Near Perfection in the Nineties
The department entered the 1990s uneventfully for the first two years and began to prepare for its 100th Anniversary. In 1993, Gil Cusick was Chairman of the Labor Day events, and the "Hicks" Drill Team took 5th Place overall in total points at the motorized drill.
At the 68th Annual events, the Committee hosted the 9th Annual Battalion Parade and Drill activities with an "Old Fashion Drill" on Saturday. The "Hicks" came out as the Champs and broke a New York State record behind their climber Richard "the Kid" Schmidt in the "Dummy" competition with a 17.17 time.
The approaching Hurricane "Edouard" turned East and just glanced Long Island on Sunday, giving the weekend beautiful weather. The Drill start time was moved an hour earlier to 09:00. Due to timing equipment and water problems, delays in the Drill were seen for several hours, eventually forcing the State Drill Sanction to be lifted after the Ladder Competition. The "Hicks" took 5th Place in the motorized competition on Monday with 8 points.
