Members of the North Conway Fire Department hold the ladder as teammate Brandon James climbs up to ring the bell, posting the best time for the event at 8.05 seconds, during the Firemen's Muster at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 1, 2023. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the Redstone Fire Department prop up the ladder in order to ring the bell, posting a time of 9.91 seconds, during the Firemen's Muster at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 1, 2023. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the North Conway Fire Department hold the ladder as teammate Brandon James climbs up to ring the bell, posting the best time for the event at 8.05 seconds, during the Firemen's Muster at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 1, 2023. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A North Conway firefighter sprays water at the target bucket during the “wet hose” event at the 2022 Firemen’s Muster. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the Redstone Fire Department prop up the ladder in order to ring the bell, posting a time of 9.91 seconds, during the Firemen's Muster at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 1, 2023. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
FRYEBURG, Maine — Despite the fair starting on a Saturday this year, the scheduling of the annual Firemen’s Muster remains the first Sunday of the fair, with contests starting at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28.
The Fryeburg Fair has hosted the muster since 1977, when local firemen and forest rangers approached Fryeburg Fair with the idea after attending similar events in nearby North Conway and Bridgton, Maine.
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