HISTORY
1945-1970
WHILE THERE IS NO RECORD AVAILABLE AS TO JUST WHAT YEAR BARNARD HAD A "DRILL" OR TOURNAMENT TEAM...SOME 1946 RECORDS SHOW THAT PAUL R. RECHERT WAS BARNARD FIRE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT IN CHARGE OF ALL TOURNAMENT WORK AND THAT IN 1945, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A NUMBER OF YEARS A TOURNAMENT TEAM WAS FORMED. HE PETITIONED THE STATE STATISTICIAN FOR RULE BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS TO ENABLE THEM TO COMPETE IN UPCOMING CONTESTS. IN 1946 THE FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SANCTIONED ALL TOURNAMENTS OF THAT TYPE IN THE STATE. THE 1946 TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE WAS NORMAN A. FOREST, CHAIRMAN...RALPH RICKARD...WILLIAM LECHNER...EDWIN BAUERSCHMINDT...PETER HEID...AND WILLIAM COREY. THEY COMPETED AT EDGERTON PARK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY FAIR, THE NORTHERN CENTRAL CONVENTION, EAST ROCHESTER AND AT VARIOUS OTHER FIREMEN'S CARNIVALS THAT HELD COMPETITIONS. THEN IS SEEMS THAT, DUE TO SOME INJURIES, THERE WAS NO PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITIONS FOR A FEW YEARS.
in 1966
interest in competition was alive once again in "foot races" - non-motorized
races. that year west Henrietta fire department held an "old fashion
volunteer firemen's field day" and featured as the grand prize "chrome
SAM".
chrome SAM was a solid chrome figure four feet high of a fireman blowing a horn.
it was made by Samuel cook from east Avon in 1938. equipment race,
efficiency contest, bucket race, hose cart race, water ball, and tug-of-war were
run. Barnard held a slight lead over the west Brighton fire department
when the races were over. in the parade that followed Barnard won prizes
for best firemen's band, best ladies auxiliary, most men marching, and best
appearing company. SAMUEL CROOK PRESENTED THE "CHROME SAM" AWARD TO THE
BARNARD FIRE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING THE PARADE. THEY WERE ASKED TO PUT IT
BACK IN COMPETITION WITHIN TWO YEARS.
IN 1967, A COMMITTEE HEADED BY JAMES FISCHER HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCED THAT THE TOURNAMENT WOULD BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BARNARD FIRE DEPARTMENT CARNIVAL. JOHN "PAT" BURDICK DESIGNED THE LOGO FOR THE TEAM AND THEY BECAME KNOWN AS THE "RASCALS". THE TEAM CONSISTED OF J. FISCHER, W. SCHLAGETER, R. GROSS, G. BURRIS, E. FENNER, J. BRAUN, D. ISABELLA, G. SCHULTZ, G. FOLTS, J. JELLIFF, D. TACY, A. CARRIS, C. DOYLE, N. AINSWORTH, W. KRAEMER, B. CODDINGTON AND M. CAPPON.
IN 1970 THE BARNARD "RASCALS" AND THE NORTH GREECE "LITTLE SQUIRTS" CO-HOSTED THE COMPETITIVE DRILLS AT NORTHGATE PLAZA.