AVFD to Host State Convention for its 75th Anniversary

AVON, CT — The Avon Volunteer Fire Department has been chosen to host the Connecticut Firefighters Association parade and convention in 2018 as part of its 75th anniversary celebration.

A committee is planning events for nearly every month of 2018, fire department officials said.

Historians are compiling an exhibit for the Avon Free Public Library. There will be a gala, a muster, a 5K run, and other festivities, fire department officials said.

The main event marking the AVFD’s 75th anniversary will be the department hosting the 135th Annual Connecticut State Firefighters Association convention and parade, fire department officials said.

“We are honored to have been selected by the Connecticut State Firefighters Association to host its annual convention and parade in honor of our 75th anniversary,” AVFD Chief Michael Trick said. “Aside from celebrating with our own neighbors at different commemorative events throughout the year, there isn’t a more fitting way to mark this incredible milestone than to invite our colleagues from around the state to come spend some time with us here in Avon.”

The state convention and parade is scheduled for Sept. 14 through 16 in 2018. On Sunday, a parade will step off promptly at noon.

As plans come together for the 75th anniversary events, the AVFD will keep the community informed via its website (www.avonvfd.org) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AvonVFD).

The AVFD was incorporated in 1943.

Photo Credit: AVFD. Pictured at the 2016 Connecticut State Firefighters Convention in September are (left to right): Robert Theriault, Mark Wilson, Joseph (PJ) Piccirillo, Steve McMahon, Jen Reeser, Brian Baldwin, Retired Chief Harvey Reeser, and Captain Dave Theriault.