Parades are a tradition and part of the whole fireman experience, the buildup to parades (washing the trucks etc.) is a way to help show off the apparatus and how proud we are as a department, so after reading your comment I believe that you are really out of line. Instead of posting this on a website you should have talked to your members or your chief to see what you could have done and to hear everyones opinion. Keep in mind your post does get read by many people throughout the county and various parts of the country.