[Lincolnparkdc] Fwd: THIS SUNDAY: 100th Anniversary of the Last Run of the Horses

Sun Jun 15 13:54:05 EDT 2025

Super cool event Amy and DC Fire and EMS Foundation! Thanks for
coordinating!

For anyone who is so inclined, here's the donation link to the DC Fire and
EMS Foundation
<https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E365978&id=2>
who organized this event.

Gina A
100 bl Kentucky Ave

On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM Amy Mauro <amycmauro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Neighbors - reminder! Hopefully the showers finish in the morning and
> clear up for our event, rain or shine! (Fires don't wait for weather! :)
>
> Amy
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Amy Mauro <amy at dcfireemsfoundation.org>
> Date: Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
> Subject: THIS SUNDAY: 100th Anniversary of the Last Run of the Horses
> To: Amy Mauro <amycmauro at gmail.com>
>
>
> THIS SUNDAY: 100th Anniversary of the Last Run of the Horses | DC FIRE AND
> EMS DEPARTMENT MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2025 CONTACT:
> Vito Maggiolo Public Information Officer DC Fire and EMS 202.579.6905 -
> vito.maggiolo at dc.gov HORSE DRAWN STEAM FIRE ENGINE TO GALLOP ON CAPITOL
> HILL
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>
>
> THIS SUNDAY:
>
> 100th Anniversary of the
>
> Last Run of the Horses
>
> DC FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENT
>
> MEDIA ADVISORY
>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2025
>
>
>
> CONTACT:
>
> Vito Maggiolo
>
> Public Information Officer
>
> DC Fire and EMS
> 202.579.6905 - vito.maggiolo at dc.gov
> <https://dcfireemsfoundation.org/so/e0PTgjZeA/c?w=QiNetJjsIyORmNC72bZZEAUlcu32dvnKRPy2tyVy4-I.eyJ1IjoibWFpbHRvOnZpdG8ubWFnZ2lvbG9AZGMuZ292IiwiciI6IjQzM2Y5YzY2LWFkMzctNGI3OS05MmM0LWFmODdiYmNkMmJiMyIsIm0iOiJtYWlsIiwiYyI6IjZiMDg5NzUwLWI3NjMtNDdiZC04MjQyLWVkYzQ2YzA2NTMxOCJ9>
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>       HORSE DRAWN STEAM FIRE ENGINE TO GALLOP ON CAPITOL HILL
>
>          Re-enactment of the Last Run of the Fire Horses on 100th
> Anniversary
>
>
>
> (Washington, DC) – One hundred years ago, on June 15, 1925, the DC Fire
> Department held a ceremonial Last Run of the Horses. The purpose of the
> event was to commemorate the service of these great fire horses, who pulled
> the equipment for decades but were no longer needed due to the advent of
> motorized fire apparatus.
>
>
>
> Re-live the excitement of that occasion this Sunday June 15th, at 1 PM, as
> three mighty steeds will once again pull a cosmetically preserved 1905
> American LaFrance horse-drawn steam fire engine down a DC Avenue.
>
>
>
> The horse-drawn engine will run from the William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center
> at 635 North Carolina Ave, SE, to Lincoln Park, where there will be a
> community reception immediately following the procession.
>
>
>
> This event is organized by the DC Fire and EMS Department in partnership
> with the Friendship Fire Association and the DC Fire & EMS Foundation.
> Historic film footage of the 1925 event can be found at:
>
>
>
> https://www.dcfireemsfoundation.org/lastrunofthehorses
> <https://dcfireemsfoundation.org/so/e0PTgjZeA/c?w=6YPVLtZWgQ04i8YwCJZrCwi3DH_UuKmHvdUi8LPy-UA.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGNmaXJlZW1zZm91bmRhdGlvbi5vcmcvbGFzdHJ1bm9mdGhlaG9yc2VzIiwiciI6IjQzM2Y5YzY2LWFkMzctNGI3OS05MmM0LWFmODdiYmNkMmJiMyIsIm0iOiJtYWlsIiwiYyI6IjZiMDg5NzUwLWI3NjMtNDdiZC04MjQyLWVkYzQ2YzA2NTMxOCJ9>
> (or scroll below).
>
>
>
> WHEN:
> Sunday, June 15, 2025
>
> 1:00 PM: Remarks, William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center
>
> 1:20 PM: Procession
>
> 1:30 PM: Community Reception, Lincoln Park
>
>
>
> WHERE:
> William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center,
>
> 635 North Carolina Avenue SE
>
> Washington DC 20003
>
> BACKGROUND: One hundred years ago, on June 15, 1925, the DC Fire
> Department held a ceremonial Last Run of the Horses. The purpose of the
> event was to commemorate the service of the great fire horses, who were no
> longer needed due to the advent of motorized fire apparatus.
>
> EVENT DETAILS: On June 15, 2025 at 1 p.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department
> <https://dcfireemsfoundation.org/so/e0PTgjZeA/c?w=b9P3tti3TdsUqLk3kfnDk0roiLj9twb8UrskOTjvV78.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9mZW1zLmRjLmdvdi8iLCJyIjoiY2NkMmYxZjUtZTRjMy00NTA4LWI2YjAtYjJmM2Q3NTJlNTg5IiwibSI6Im1haWwiLCJjIjoiNmIwODk3NTAtYjc2My00N2JkLTgyNDItZWRjNDZjMDY1MzE4In0>,
> in partnership with the Friendship Fire Association
> <https://dcfireemsfoundation.org/so/e0PTgjZeA/c?w=_aDVp7AgJdaai1jzqLxohDEEZL66hhSPPR5Eag1Bb1g.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJpZW5kc2hpcGZpcmVhc3NvYy5vcmcvIiwiciI6ImNjZDJmMWY1LWU0YzMtNDUwOC1iNmIwLWIyZjNkNzUyZTU4OSIsIm0iOiJtYWlsIiwiYyI6IjZiMDg5NzUwLWI3NjMtNDdiZC04MjQyLWVkYzQ2YzA2NTMxOCJ9>
> and the DC Fire & EMS Foundation, will re-enact the historic ceremonial
> Last Run of the Horses, using a cosmetically preserved 1905 American
> LaFrance horse-drawn steam fire engine.
>
> ROUTE: The horse-drawn engine will run from the William H. Rumsey Aquatic
> Center at 635 North Carolina Ave, SE, to Lincoln Park, where we will gather
> for a small community reception immediately following the procession.
>
> WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: Come cheer us on! Neighbors are welcome to line the
> streets and gather at Lincoln Park to observe the procession. Period
> costumes are optional!
>
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> This is historic film footage of the ceremonial Last Run of the DCFD
> Horses on June 15, 1925. Reproduced with permission from the UCLA Film and
> Television Archives. Learn more here.
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