Owego Hose Teams, Inc. to host chicken barbecue on September 24

Owego Hose Teams, Inc. to host chicken barbecue on September 24

The Central New York firematic champion Owego Hose Teams, Inc., will host a chicken barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. until gone in front of Ice Cream Works on the Flats, 14 George St., Owego.

The menu will include “Cornell Chicken” halves, the Duke’s baked beans, Hinerwadel’s salt potatoes, and a Roma roll for $10. Pickup or home delivery is available.

To preorder, send an email to owegohoseteams@gmail.com. Proceeds will benefit the team’s operating fund.

Incorporated as a not for profit in 2015 the Owego Hose Teams have been competing in firematics since 1951. This year marks their 65th anniversary season.

The team races in timed events where firefighters test their skills. Teams of five members must connect nozzles to hoses, hoses to hoses, and hoses to the fire hydrant, and knock down targets in the quickest time in the ladder, wye, and straight lay competitions. Hose races improve basic firefighting skills.

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