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TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, JULY <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2012</strong> 5<br />
Chance to challenge yourself<br />
BY CATHY ASPLIN<br />
<strong>Te</strong> <strong>Awamutu</strong> Volunteer Fire Brigade’s first<br />
Firefighter Challenge held in April was so successful<br />
that another is being staged later this month.<br />
Spokesperson Chris Bestwick says planning is well<br />
underway.<br />
‘‘We have over 40 firefighters, both volunteer and<br />
paid, from around the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and<br />
Auckland areas who have entered. <strong>Te</strong>n from our own<br />
brigade will be competing — including our Chief Fire<br />
Officer Ian Campbell.’’<br />
The challenge on July 28 will kick off at 9am and<br />
finish around 4pm.<br />
‘‘The day begins with individual runs, then tandem<br />
and team events. The finals will be staged in the<br />
afternoon.<br />
‘‘The event is a chance for us to show people what<br />
else we do in the Fire Service — as they probably only<br />
see us racing up and down the main street attending<br />
incidents.<br />
‘‘For <strong>Te</strong> <strong>Awamutu</strong> firefighters it is a great chance to<br />
pit our skills against others and the clock.’’<br />
The <strong>Te</strong> <strong>Awamutu</strong> Firefighter Challenge requires<br />
entrants to wear full firefighting gear while they<br />
complete a set list of tasks.<br />
These include climbing a tower carrying a hose,<br />
hoisting a coil three storeys, driving a beam with a shot<br />
hammer, using a hose to knock down a disk and<br />
dragging a dummy backwards for the last 30m.<br />
<strong>Te</strong> <strong>Awamutu</strong> firefighter Hamish Doohan tried the<br />
challenge for the first time in April and says it a was a<br />
great experience.<br />
He already had a high level of fitness in readiness for<br />
the Sky City Firefighter Challenge (which he competed<br />
in a impressive time of 11 minutes) so it was a matter of<br />
training on the course.<br />
‘‘We trained for several Sundays before the event<br />
which helped me get used to the demands of the event.<br />
‘‘I took part in the individual, tandem, team and<br />
relay events during the day.<br />
‘‘It was good fun, but those last few metres dragging<br />
the dummy are probably the toughest, I was knackered<br />
at that stage.’’<br />
While he won’t be here to compete in the challenge<br />
on July 28, he plans to compete in an event later in the<br />
year.<br />
‘‘This course is very similar to the Firefighter<br />
Combat Challenge, so it’s a great way to test yourself. I<br />
encourage others to give it a go.’’<br />
■ <strong>Te</strong> <strong>Awamutu</strong> Firefighter Challenge begins at 9am on<br />
Saturday, July 28. Best viewing from carpark behind public<br />
library (entrance off Redoubt Street).<br />
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