Funda Ngomlando Wokuqothula Umlilo Emcimbini Womphakathi
Umcimbi we-Friendship Firehouse Festival umcimbi womndeni owawubanjwe ehlobo lonke ukugubha indima abacimi bomlilo abaye badlala kuwo wonke umlando. Lo mkhosi, owawubanjwe uMlando Wobungane Emngceleni wase- Old Town Alexandria, uhlanganisa ama-antique umlilo, ama-craft, futhi aboniswa ngabathengisi base-Alexandria. Izingane zithola izigqoko zomlilo zamahhala namabhaluni futhi ziphathwa ekuvakasheni okuqondisiwe lapho zingaba khona "abagibeli" ngaphakathi kwamaloli omlilo eMadolobheni.
Idethi Nesikhathi: Agasti 6, 2016, 9 ekuseni kuya ku-2 ntambama
Indawo: South Alfred Street emkhatsini weNdunankulu neMigwaqo YeNkosi. Lezi zitaladi zizovaliwe emotweni yomcimbi. Bona ibalazwe lase-Alexandria
Ukungena: MAHHALA
Ngaphandle kwemicimbi yomkhosi wangaphandle, i-Friendship Firehouse Museum inikeza izinkambo zendawo yayo. Lesi sakhiwo sakhiwe ekuqaleni njenge-firehouse ngo-1855, senziwa kabusha ngo-1871 futhi savuselelwa esimweni sayo sokuqala ngo-1992. I-Engine Room esitezi sokuqala ibonisa imishini yokulwa nomlilo emlandweni, kufaka phakathi izinjini zomlilo ezenziwe ngezandla, amabhakede wamanzi esikhumba, ama-axis , nezigaba ze-hose ye-rabra yokuqala. Indlu yesitezi sesibili imbukiso kwi-Friendship Fire Company - eyaziwa ngokuthi "iGeorge Washington's Fire Company" - eyayiyinkampani yokuqala yomlilo yase-Aleksandriya futhi ibe yimbangela yokuziqhenya komphakathi kusukela isisekelo sayo ngo-1774.
I-Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association ixhasa umkhosi njalo ngonyaka ngoMgqibelo wokuqala ngo-Agasti.
I-Friendship Fire Company manje iyinhlangano ephikisanayo ehlala ekhuthele emiphakathini yomphakathi futhi izinikele ekulondolozeni umlando wokulwa nomlilo nokukhuthaza ukuphepha komlilo.
I-Alexandria iyindawo engokomlando emgwaqweni wasePotomac eNyakatho Virginia oqukethe izakhiwo ezingaphezu kuka-4 200 zomlando ezivela ekhulwini lama-18 nele-19.
Kuyindawo enhle yokuhamba ngosuku futhi kunezinto eziningi ezikhangayo nemisebenzi yokujabulisa umndeni wonke. Bheka futhi, izinto eziphezulu eziyisikhombisa okumelwe zenziwe e-Alexandria