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The Fire Wire Cherokee County Firefighters Win Ironman Challenge Page 6 Four firefighters with Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services placed first in the second annual Ironman Challenge that was held on May 17th at Cumberland Mall, just north of Atlanta. The Ironman Challenge is done in partnership with the Metro Atlanta Fire Officers Association and showcases the expertise and physical abilities of metro Atlanta firefighters in a head-to-head-skills competition. According to Cherokee County firefighter, Kevin Hamilton, “The course was 7 stations with a four man team. The first station was a quick dress, you had to pull a 220 pound tire, with 50 feet of a 3 inch hose line attached, down 75 feet and back. The next challenges included advancing a 1-3/ 4 inch charged hose though serpentine, a forcible entry exercise, go through a 2 foot by 2 foot by 8 foot tube, over an A frame and then breach a wall before heading to the finish line with all tools, team members and nozzle. All team members had to finish each station completely before you could move to the next.” The event was a head to head heat with the two fastest times racing each other in the finals for first place. A Cobb County team had an original time of 6:15 and Cherokee County placed second with a time of 7:09. When the final heat was held, Cherokee County firefighters beat Cobb County by 1 second with a time of 6:58. Besides Hamilton, the other members of the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services team were Jonathan Gottfried, Alex Adams and Frank Madonna. The team will be receiving a trophy and a couple sets of Paratech Irons. Ehlke Toughest Firefighter Cherokee County Firefighter, Rick Ehlke won the Toughfest Firefighter Competition at the Georgia Police and Fire Games that were held in Dalton, Georgia last month. Firefighters had to participate in a series of events consisting of a high rise pack carry, hose hoist, forcible entry, hose advance, and victim rescue. Ehlke won 1st place in his age category (45-49), plus, he won the overall category as well with a time of 2:31.44. The second place winner was a 36 year old firefighter from Columbus, Georgia, who was approximately 10 minutes behind Ehlke’s time. In Ehlke’s age category, he won the competition handidly by defeating the second place winner by over 30 minutes.
The Fire Wire Page 7 Fire Explorers Hold Senior Night and Change of Command Ceremony Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services Explorer Post #469 held their annual Senior Night and Change of Command Ceremony at fire station #22 near Bridgemill on Tuesday night, May 14th. The exiting youth officers passed their helmets off to the new youth officers and Captain Josh Germon passed the Post Guide On off to the new post Captain, Nick Leslie. Other explorers who were promoted include Carson Caglioni and Brooke Ice who were promoted to Lieutenants and Bradley Hough and Josiah Gnanamuttu were both promoted to the rank of Sergeants. The new officers were “charged” by lead advisor Michael Sims. A New Officers for 2013-2014 are (left to right): Sgt. Josiah Gnanamuttu, Lt. Brooke Ice, Capt. Nick Leslie, Sgt. Brad Hough, Lt. Carson Caglioni. few words were said by Cherokee County Fire Chief, Tim Prather, Assistant Fire Chief, Eddie Robinson and Sgt. Scott Deal who encouraged the graduating seniors to make good decisions in life and to keep up the great work. Plus, the chiefs told the new officers that they had faith in their leadership and they have “big boots to fill.” Cadet Lt. Cheyenne Gurley spoke on behalf of herself and the other seniors that completed the program this year. She spoke about how much she has seen her peers, herself, and this explorer post change for the better over the past several years. Gurley then challenged the new officers to keep raising the bar and to always represent Cherokee Fire and Emergency Services with pride and professionalism. The Explorer program is a co-educational program providing an opportunity for young adults to explore a particular career field. The Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Explorers Post provide an opportunity for young adults to get a hands-on introduction to fire and emergency services. They hold regular meetings and training events, ride fire trucks and participate in emergency incidents under the supervision of their advisors, senior firefighters and others. For more information about Fire Explorers Post #469, contact Lead Advisor, Michael Sims, at (678) 644 -1377. The ceremony was attended by numerous parents, advisors and fellow explorers.
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