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The Friendship Fire Association
celebrated a major step forward in the development of its museum with
the formal inauguration of an elevator at Engine 3’s quarters Tuesday
evening, January 22.
The elevator,
which will whisk people from the apparatus floor at the station up to
the 3rd floor museum, will help allow FFA to achieve its goal of
providing public access to the facility.
A ribbon cutting
ceremony was performed to christen the elevator. Fire Chief Dennis
Rubin joined forces with FFA President Walter Gold and long time FFA
member Hal Bruno in cutting the ribbon, followed by Hal taking the
first official ride upstairs.
The dedication
also included a plaque mounted on the wall adjacent to the elevator,
honoring the corporate donors who helped to make the project a
financial reality. They include Pepco, Giant Food, and PNC Bank.
Also in attendance
were a number of DC FEMS officials who played a key role in helping to
make the project a reality.
It is the
intention of FFA to establish regular museum visiting hours. Watch here
for further details.
Photos by Shawn
Plummer.
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"Capital
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Wesley
Gerald
Photo
Page
This link honors Wesley Gerald, who
before his passing was a loyal member of the Friendship Fire
Association, and his photos often graced the pages of FFA’s newsletter,
“The Wagon Pipe.”
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FFA IN ACTION
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