Fire equipment mini-muster in Hilton March 18
Fire equipment mini-muster in Hilton March 18

The Genesee Valley Chapter of SPAAMFAA hosts its annual Fire Toy, Model, Memorabilia and Collectibles Show and Winter Mini-Muster on Sunday, March 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hilton Firemen's Exempt Club on South Avenue in Hilton (behind the firehouse).

The show consists of displays of the various fire related toys, memorabilia, and collectibles to be viewed along with some items for sale. There will also be a few vendors with fire collectibles for sale. Several members of the American Toy Emergency Vehicles Club are also expected to participate.

The show is free and open to the public.

The Genesee Valley Chapter is the local chapter of the National SPAAMFAA and was formed 20 years ago. There are 150 members with many of them owning their own antique fire trucks.

The chapter holds bi-monthly meetings at various locations plus their annual Antique Firetruck Show and Muster in September and the Collectibles Mini-Muster in March. Contact Jim Mullen at 392-2546 for membership information. Those interested can also attend the March meeting at 10:30 a.m. on March 18. The club will be open at 9 a.m. for setup.