
rhode island professional firefighters pipeband
Professional Firefighters from Departments around the state of Rhode Island

corpus christi fire department pipes and drums
Dan Sheppard is a 23 year veteran of the Corpus Christi Fire Department and has been playing the bagpipes for 8 years. I am very honored when I’m called to be a part of someone’s special event. I love the bagpipes and I love sharing the power of it’s unique, majestic sound.Dan offers free bagpipe tutoring to anyone interested. The group currently meets once a week at the Inishfree dance studio located in the south parking lot of First Christian Church on Santa Fe.

northern VA firefighters PB
The band was formed in late 1983 as an off shoot of the Fairfax County Firefighter’s Emerald Society which was originally organized in April of 1983. The goal was to emulate the FDNY Emerald Society, that of having a Pipe Band component to the social organization. Bill Schumm, President of the Emerald Society, and Ed Snyder, a member, met with John D. “Zim” Zimmerman to learn what was involved with starting a pipe band. “Zim” was, at the time, the Drum Major for the Washington Scottish Pipe Band A.K.A. The Saint Andrews Society Pipes and Drums. Zim believed in our cause and became the Drum Major for the new band. He also taught bass drumming, how to march, attack tunes and how to properly wear the uniform.

toronto fire services pipes and drums
City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Band was formed in 1998 to represent the members Of the Toronto Fire Services, active and retired as well as at Line of Duty Death, National and Provincial Memorial venues, typically made up of members and retirees of the Toronto Fire Services organization

west yorkshire fire and rescue service
The band was formed in the 1960’s and its founding member went on to become the chief of the WYFRS, in 2003 as with many organizations, a large group of players left leaving a core to build the band backup and this has been a slow but steady process,