Nassau County Big Six Parade Winners for 2009
Class A: Lakeview
Class B: Hewlett
Class C: Valley Stream
Drill Team: The Westerners from West Hempstead
Junior Fire Department: Lynbrook
Fire Department Musical: Floral Park
Commercial Musical Unit: The Nassau County Pipes and Drums
Overall: Valley Stream
Town of Babylon Parade hosted by Copiague, September 19th
Best Appearing Fire Department, 26 Members and Over:
First Place - Deer Park, Second Place - West Babylon, Third Place -
Lindenhurst
Best Appearing Fire Department, 15-25 Members:
First Place - Wyandanch, Second Place - Copiague, Third Place -
Amityville
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department:
First Place - Lindenhurst, Second Place - West Babylon, Third Place -
North Babylon
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary:
First Place - Lindenhurst, Second Place - Wyandanch, Third
Place - West Babylon
Best Appearing Musical Unit:
First Place - East Farmingdale
Best Appearing Fire Department Continental Musical Unit:
First Place - North Babylon, Second Place - Wyandanch, Third Place -
Deer Park
Best Appearing Commercial Musical Unit:
First Place - Lindenhurst, Second Place - Amityville, Third Place -
North Lindenhurst
Sixth Battalion Parade Hosted by North Massapequa on September 19th
Best Appearing Fire Department Class A, 150 Members and
Under:
First Place - North Massapequa, Second Place - North Bellmore, Third
Place - Merrick.
Best Appearing Fire Department Class AA, 151 Members and Over:
First Place - Bellmore, Second Place - Wantagh, Third Place -
Massapequa.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department:
First Place - East Meadow, Second Place - Massapequa.
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary:
First Place - North Bellmore, Second Place - East Meadow.
Best Appearing Musical Unit:
First Place - The West Islip Brewers Marching for North Massapequa,
Second Place - The Robert Raynor Street Preservation Society Marching Band
Marching for Merrick,
Third Place - Long Island Brass and Percussion Marching for Levittown.
Best Appearing Color Guard (Not Sanctioned):
First Place - Wantagh, Second Place - North Massapequa, Third Place -
Merrick.
Most Firefighters in Line by Percentage:
North Massapequa.
Best Appearing Overall:
North Massapequa.
Annual Labor Day Weekend Invitational Parade Hosted by Hicksville
September 6th
Best Appearing Fire Department 15 to 30 Members:
First Place - Lakeview, Second Place - Hewlett, Third Place - Westbury,
Fourth Place - Oyster Bay Atlantic Steamers, Fifth Place - Farmingdale.
Best Appearing Fire Department 31 Members and Over:
First Place - Valley Stream, Second Place - Wantagh, Third Place -
Levittown, Fourth Place - Floral Park, Fifth Place - Jericho.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department:
First Place - Hicksville,
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary:
First Place - Hicksville, Second Place - East Meadow, Third Place -
Elmont.
Best Appearing Musical Unit:
Three Way Tie for First Place: The Blue Devils Marching Band Marching
for Farmingdale, The West Babylon Fire Department Band Marching for Hewlett,
and The Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums Marching for Jericho,
Fourth Place - The West Islip Brewers Marching for Westbury,
Fifth Place - The Comanche Raiders Marching for Plainview.
Beat Appearing Overall:
Valley Stream.
New York State Volunteer Firemen's Parade and Drill Team Captains
Association Annual Championship Parade Hosted by Hicksville August 16th
Best Appearing Fire Department 15 to 30 Members:
First Place - Bay Shore, Second Place - Wyandanch, Third Place - North
Massapequa.
Best Appearing Fire Department 31 to 50 Members:
First Place - Copiague, Second Place - Lynbrook, Third Place - North
Babylon.
Best Appearing Fire Department 51 to 75 Members:
First Place - Rockville Centre, Second Place - Westbury.
Best Appearing Fire Department 75 Members and Over:
First Place - Valley Stream, Second Place - Freeport, Third Place -
Hicksville.
Best Appearing Drill Team:
First Place - Oyster Bay Atlantic Steamer,
Second Place a Tie Between The Clayton Calumets and the Sayville Blue Jays,
Third Place - Riverhead Ironmen .
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department:
First Place - Bay Shore, Second Place - Brentwood.
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary:
First Place - Saint James, Second Place - Hicksville, Third Place -
Central Islip, Fourth Place - Wyandanch, Fifth Place - East Meadow.
Best Appearing Fire Department Musical Unit:
First Place - Selden, Second Place - Lindenhurst, Third Place - West
Sayville Golden Eagles.
Best Appearing Fire Department Continental Musical Unit:
First Place - Brentwood, Second Place - Bay Shore, Third Place - The
West Islip Brewers.
