Mother Nature provided a spectacular day for the annual Lindenhurst Fire Department Invitational Parade & Drill. Fire Departments from across Long Island came to Lindenhurst to participate, and enjoy a day of festivities and thrilling drill competition. This year, the parade was extra special since the LFD invited a group of Firefighters from Germany to march alongside them.
Mayor Michael Lavorata said, “It was a site to behold, with so many firefighters marching in formation, accompanied by marching bands, and followed by fire trucks and rescue vehicles. I also had the honor, along with LFD Chief David Collins, to present the German firefighters with a proclamation welcoming them to our Lindenhurst community.”
Pictured here with members of the Walldorf Germany Fire Department –Max Bowitz (Captain) and Christiane Stabb (Member, Deputy Head of County Fire Service Association, Former Mayor of Walldorf, and Member of State Parliament) are (left to right):
PHOTO #1 – Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Kevin J. McCaffrey, Mayor Michael Lavorata, Deputy Mayor RJ Renna, and Trustees Douglas Madlon and Maryann Weckerle.
PHOTO #2 – Trustee Maryann Weckerle, LFD Chief David Collins, and Mayor Michael Lavorata.