Two classic motorized water towers – the Syracuse Fire Department’s 1923 American-LaFrance (with 1928 Seagrave tractor) and member Mel Wildberger’s ex-New Orleans 1919 American-LaFrance Type 31 – were among the more than 70 rigs at the Fifth Annual Syracuse Muster held August 11-12. Two more chapters – hometown Central New York and the Northeast Ohio Chapter – received their charters and joined the growing SPAAMFAA fold. The Society’s first Founder’s Award was presented (appropriately) to former (1958-1971) President Richard A. Horstmann.