Traditions Fire Co. & Museum
(a 501c3 ‘Not for
Profit’
safety educational organization)
1136 S. Stagecoach
Place
Olathe, KS 66062
April 11th,
2008
Dear
_________________________,
On Saturday, June
14th, 2008 from
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the Traditions Fire Company & Museum is hosting
the 3rd
Annual “Great Plains Fire Muster and Firefighters Olympics” at the
Great Plains
Mall in Olathe, KS.
As part of the
muster, we
want to invite you to bring your fire truck(s) to the muster. A parade will start the muster at 9:00 AM
sharp (line-up time is 8:15 AM). The
parade check in location will be at the Olathe Fire Department
Headquarters
(1220 S. Hamilton Circle, Olathe, KS)—see the attached map. The parade is about one mile, and will end
at the Great Mall of the Great Plains, where all trucks will park for
the fire
muster; which will last until 2:00 PM.
If you want to come the night before, security will be provided
for the
trucks overnight.
Everyone
who brings a fire truck to the event will
receive a free dash plaque commemorating this years muster! There are no fees for the muster—just come
and have a good time!
During the muster
there will
be several events, such as a 3-event “Firefighters Olympics” , where
local
firefighters will compete in contests of a “165 lb. dummy drag”, an
“ole-time
pass-the-bucket water brigade”, and the grande finale: a “hose stream
keg
barrel push”! Along with the Firefighters
Olympics, there will be displays of antique and in-service fire trucks,
law
enforcement displays, ham radio operator booths, storm spotter booths,
safety
information for children, families, and the elderly, a Red Cross
Communications
van, medical and law enforcement
helicopters, a US Army Humvee, an electrical utility crew truck that
you can
ride in 40 feet into the air, and a real 1.5 inch charged hose line
that
children can spray (monitored and held by a firefighter at all times
for safety
purposes).
Please complete the attached registration form so
that we
will know how many “truck dash plaques” to order, and send it to the
above
address for Traditions Fire Co. & Museum; or call Virginia Shaumeyer at 913-829-4319 if would like to register via phone.
If you have any
questions (muster,
available hotels, etc) call Virginia
Shaumeyer at 913-829-4319 or Paul Dickman at 913-832-0145.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Respectfully,