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My life as a Fireman: The Brother’s of Engine One participate in the HHFD Fire Prevention Open House October 22nd, 2017

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Engine 615 (One) at Fire Prevention Week in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.

My life as a Fireman: The Brothers of Engine One assist in ‘Santa Around Town’ in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ December 17th, 2017

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‘Santa Around Town’ is one of our biggest community events. The Department in 2017.

My life as a Fireman: Brothers of Engine One HHFD hold their Ninth Annual Chicken Parmesan Dinner April 9th, 2018

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Brother Justin Watrel in front of the Chicken Parm dinner.

We took a lot pride in our Annual Chicken Parmesan Dinner that took place after our April drill. It is a time for all firemen to ‘break bread with one another’ after our monthly drill. I took a lot of time to cook this dinner which consisted of a double batch of Chicken Parmesan, Baked Ziti or Lasagna, a mixed salad, garlic bread and for dessert, homemade cookies and brownies. This is where the pride of my CIA degree comes in. I always wanted to continue that tradition of cooking at the firehouse and of us eating together.

It was a nice that we always looked forward to and we got the most of amount of guys from other companies to join us for our monthly drill and meeting and then dinner.

This is the pride of being a fireman!

My life as a Fireman: The Brothers of Engine One HHFD attend Hydrogen Car Training at the B.C.F.A. in Mahwah, NJ March 24, 2018

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My life as a Fireman: The Brothers of Engine One H.H.F.D. participate in the Annual Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department Inspection May 12, 2018

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Our rig, Engine One, during the time of Inspection

Inspection of 2018 at the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department

My life as a Fireman: A tradition a continues on with the First Annual Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department Chicken Parmesan Dinner April 18th, 2019

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Our Annual Chicken Parm dinner after the April drill was a huge success!

Chicken Parm Dinner

There was not much left.

My life as a Fireman: The Brothers of Engine One HHFD at the Annual HHFD Inspection May 13th, 2017

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Us at the 2017 Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department Inspection lunch.

My life as a Fireman: The Brothers of Engine One HHFD participate in “Santa Around Town” December 18th, 2016

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My time on the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department participating in the Annual “Santa Around Town” event.

Brothers Bernie Valente and Justin Watrel decorate the fire truck for the Annual Santa Around Town.

The last Sunday before Christmas is the afternoon and early evening that Santa makes his annual visit to the community of Hasbrouck Heights with the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department.

Every year, our company gets to the firehouse early, has breakfast together and then washes and decorates our truck in preparation for the trip around Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. It is a very popular event that brings generations of families out to meet and take pictures with Santa. This much anticipated event is our gift to the Hasbrouck Heights community for their support of their fire department.

Captain Tim Moots, Lieutenant Bernie Valente, Chief Angelo Roccamo and Company Secretary and fire fighter Justin Watrel with Santa at Santa Around Town

Merry Christmas from the Brothers of Engine One HHFD

My life as a Fireman: The Brother’s of Engine One rechristen their eighty year old bell November 7th, 2018

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The Brothers of Engine One in front of our bell that was rechristened to Engine One (615)

My life as a Fireman: The Brothers of Engine One HHFD create their mascot tee-shirts for fund-raising purchase November 7th, 2018

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Our new Tee Shirts with the Pumpkin Motif

Ed Carter III, Bernie Valente and Justin Watrel modeling the new Engine One Tee Shirts in 2018.