Harry Howard Engine & Hose firefighter Leonardo D’Alessandro (left) and Reliance Engine & Hose firefighter Pietro Goes blast water from the top of an old Port Chester Fire Department fire truck to shower the department’s two new rigs (click right). The community celebrated the arrival and blessing of the new trucks with a traditional Wet Down at Fire Headquarters on Westchester Avenue on Saturday, June 15.
Water blasted from the top of an old Port Chester Fire Department fire truck to shower the department’s two new rigs.
Frank Russo kneels down to watch the blessing ceremony with his 3-year-old daughter Madison, who sports a fashionable plastic firefighter hat. The Greenwich residents took interest in the Wet Down because Frank is a former Explorer with the Port Chester Fire Department.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Pastor and Port Chester Fire Department Chaplain Jim O’Hanlon uses leaves to sprinkle water on the new fire trucks as he recites a benediction for the apparatuses and fire department.
As a recent recruit on the Rescue 40 team, firefighter John Santarsiero grills up burgers and places them into trays for community members enjoying the afternoon at the fire station.
After lifting the head of the new Reliance Engine & Hose Company water pumper, firefighters gather around to check out the enormous engine.
