Tradition is the focus of the parade, which will begin at 1 p.m., making its way up Blackwell Street toward the Second Street park. Fire Chief McDougall said he is expecting 45 other fire companies to join. The Dover Fire Department's 1937 American LaFrance Pumper will parade the streets of downtown Dover, looking younger than it has in 70 years. The polished and painted truck will be on display at the department's 135th anniversary parade, the product of a decade's worth of reconstructing, rebuilding and refurbishing. The steam pumper, which will be pulled along the parade route by a team of horses, was purchased in 1885 for $3,400, one-third of the town's budget at the time. It remained in service until 1923, and its restoration was completed in 1999. Both reconstruction projects were headed by Walt Fegely, who will have the honor of driving the restored American LaFrance at the head of the parade. Regelski, a former fire chief, joined the department in 1972, a relative rookie compared with the parade's five grand marshals, who are being honored for at least 50 years of service. Regelski and McDougall, who have nearly a century's worth of community service between them, said they hope the restored vehicles will rekindle a sense of excitement in the town's department and their parades. "We take a lot of pride in the history of our department," Regelski said. "We're very proud of what we have done."