Adam Prudhomme
Beaver Staff
Firefighters from across Canada and the U.S. are battling the sweltering heat to compete in the 2018 Regional FireFit Championships, going on this weekend at the Napanee Fairgrounds.
The times event sees competitors in full bunker gear race up 60 stairs, pull a rope up a tower, run down the stairs, hammer a Keiser, drag a hose, shoot a target with water and then drag a 175 pound dummy named Rescue Randy 100 feet to the finish line.
Individual runs will continue throughout today with the relay event set for tomorrow. The top times from this weekend will qualify for nationals, which will be held in Calgary.
Dan Chalk of the Greater Napanee Emergency Services fire department finished his run in under two minutes. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.
Sarah Ward of the Stone Mills Fire Department drags Rescue Randy to complete the course. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.
On Friday members of the public had the chance to try out the course as part of the Corporate Challenge, with the entry fee money going to the GNES toy drive. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.
Members of Diamond Fitness cheer on their teammate as he enters the final leg of the relay. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.