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    St. Patrick's Day 2010 came and went and it seems that everyone had a great time. The best part of the daylong celebration was definitely the weather -sunny with a high of 63 degrees. That's about as nice as you could hope for. But, as has been proven in the past, even a cold rain could not have put a damper on festivities at the hall. Spirits were high with the company of hundreds of fellow firefighters from different departments in and around Indy, around twenty kegs of beer, boxes of wine, enormous pots of Irish stew and the Indianapolis Firefighters Emerald Society Pipes and Drums.

     If this were not enough, we spotted quite a few Engine and Ladder 84 t-shirts on the crowd. We received a lot of compliments on this year's design by many who even wanted to buy one for themselves. Great job showing our "Townie" pride!

     If you watch NBC's The Biggest Loser you probably recognized one of the show's most popular contestants walking through the hall shaking the hands of fans. Allen Smith is a career firefighter with the Columbus, In Fire Dept and and lost 116 pounds during the 8th season of The Biggest Loser. He continues to promote a healthy lifestyle for his fellow firefighters and is an inspiration to all. Great job Allen!

     An occasion like this is guarantees great photo opportunities. I have put together a slide show for those not able to attend and for the sake of those not able to remember much after the first few beers. If anyone else has pictures they would like to share, feel free to upload them to our Engine84 Facebook fan page.

     Don't forget, FDIC is just around the corner! This year's conference runs from April 19th through the 24th.
     Take care and be safe!

-MAG