Baldwin firefighters joined departments from across New York for a weekend celebrating the state’s long-running firematic tradition, taking part in a parade that capped the 2026 New York State Championship Drill in Hempstead.
The championship brought volunteer fire departments together Aug. 15 for a series of competitions on Weir Street testing speed, efficiency, firefighting skills and teamwork. Festivities continued Aug. 16, when Baldwin Fire Department members and apparatus joined fellow firefighters for a parade from the South Hempstead Fire Department to the Weir Street arch.
Baldwin’s contingent included department members marching in uniform and both modern and antique apparatus, giving spectators lining the parade route a look at the department and its firefighting equipment…