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Ossining Fire Department 200th Anniversary Parade

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Three-year-old Rafael Rodriguez, of Ossining, waves and cheers as fire trucks pass in the Ossining Fire Department Parade Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
Residents line Croton Avenue to see the Ossining Fire Trucks and cheer volunteers with the department Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
Members with the Bedford Hills Fire Department march through Ossining during the Ossining Fire Department Parade Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
Ossining firefighters prepare to march down Croton Avenue Saturday Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
Members with the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department march in Ossining Saturday Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
Five-year-old Andrew Graves, of Elmsford, waves to firefighters as they march in the parade Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
Members of the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps. march in the Ossining Fire Department Parade Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell
The Ossining Fire Department's group photo from 1890. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy The Ossining Fire Department
Read the Article Thousands Honor Ossining Fire Dept. During Parade

OSSINING, N.Y. – Before leaving for the Ossining Fire Department's 200th Anniversary Parade Saturday, 3-year-old Rafael Rodriguez insisted to his mother Laura that he wear his firefighter outfit to look like one of his heroes.

“I want to be a fireman,” Rafael said. “I want to rescue people and put out fires. And I want to rescue a cat in a tree.”

As Rafael and thousands of other Westchester residents looked up to the Ossining Volunteer Fire Department during Saturday's 200th Anniversary ...
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