4th Annual Southeast Regional
Firefighter Combat Challenge
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 22-23, 2007
The Best of the Bravest will Compete for High Honors at the Challenge
Gainesville, FL, August 30, 2007 - The 4th Annual Southeast Regional Firefighter Combat Challenge is coming to Gainesville, FL on Sept. 22-23. The competition will take place in The Oaks Mall parking lot on Newberry Road. The SE Regional Championships start on Saturday 22nd at 10:00am. and SE Regional Relay and Tandem Championships start on Sunday 23rd at 10:00am. This event is hosted by the Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) and the Gainesville Sports Commission (GSC).
The Firefighter Combat Challenge is an intense, vigorous competition and seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and to provide the public with greater appreciation of the physical demands of the profession. The Challenge is not solely for entertainment; it is about performing one of the most dangerous and demanding jobs safer and better.
During the competition, firefighters will simulate the physical demands of real life firefighting by competing on a linked series of five tasks. Wearing "full bunker gear" and a Scott breathing apparatus (SCBA), the competitors will climb to the top of a five-story hydraulic tower carrying a 42-pound high-rise pack. When they reach the top of the tower, they must hoist a 42lb hose roll to the top; then descend to the ground floor where they simulate chopping by swinging a 9-pound shot mallet on the end of a 160 pound steel beam. The firefighters then must go 140 feet through simulation hydrants to the fourth station, where they advance an attack hose a distance of 75 feet; and finally drag a life sized, 175 lb. "victim" a distance of 100 feet to cross the finish line.
Qualifiers of this regional event will advance to the World Championships held each year. Come out and support your communities' local fire departments!
For more information about the 4th Annual Southeast Regional Firefighter Combat Challenge in Gainesville please contact Gainesville Sports Commission (GSC) @ 352-338-9300 or log on to:
http://www.firefighterchallenge.com
Registration is now OPEN for the 7th Annual Gainesville Senior Games on October 18-21, 2007!!! Go online @ www.gainesvillesportscommission.com to download the entry form or call (352) 338-9300 to have the registration brochure mailed to you. Deadline to register is October 10, 2007.
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This Local Senior Games is sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and a qualifier for the Florida State Championships.
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