The side of a 1923 REO fire engine from the Warwick Fire Department in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
GOSHEN—Despite the drizzle, and at points, downpour that accompanied the triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, the show went on.
The parade was led by the Goshen police and followed by a range of firefighting vehicles. Last came the floats, followed by a few straggling fire trucks.
First division marshal, William Zoppie, said he had marched in pouring rain before and it wasn’t going to keep them from doing it again this year.
“With all the preparation and everything else, and preparation by the other departments … you can’t turn them away,” he said.
Parade judge Hank Brisky said it did deter some from coming, though. “There were some old trucks that, they didn’t want to take them out in the rain,” he said. “ [And] I don’t blame them.”
The Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen coming down N Church St. on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The color guard of the Goshen Police Department at the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Grand Marshall Daniel Caplicki leading the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A bagpiper with the Firefighter McPadden Pipes and Drums during the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
New York Senator John Bonacic riding in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A truck from the Minisink Hook and Ladder Company in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The emblem of the Minisink Hook and Ladder Company in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A 2000 American LaFrance heavy rescue truck from the Goshen Fire District in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A truck with the Goshen Cataract Engine and Hose Company during the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen going down Main Street on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
An 1856 engine from the Cataract Engine and Hose Company in the Goshen fire district during the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A trumpet player with The Saints of Swing American Marching Band in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Saints of Swing American marching Band in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Warwick Fire Department color guard in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A fire truck with the Goodwill Hook and Ladder out of Warwick in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A 1923 REO fire engine from the Warwick Fire Department in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The side of a 1923 REO fire engine from the Warwick Fire Department in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
An Orange County hazmat truck in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Minisink Hook and Ladder color guard in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
First division marshals Brian Taylor (L) and Anthony Crescimanno in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A truck with the Mechanicstown Fire Department in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A truck from the Circleville Fire Company in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The driver of a Circleville Fire Company truck in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A truck with the New Hampton Fire Company in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Fire trucks in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Drivers in a 1977 CF600 Mack pumper owned by the Demarest, N.J. Volunteer Fire Association that participated in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A 1948 L-85 Mack Pumper owned by the Demarest, N.J. Volunteer Fire Association that participated in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The side of a 1948 L-85 Mack Pumper owned by the Demarest, N.J. Volunteer Fire Association that participated in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Cataract Engine and Hose Company color guard during the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Marshals of the second division, Michael Pagliocca, Jr.(L) and Michael J. Pagliocca in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A member of the Pine Island Women's Auxiliary in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A member of the Ladies Auxillary to the Otterkill Engine Company in Campbell Hall marching in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The color guard of scout troop 236 in Maybrook, N.Y., in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A fire truck from the Florida Fire Department in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A truck from the Florida Fire Department in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Sparrowbush Engine Company truck in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Watt Christmas Wonderland float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Watt Christmas Wonderland float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Watt World of Halloween Horros float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Village of Goshen float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Mardi Gras-themed Otterkill Engine Company number 1 float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Mulch Mart float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Lorax-themed float by Glen Arden/Elant in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Dave's Lawn Care float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Two passengers on the Dave's Lawn Care float in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Lorax Float by Glen Arden/Elant in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Poquonock Fire Company engine in the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Children wait expectantly on Scotchtown Road for the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Spectators of the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen wait under tents to watch the parade on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Spectators of the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen wait under umbrellas to watch the parade on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A policeman instructs traffic during the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Spectators of the Triennial Fire Parade in Goshen wait under umbrellas to watch the parade on Sept. 12, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
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