100th Year / Centennial Details
The Verona Fire Department invites all to our parade commemorating the 100th year anniversary of service and the wetdown of the new Truck 12!
The parade will commence at Firehouse #2 and march up to Firehouse #1/Verona Community Center
Details
| Date: | Saturday, October 10, 2009 |
| Time: | Parade Staging Begins at 10:30 AM at Station #2 Parade Kicks off at 12:00 PM Wetdown Conclusion of the Parade (approximately 1:30) - 6:00 PM at Station #1/Verona Community Center |
| Start: | Station #2 (209 Bloomfield Avenue) |
| End: | Station #1 (880 Bloomfield Avenue) |
| Parade Route: | Through Bloomfield Avenue |
| Rain date: | None: Rain or Shine |
The parade will feature new & antique fire apparatus, floats, bands and antiques. The parade will start at Station #2 which is located at 209 Bloomfield Avenue – the east end of town and will end at Station #1 which is located at 880 Bloomfield Avenue – the west end of town, via Bloomfield Avenue.
Immediately after the Parade, the party will begin! Please join us for food, drinks, music, kids amusements, silent auction and fire competitions for kids and adults in honor of our new Ladder Truck & 100 years of service! This will take place at the parade's destination at Station #1/Verona Community Center!
Fire apparatus parking will be available near the celebration in a secured lot.
PLEASE NOTE! This parade will feature the use of air horns, sirens, etc. For those who are sensitive to noise, or those who wish to be away from the noise, 2 quiet zones will be established at both ends of the Parade. These areas are:
from Everett Field (Starting Line) to the first traffic light (Malvern Place).
from Chestnut Road to Linn Drive (Finish Line).
The use of air horns and sirens will be prohibited in these areas.
For up-to-date details please check back here or call the office of the fire chief at (973) 857-1078.
To register for the parade, please click here
If you wish, you can download the PDF version of the invitation packet which was mailed to the fire organizations in the state.
For printable directions, click here
Directions to Verona
We are located in the western part of Essex county surrounded by; Montclair to the east, Caldwell to the west, Cedar Grove to the north and West Orange to the south.
From Garden State Parkway and NJ Turnpike
Exit onto interstate 280, take exit #8b
Sign says Cedar Grove
(End of ramp stay in middle lane)
Go approx 2.4 miles and make a left onto Bloomfield ave
(you will see an Acura dealer straight ahead and Exxon on left )
proceed to staging
From Interstate 287:
Exit onto interstate 80 east, exit onto interstate 280
East. Take exit 8b, toward cedar grove. Mt. Prospect ave.
(End of ramp stay in middle lane)
go approx 2.4 miles and make left onto Bloomfield ave.
(You will see an Acura straight ahead and Exxon on left)
proceed to staging.
From Route 23:
Take Rt. 23 south toward Verona. Make right onto Bloomfield Avenue.
(Acura on right, Exxon straight ahead)
proceed to staging.
For those who may use alternate directions, please enter Verona from Mt. Prospect or Route 23 (Pompton Avenue).