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The Honorary Fire Queen contestants for this year were: 1999 Honorary Fire Queen, Miss Alicia Jones; first runner up, Miss Ashley McNeeley; second runner up, Miss Renee Goodwin; and third runner up, Miss Jennifer Kindall.
Best appearing Rappahannock County Fire and Rescue Unit: first place, Castleton Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue; second place, Chester Gap Fire and Rescue.
Best appearing custom unit: first place, Marshall Volunteer Fire Department; ^second place, Orlean Volunteer Fire Department. *; Best appearing commercial unit: first place, Madison bounty Volunteer Fire Department; second place, South Warren Volunteer Fire Department.
Best appearing specialty •apparatus: first place, New Market Rescue Squad; second place, McLean Fire and Rescue. * * Best appearing brush/mini pumper: first place, Orlean . Volunteer Fire Department; ‘second place, Edinburg Fire Company.
Best appearing tanker: first place, Rapidan Fire Department; second place, Castleton Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
Best appearing ALS rescue unit: first place, Culpeper County Volunteer Rescue Squad; second place, Rapidan Fire and Rescue.
Best appearing BLS rescue unit: first place, Reva Volunteer Fire and Rescue; second place, Shenandoah Shores Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
Best appearing antique apparatus: first place, Culpeper County Volunteer Fire Department; second place, , Old Dominion Historical Fire Society.
Company traveling the longest distance: Verona Volunteer Fire Company.
Honorary fire chiefs: first
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