Firefighters from Toms River Fire Company 2 Will Be Competing in Firefighter Challenge
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Firefighters from Toms River Fire Company 2 Challenge Team from left to right: Firefighters M. Ximello, C Laing, E Schuler and Lt T.Cook
Ocean City, MD Firefighter Challenge
Firefighters from Toms River Fire Department Co.#2 Will Be Participating on August 5-6
Firefighter Challenge
More than 70,000 firefighters have already raised their hand to accept the Challenge, successfully completing some or all of the five job-related evolutions on the course. Firefighters competing side-by-side with fellow firefighters on the most globally recognized challenge course in the fire service.
Firefighters from Toms River Fire Company 2, M. Ximello, C Laing, E Schuler and Lt T.Cook have been training and practicing for this challenge and are ready to compete.
Competitors will take on a 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™.
Competitors can choose from individual, relay, or tandem competitions. Lt. Cook will be running the individual event where one person runs the entire coarse. Then on Saturday the firefighters will run as a relay team. Each member does a part and passes the baton to the next member.Each race will duplicate 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 participants race against themselves, their opponents, and the clock.
The camaraderie, encouragement, and takeaway experiences firefighters have at each event are immeasurable. This fun gathering of local, national, and international firefighters unites all involved in their inspiring and individual journeys of improving their personal and professional mental, physical and medical well-being. Preparing them to be the absolute best they can be in an occupation that demands they be ready to endure the unexpected at a moment's notice.
TRFD Company 2 Team Practicing at the Fire Academy
Ocean City Firefighter Challenge
Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7, 2022
Ocean City, MD 21842
Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7, 2022
Ocean City, MD 21842
TRFD Company 2 Team Practicing at the Fire Academy
TRFD Company 2 Team Practicing at the Fire Academy
TRFD Company 2 Team Practicing at the Fire Academy
TRFD Company 2 Team Practicing at the Fire Academy
Challenge Course
- Evolution 1: High-Rise Pack Carry - Participants, waiting at the base of the tower, hear the alarm and begin their climb (run) up our 41 feet high, five (5) story tower of stairs (63 steps) carrying a 42lb hose pack.
- Evolution 2: The Hose Hoist - Once at the top of the tower, participants will hand-over-hand hoist a 42lb donut roll of hose from the ground up to the top of the tower. It's mind over matter, working through the burn until the roll of hose clears the top railing and is placed into the container on the top platform floor. Now it's time to turn around and descend back down the tower.
- Evolution 3: Force Machine - Presented by Keiser®, participants will simulate a chopping motion using a 9.6lb dead blow hammer to force the 160lb Keiser® Force Machine's steel beam a horizontal distance of 5 feet.
- Evolution 4: The Hose Advance - Participants will negotiate the 140-foot (42.6m) slalom course without missing or knocking over any delineator. They will then pick up the nozzle end of the 1- 3/4 inch (4.45cm) charged hose line and drag it 75 feet. Once the nozzle penetrates the swinging doors, they will open the nozzle aiming the stream to hit the target.
- Evolution 5: Victim Rescue - Participants will drag a 175Ib Rescue Randy® mannequin backwards a distance of 106 feet. The cheering crowd is rooting you on, and the time officially stops when you and Rescue Randy® completely cross the finish line.
