MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Fire Department will host the Vermont State Firefighters Association 134th annual convention, slated for this Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27, in the county’s shire town. It will be an opportunity for firefighters statewide to gather, train together, socialize, elect officers and demonstrate their expertise.

The event will kick off at 6 p.m. on Friday with a memorial service at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, followed by an executive board meeting, dinner and social gathering at the Middlebury American Legion.

On Saturday, the association will conduct its business meeting and elect officers, again at the Legion, beginning at 9 a.m. The much-anticipated muster games will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the G. Stone Motors Parking Lot (36 Boardman St.), with kids’ games, live demonstrations and equipment vendors available on site.

Firefighters will conclude their gathering Saturday evening with a dinner at the Middlebury Legion.