We continue to grow, and our membership continues to grow.Ĭurrently, the band is comprised of over 20 members representing numerous fire departments in the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana regions.Įach year, the band performs in Line of Duty Deaths, Memorials, Parades and Many Other Events. In 2007, as the membership had vastly increased, the band created its own separate organization, and officially re-named to The Band of Brothers Pipes and Drums. Popularity immediately grew and the band expanded its membership to area firefighters. The Average Tomatometer is the sum of all season. With the help of Chester Milen, a retired Illinois State Trooper, founding member of the Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society-Chicago Police, and father to Hammond firefighter David Milen, the dream became reality. A series gets an Average Tomatometer when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a score.

The band comprised of 12 members of the Hammond Fire Department that were willing to volunteer their time to provide musical support at the Line of Duty Death funerals, a nearly 200 year old fire service tradition. The Band of Brothers Pipes and Drums was originally formed as the Hammond Indiana Fire Department Pipes and Drums in 2002.

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