Best Appearing Commercial Musical Unit:
First Place - The Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums Marching
for Westbury,
Second Place - The New York City Police Department Band Marching for
Freeport,
Third Place - The Amityville American Legion Band Marching for Amityville,
Fourth Place - The Savannah Cellar Savers Marching for Saint James,
Fifth Place - The Deer Park Fire Department Band Marching for Sayville
Town of Islip Parade hosted by Sayville
August 8th
Best Appearing Fire Department 15-29 Members:
First Place - Bay Shore, Second Place - Brentwood, Third Place - Holbrook.
Best Appearing Fire Department 30 Members and Over:
First Place - West Sayville, Second Place - West Islip, Third Place -
Bayport.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department:
First Place - Brentwood, Second Place - Bay Shore, Third Place - West
Islip
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary:
First Place - Central Islip, Second Place - Hauppauge
Best Appearing Fire Department (Non Town of Islip)
First Place - Patchogue
Best Appearing Fire Department Musical Unit:
First Place - West Sayville.
Best Appearing Fire Department Continental Musical Unit:
First Place - Bay Shore, Second Place - Brentwood, Third Place - West Islip.
Best Appearing Commercial Musical Unit:
First Place - Bayport, Second Place - Sayville, Third Place - Holbrook
Most Members in Line:
First Place - West Islip
Second Battalion Parade Hosted by Oceanside August 8th
Best Appearing Fire Department:
First Place - Freeport, Second Place - Baldwin, Third Place - Island Park,
Fourth Place - Long Beach, Fifth Place - Point Lookout - Lido.
Best Appearing Musical Unit:
First Place - The Nassau County Pipes And Drums Marching for Point Lookout -
Lido,
Second Place - New York City Police Band Marching for Freeport,
Third Place - FDNY Ems Band Marching for Island Park.
Parade Results: St. Lawrence County August 5th
Class A: Morristown, Copenhagen
Class B: Heuvelton, Gouverneur, Richville, Colton
Auxiliary: Copenhagen, Hammond, Richville
Results of the Third Battalion Parade Hosted by Hewlett August 1st
Best Appearing Fire Department: First Place - Valley
Stream, Second Place - Hewlett, Third Place - Woodmere.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department: First Place - Valley Stream,
Second Place - Woodmere.
Best Appearing Musical Unit: First Place -The West Islip Brewers
Marching for Inwood, Second Place - West Babylon Fire Department Band
Marching for Hewlett.
Copenhagen Field Days Parade Results July 25th:
Class A - Lowville, West Carthage
Class B - New Bremen
Auxiliary - Copenhagen, Lowville
Lewis County Parade: July 21, 2009
Class A - Copenhagen, Croghan, Beaver Falls
Class B - New Bremen
Auxiliary - Lowville, Copenhagen.
Jefferson County Parade July 14th at Watertown:
Class A- 41 and over, Theresa, Copenhagen, West
Carthage
Class B 40 & Less: Great Bend, Carthage , Dexter Auxiliary :
Copenhagen
Best Over All: Theresa
Nassau County Firemen's Association Annual Parade Hosted by Syosset on
July 11th
Best Appearing Fire Department Class A ( 25-90 Members): First Place
- Lakeview, Second Place - East Norwich, Third Place - Carle Place.
Best Appearing Fire Department Class B ( 91 - 150 Members): First
Place - North Massapequa, Second Place - Hewlett, Third Place - Glenwood.
Best Appearing Fire Department Class C ( 151 Members and Over): First
Place - Valley Stream, Second Place - Rockville Centre, Third Place -
Lynbrook.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department: First Place - East Norwich,
Second Place - Lynbrook.
Best Appearing Drill Team: First Place - The Franklin Square, Square
Shooters, Second Place - The West Hempstead Westerners.
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary: First Place - East Meadow, Second
Place - Elmont, Third Place - North Bellmore, Fourth Place - Hicksville,
Fifth Place - Bellmore.
The Judges Choice Memorial Catherine "Kitty" Wagner Trophy: Syosset.
Best Appearing Fire Department Musical Unit: First Place - Floral
Park, Second Place - Woodmere.
Best Appearing Commercial Musical Unit:
Three Way Tie:
The FDNY EMS Pipe Band
Marching for Island Park,
The Blue Jays Marching Band
Marching for North Merrick,
Our Lady of Good Council Marching
for Lynbrook.
Best Appearing Overall: Valley Stream.
Annual Suffolk County Fireman's Association Hosted by Mastic July
11th
Best Appearing Fire Department Under 30 Members:
First Place - Wyandanch, Second Place - Copiague, Third Place -
West Islip.
Best Appearing Fire Department Over 31 Members:
First Place - Sayville.
