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Next Meeting
January 4, 2025
Kissimmee FD
Hosted by the Kissimmee Fire Department -
Station 11
343 N. Clyde St.
Kissimmee, Fla 34741
11:00am Board Meeting
12:00 Lunch
1:00pm General Meeting
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Lifetime members presented pins, at the January meeting.
From left to right: Joe Stewart accepting for Carol & Jim Briggs;
Les Westlake; Bob Romig; Howard Peiffer; Janet Westlake; Charles
Heweker Sr.; Tim Sullivan accepting Frank Sullivan; Lester Evans
accepting his and Angela's pin. All the other members that were
honored will have their pins sent to them shortly.
Congratulations Howard
The officers and members of FABB are very pleased to report that PP Howard Peiffer was honored at the Summer SPAAMFAA convention banquet for his 50 years of service with them. He has been an asset with our chapter and we appreciate all he has done for us. Not sure how long Howard has been going to the National conventions but he most always drives to all these events, and of course he most always has a couple of stops to see other folks he know. Congratulations Howard. We are very proud of you.
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Photos From The January Membership Meeting
Check presentation to the Children's Burn Foundation of Florida, Inc.
Presentation to The Tampa Fire Museum in honor of the late Mike Morris, FABB's first President.
President Romig presenting Wayne Middleton with the award for FABB 2022 Member of the Year.
Members enjoying lunch and some social time.
FABB Apparatus Collector Cards Available, 17 cards per set.
FABB Newsletter
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
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.
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