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This site was updated on 01/24/2012

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01/24/2012 - Events Page Updated

Annual FABB Meeting - January 7th

The next meeting will be held on January 7, 2012, at Sebring Country Estates Civic Association Hall. Directors Meeting at 11:00, Lunch ayt Noon and Membership Meeting at 1:00pm. More Information.

FABB is selling FDNY 10^th Anniversary Edition Trading Cards of the 9-11-01 Memorial Set. Choice Marketing designed a 9-11-01 Memorial Series to honor the firefighters of FDNY who made the ultimate sacrifice. That series depicted all of the destroyed apparatus along with a listing of all the firefighters assigned to those units whose lives were lost that day. This 10^th Anniversary set of 32 cards takes a current look at many of these same companies, again honoring the brave heroes that were lost as a result of the 9-11-01 World Trade Center attack.

There are 32 Premium trading cards of various rigs that replaced those damaged in 2001. They are packaged in a collectable box set with protective sleeve and cover. This is a fund raising project that the club has taken on and we hope that you will support our efforts. The cost to you is only $11.95 and includes shipping and handling.

To order your set, contact Bob Romig at 863-393-2675 or email: bobrfire17@aol.com

Once again it is time for the University of Florida’s Homecoming Parade and FABB has been invited to join in on the fun and excitement of one of the largest parades in northern Florida!

This year’s parade is expected to be one of the biggest yet, with hundreds of entrants and thousands of participants. Over 50,000 people line the streets of downtown Gainesville along the 2.5 mile route and the Florida Antique Bucket Brigade has been tasked with once again leading the parade down University Avenue!

This year, more than ever, we would love to see a great turnout of members and their apparatus. The parade is on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4^th – which is the day before the FireFest in Tampa. The parade starts at noon but line-up begins early because of the volume of participants. Student athletes, cheerleaders and Dazzlers are hoping to once again ride as our antique engines will be featured on WUFT Channel 5 as the parade is broadcast Live and replayed on Sunday, November 6^th.

If you would like to be featured in the most exciting annual parade event in north Florida, please email Michael Heeder at heedermg@gmail.com or call 352-234-FIRE (3473) to reserve your place!

FABB Hosting the 2013 SPAAMFAA Meeting and Convention

More information will be posted here, as plans are finalized.

NOTICE

The winner of the fire helmet raffle is Guy Hout

FABB Apparatus Collector Cards Available, 17 cards per set.

For more Information Click Here

The Leaky Bucket is the official publication of the Florida Antique Bucket Brigade and is published quarterly. It is sent to each member of the Association. Viewers and members can submit pictures, articles, ads (reviewed, of course) to the editor of the Leaky Bucket, at leakybucket@fabbfire.org.

WELCOME

The Organization
The Florida Antique Bucket Brigade or FABB as we call it, is a statewide group of firefighting Apparatus, tradition and history enthusiasts who love to get together and talk fire apparatus. Not only do we talk but many members own their own fire apparatus spanning in era from the early hand drawn days to fire apparatus that could still serve a small fire department today . We restore these items to parade, show, pump, and compete in many types of public activities each year. They have even appeared in major motion pictures. But our favorite activity is the Fire Muster which has become a celebration of firefighting, it's apparatus, history and tradition.

Collecting
Many of our members collect fire memorabilia, model fire apparatus, extinguishers, badges, patches, firefighting photography, and just about anything connected with firefighting. Anyone who is interested in firefighting apparatus and history may join us. We also have Florida fire departments and museums owning historically significant apparatus as members, but you do not have to own apparatus to join. Our members come from all walks of life.

SPAAMFAA
The Florida Antique Bucket Brigade is one of many regional chapters of "The Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America," or SPAAMFAA, which is an educational and historical society founded in 1958. FABB, which was organized and chartered in 1977, brings activities represented by SPAAMFAA to the state and local level.

Museums
We also promote local fire history and fire museums by displaying historically significant club owned fire antiques. FABB is a registered non-profit organization.
We are here to enjoy our hobby and help others appreciate it.

Join us.
Take a moment to Email us your name and address for an application or print the application form now, fill it out and send it in. Help us preserve and enjoy the history, tradition and hardware of American Firefighting. The application is in Adobe Acrobat format. If Acrobat Reader is not installed in your computer you can get a free copy of it by clicking here.

For questions, comments etc. about FABB? email: grobinson@fabbfire.org

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