All rides were inspected by a professional inspector, trained in amusement ride setup prior to the carnival startup. There was a mechanical failure with the ride, that could not have been seen during inspection. This amusement company has been serving area fire companies for the past 13 years without an incident/accident. There were no serious injuries and we have been in touch with the individuals that were on the ride at the time of the malfunction, and all are doing well. The ride was inspected at 8am today (5/25/23) by the Culpeper County building officials and the cause of malfunction was determined. The ride is currently closed until the new parts are installed, tested, and reinspected by the licensed building inspector.
Culpeper County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association, Inc.
Fireman’s Carnival
Our 68th Annual Carnival will be held at the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises starting Wednesday May 24th through Saturday the 27th.
Our raffle tickets for the Grand Prize drawings are $1.00 each and are available in books of 25 from any department member, at the the fairgrounds and selected retailers.
Grand Prize = $2500.00 cash, 2nd Prize = $1000.00, 3rd Prize = $500.00, 4th Prize = $100.00, 5th Prize = $100.00
This is one of our major fundraisers for the year. Please come out, support your volunteers and have some family fun.
Fireman’s Parade
Our Parade will be held on Thursday the 25th. Anyone wishing to participate should complete the Parade Registration Form at https://culpeperfire.com/2023-firemans-carnival/2023-firemans-parade/
Parade Participant Information:
Parade Rules:
FOR SAFETY & INSURANCE LIABILITY REASONS, NO OBJECTS ARE TO BE THROWN FROM YOUR ENTRY. YOU MAY WALK BESIDE YOUR ENTRY & HAND OUT CANDY OR LITERATURE. ANYONE THROWING ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PARADE OR POSSIBLY REMOVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT’S INVITATION LIST.
Public displays of alcohol or reckless behavior will not be tolerated & you will be removed from the parade.
ONLY DMV registered, motorized vehicles will be allowed in the parade with the exception of farm tractors pulling wagons. OTHER EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE BY THE PARADE COMMITTEE.
NO STOPPING IN FRONT OF THE JUDGES’ STAND (exception – marching bands).
NO HORSES ALLOWED (exception – those pulling a cart or wagon). Owner is responsible for cleaning up after the animals.
This is a SILENT PARADE – no fire or rescue units will be allowed to operate sirens of any type.
THE ABOVE RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. Thank you and have a great time.
Parade Timelines:
Line up starts @ 5:00 PM
Must be in line no later than 6:15 PM
Parade Starts at 6:30 PM