Best Appearing Drill Team:
First Place - Selden, Second Place - Cutchogue
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department:
First Place - Bay Shore, Second Place - Copiague, Third Place -
Brentwood.
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary:
First Place - Saint James, Second Place - Central Islip, Third Place -
Lindenhurst.
Best Appearing Fire Department Continental Band:
First Place - Brentwood, Second Place - Wyandanch, Third Place -
West Islip.
Best Appearing Fire Department Band:
First Place - West Sayville
Best Appearing Commercial Band:
First Place - East Islip, Second Place - Lakeland
Leg Trophy Overall:
Wyandanch
Leg Trophy Continental Band:
Brentwood
Leg Trophy Ladies:
Saint James
Leg Trophy Juniors:
Bay Shore
Fifth Battalion Parade Hosted by Sea Cliff June 20th
Best Appearing Fire Department 50 Members and Under:
First Place - Locust Valley, Second Place - Glen Cove.
Best Appearing Fire Department 51 Members and Over: First Place -
Roslyn Highlands, Second Place - Glenwood.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department: First Place - East Norwich,
Second Place - Glenwood.
Best Appearing Musical Unit: First Place - The Nassau County
Firefighters Pipes and Drums Marching for Roslyn Highlands, Second Place -
The New York Shields Marching for Oyster Bay Company One.
Best Appearing Fire Department Overall: First Place - Roslyn
Highlands, Second Place - Locust Valley.
Seventh Battalion Parade Hosted by West Hempstead June 20th
Best Appearing Fire Department: First Place -
Uniondale, Second Place - Elmont, Third Place - West Hempstead.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department: First Place - Franklin Square.
Best Appearing Musical Unit: First Place - The Central Islip Fire
Department Band Marching for Hempstead, Second Place- The Wantagh American
Legion Marching for West Hempstead.
Southern New York Parade Held in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary
of the Lakeview Fire Department June 13th
Best Appearing Fire Department 15 to 30 Members: First
Place - Hewlett, Second Place - Malverne, Third Place - a Tie Between
Baldwin and Lindenhurst.
Best Appearing Fire Department 31 to 50 Members: First Place -
Copiague, Second Place - East Rockaway, Third Place - Lakeview,
Best Appearing Fire Department 51 Members and Over: First Place -
Valley Stream, Second Place - Lynbrook, Third Place - Rockville Centre.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department: First Place - Lynbrook, Second
Place - Copiague.
Best Appearing Drill Team: First Place - The Carle Place Frogs,
Second Place - The Glenwood Greenhorns.
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary: First Place - Hicksville, Second
Place - North Bellmore, Third Place - Saint James, Fourth Place - Elmont.
Best Appearing Fire Department Musical Unit: First Place - Malverne.
Best Appearing Fire Department Continental Musical Unit: First Place
- West Babylon.
Best Appearing Commercial Musical Unit:
First Place - The Lindenhurst Brass Band Marching for Lindenhurst,
Second Place - The Long Island Ambassadors Marching for Valley Stream,
Third Place - The Brentwood Fire Department Band Marching for Lakeview.
Most Members in the Line of March: First Place - Rockville Centre,
Second Place - Lynbrook.
Best Appearing Overall: Valley Stream.
Fourth Battalion Parade Hosted by Lakeview June 13th
Best Appearing Fire Department: First Place -
Lynbrook, Second Place - Rockville Centre, Third Place - East Rockaway.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department: Lynbrook.
Best Appearing Musical Unit:
First Place - The Brentwood Fire Department Band Marching for Lakeview,
Second Place - The Malverne Fire Department Band Marching for Malverne,
Third Place - The Long Beach Seaside Band Marching for Rockville Centre.
Annual Long Island Invitational Parade hosted by Lindenhurst June 6th
Best Appearing Fire Department 15 to 20 Members:
First Place - Brentwood, Second Place - Wantagh
Best Appearing Fire Department 21- 30 Members:
First Place - West Islip, Second Place - West Babylon.
Best Appearing Fire Department 31 Members and Over:
First Place - Wyandanch, Second Place - Copiague.
Best Appearing Drill Team:
First Place - Sayville, Second Place - Selden.
Best Appearing Junior Fire Department:
First Place - Brentwood, Second Place - Bay Shore.
Best Appearing Ladies Auxiliary:
First Place - Central Islip, Second Place - West Babylon
Best Appearing Fire Department Musical Unit:
First Place - Lindenhurst Second Place - West Sayville.
Best Appearing Fire Department Continental Musical
Unit:
First Place - Bay Shore, Second Place - West Islip.
Best Appearing Commercial Musical Unit:
First Place - Copiague, Second Place - Amityville.