The public, along with aspiring firefighters, are invited to attend this free, family-friendly event and to cheer on these amazing heroes. Spectators will have a front row seat to witness the physical talents of these public safety professionals in action. The Firefighter Challenge is designed to promote, showcase and publicly celebrate the selfless spirit and extraordinary fitness levels of America’s firefighters on a challenge course that creates one entertaining sporting event.
Challenge participants run the skills-based course tackling what are known as the Five Essential Functions™ wearing full turnout gear and a self-contained breathing apparatus provided by 3M™ Scott™ Air-Pak™. Participants, in head-to-head individual and tandem competitions, simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting by climbing the five-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175-pound “victim” as they race against themselves, their opponents and the clock.
The Firefighter Challenge is a program of the First Responder Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is focused on reducing line-of-duty injuries and deaths caused by strain, sprain, muscular pain, or latent heart disease which costs departments, insurers, and taxpayers billions of dollars each year.
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