07/18/08  - “The Daily Item” - D.C. firefighters band headlines IHF march 

“Dressed in white shirts, tartan kilts, spats and horsehair sporons, the bagpipe and drum players of the Washington, D.C., Fire Department Emerald Pipes and Drums Society performed for Danville, a treat made possible by a $5,000 grant obtained by state Rep. Robert Belfanti.”