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THE COMPETITION WITH A PURPOSE

The challenge is intense, spirited competition and seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and demonstrate the profession's rigors to our stakeholders. The challenge has won high accolades for its fidelity to the job and for providing the public with a greater appreciation of the physical demands of firefighting. Unlike sports that exist soley for entertainment value, the challenge is about performing one of the most dangerous and demanding jobs better and safer.

Broadcast on ESPN, the Firefighter Combat Challenge attracts hundreds of U.S. and Canadian municiple fire departmentseach year at more than 25 locations and is seen by more than 30 million people worldwide. The challenge seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and demonstrate the profession's rigors to the public.

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMBAT CHALLENGE

WEARING FULL BUNKER GEAR AND BREATHING APPARATUS, PAIRS OF FIREFIGHTERS SIMULATE THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF REAL LIFE FIREFIGHTING BY COMPETING ON A LINKED SERIES OF FIVE TASKS. DOMINATING THE LANDSCAPE IS THE FIVE STORY HYDRAULIC TOWER, THE CENTERPIECE OF ALL THE ACTIVITY COMPETITORS CLIMB TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER CARRYING A 44 POUNDHIGH RISE PACK; THEN HOIST A 45 POUND HOSE ROLL TO THE TOP; NEXT THEY DESCEND TO THE GROUND WHERE THEY SIMULATE CHOPPING BY SWINGING A 9 POUND SHOT MALLET ON THE END OF A 160 POUND STEEL BEAM; THEY THEN WALK 140 FEET TO THE FOURTH STATION WHERE THEY ADVANCE AN ATTACK HOSE A DISTANCE OF 75 FEET; AND FINALLY DRAG A LIFESIZED,175 POUND "VICTIM" A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET.

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