Firefighter's Combat Challenge
The Firefighter Combat Challenge is the only federally funded, university-based occupational health physiological research study that has become an internationally touring and televised sports event. It’s a demanding 5-event physical challenge that firefighters throughout the world participate in and try to complete with the fastest time. Competition events include a stair climb with a high-rise pack, hose hoist, forcible entry, hose advance, and a victim rescue. The primary purpose for the Firefighter Combat Challenge is to promote physical fitness, an essential part of structural firefighting. World Records: Open Male: Bob Russell, 1:19.02 (Overland Park, KS) Open Female: Juliet Draper, 1:48.41 Colorado Springs, CO) Over 40: Mike Gilbert, 1:26.65 (St. Catherines, ON) Over 45: Lonnie Lewis, 1:33.82 (Chesterfield, VA) Over 50: Bret Yundt, 1:39.61, (West Lafayette, IN) Over 55: Cyril Fraser, 1:50,46 (Halifax, Canada) Over 60: Roy Davis, 1:52.74 (Tacoma, WA)
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