Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Lake Carmel firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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An onlooker applauds at the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Kent firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Brewster firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Putnam Lake firefighters march in the Mahopac Fire Department's dress parade.
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Putnam Valley firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Somers firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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New Fairfield firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Members of an American Legion post march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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A marching band participates in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Croton Falls firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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An antique Croton Falls firetruck is driven in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Mill Plain (Danbury) firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Mohegan Lake firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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An antique Mohegan Lake firetruck is driven in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Buchanan firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Members of Orangetown Fire Co. No. 1, which is located in South Nyack, march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Drummers march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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Montrose firefighters march in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade.
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The Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's dress parade coincided with the start of its annual summer carnival.
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Tom Auchterlonie

07/17/2016 7:30 a.m.

The Thursday parade, which involved an eastern march on Route 6, coincided with the start of the fire department's annual carnival, an event that takes place on the grounds of its main firehouse. The carnival continues through this coming weekend.

Mahopac firefighters were joined by their crosstown counterparts from Mahopac Falls and Carmel. Carmel police and the Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps also participated.

Neighboring fire departments from across Putnam County were represented at the parade. Participating firefighters came from Lake Carmel, Kent, Putnam Lake, Brewster and Putnam Valley.

Westchester County fire departments that participated included Somers, Croton Falls, Mohegan Lake, Buchanan and Montrose.

Firefighters from Fairfield County included representation from Mill Plain (Danbury) and New Fairfield.

The firefighters making the longest trip for the parade were those from the Orangetown Fire Co. No. 1, which is in the Rockland County community of South Nyack.

A photo gallery of the parade is attached to this article.

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