PHOTOS COURTESY OF MR. TONY SANCHEZ AND MR. GREG SANCHEZ
I want to mention some important events I attended this past weekend in West Harrison. On Friday evening, St. Anthony's Church held its first annual "Blue Mass" which honored all the Firefighters, Police Officers, EMT's and Civic Officials in Harrison, West Harrison and Purchase. It was very welll attended. I want to first wecome St. Anthony's new addition, Father Chris to our community and thank him for hosting such a wonderful event. Also, congratulations are in order because Chief Pat Galluzzo of the West Harrison Fire Department announced that Father Chris was named "Department Chaplain" and an official helmet was presented to him. It was a great experience to see such admiration from both Father Chris and the Department. After the service, a blessing was bestowed upon all the emergency vehicles outside the Church inlcuding the new 2162 Chief's Truck driven by 1st Assistant Chief Dino Delsignore of the Downtown Fire Department. Lookin good Chief DelSignore - best of luck.
On Sunday, I attended the West Harrison Fire Department "Wet Down" for the new Utility 85 Truck which was recently purchased. As you can see above, this truck will be put to good use and will serve not only West Harrison Firefighters but, surroundng communities during mutual aide calls. Many people have asked me "what is a wet down?". A Wet Down is an event that is held everytime a Fire Department gets a new vehicle whether it be a truck, an engine etc. It is the celebration before the "maiden voyage" if you will. It is first blessed and then a bottle of champagne is usually broken over it to sybolize its beginning. Lastly, comes the wet down - and I mean WET! Picture the coach of the winning team at the end of the Super Bowl - only 100x bigger. Be sure to bring a bathing suit if you ever want to stand close to the vehicle while this is happening. Trust me.
Well, that was it. A great weekend with great friends. What more could you want? Okay, I could have stayed a little dryer ; )
1 comment:
I've never been to a wetdown but that sounds interesting nonetheless!
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