Maryland Antique Fire Apparatus Spring Roundup

Lina PortmanJune 3, 2024

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The Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association, a chapter of SPAAMFAA, held its annual Maryland Antique Fire Apparatus Spring Gathering Saturday at the Pleasant Valley CFC Station.

The Violetville Volunteer Fire Company's 1950 Mack Engine 342 was among the apparatus on display at the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association's 54th annual spring gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson / Freelance)

Steve Gilbert installs a hub cap on the wheel of a Middletown fire truck during the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association's 54th annual spring gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson / Freelance)

Fire service items were for sale at the flea market during the 54th annual Spring Gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson / Freelance)

Gary Warren drives an American La France ladder truck during the 54th annual Spring Rally at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson / Freelance)

Maximum Fire Protection mascot “Maxwell Sheffield,” a purebred Kune Kune pig, walks near the fire apparatus during the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association's 54th annual spring gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson /Freelance)

A firefighter draws water from the pond during a drawing demonstration during the 54th annual Spring Muster at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company, hosted by the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association. Karen Jackson / Freelance)

Will Tutton, of White Hall, checks pipe connections to evacuate water during hose demonstrations during the 54th annual Spring Muster at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company, hosted by the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association.Karen Jackson/Freelance)

Will Tutton, of White Hall, attaches a hose to suck up water for a hose demonstration during the 54th annual Spring Muster hosted by the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson/Freelance)

The Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association held its 54th annual Spring Muster at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company with hose displays and approximately 60 apparatus on display for judging and pumping activities. Karen Jackson / independent)

Dan Plunkert, of Westminster, president of Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1, monitors hoses while drawing from a portable tank filled with pond water during the 54th annual spring gathering of the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association with the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company.Karen Jackson /Freelance)

Garrett Coleman, 14, and Jeff Coleman, of Reisterstown, raise the American flag on the American La France ladder truck during the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association's 54th annual spring gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company.Karen Jackson/ Freelance)

Firefighters draw water from the pond for a water show during the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association's 54th annual Spring Gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson / Freelance)

Devon Nickoles, of Westminster, sings the national anthem as Frank Tremel and his Dalmatian Zeke stand nearby during the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association's 54th annual spring gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson/Freelance)

Bobby Ullman and his son Archer Ullman, 1, take a ride with Tim Bangerd, of Westminster, in his 1955 American LaFrance during the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association's 54th annual spring gathering at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Karen Jackson / Freelance)

Former Frederick Volunteer Fire Department Chief Timothy Delehanty judges a 1957 Mack B-85 pumper during the 54th annual Spring Muster at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company, hosted by the Chesapeake Antique Fire Apparatus Association. Karen Jackson / Freelance)