09/08/2026
Bringing home the SLATE!
Lookout Fire Company No. 1’s annual Labor Day Parade is one of the best traditions the Slate Belt has to offer but it helps build our own traditions inside the fire house.
This year we were able to take home:
Best appearing rescue pumper
2nd best appearing tanker
This is only possible by the amount of time and effort our firefighters put in to ensure our apparatus has the best equipment and looks the best it possibly can!
While we regularly maintain all of our apparatus with frequent washing, equipment checks and preventative maintenance, each year we take the time to go through each and every truck with a fine tooth comb (literally some of our guys break out Q-tips!) and look for every little detail to be cleaned, repaired or replaced. This tradition creates so much pride and in turn, keeps our trucks ready to respond when called for.
In total, over 20 members put in a total of roughly 750 man hours just this week to prepare these trucks for judging.
We want to give a special shout out to Engineer Frank B. who led the efforts for rescue pumper 3911 and Captain Logan K. who led the efforts for Tanker 3931!
Photos courtesy of Two Idiots Buffing
Upper Mount Bethel Township