Combat Challenge
Firefighter Combat Challenge
Submitted by ashley on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 4:15pm
The Firefighter Combat Challenge event scheduled for July 11 at the JTF has been relocated to:
47020 S.E. 144th Street North Bend, WA 98045
Click here to see a map to the area.
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE!
All uniformed members are welcome to participate.
About the Fire Fighter Challenge
Submitted by ashley on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 11:51am
The Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge®- seen on ESPN for a dozen years, now on Versus. The Challenge annually attracts hundreds of U.S. and Canadian municipal fire departments at more than 25 locations and is now expanding to countries around the world, including New Zealand, Germany, Argentina, Chile, and South Africa. The Challenge seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and demonstrate the profession's rigors to the public. Wearing "full bunker gear" and the SCOTT Air-Pak breathing apparatus, pairs of competitors race head-to-head as they simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting by performing a linked series of five tasks including climbing the 5-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175 lb. "victim" as they race against themselves, their opponent and the clock!
2009 Combat Challenge Schedule
Submitted by ashley on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 10:26am
Seattle Fire Combat Challenge Men’s 2009 Tentative Schedule
May 9 Chilliwack, British Columbia Firefit Challenge
May 16 Monroe, North Carolina Regional Challenge
June 11-12 Tucson, Arizona Regional Challenge
June 20 San Diego, California Regional Challenge
July 11 South Bend, Washington Regional Challenge
Aug 7-8 Idaho Falls, Idaho Regional Challenge
Sept 25-26 Tyler, Texas Regional Challenge
Oct 9 Washington, DC Regional Challenge & CFSI Event
Oct 30-31 Arlington, Texas U.S Nationals
Nov 16-20 Location to be confirmed World Challenge XVIII
(Dates in bold are confirmed; others depend on financial support)
2009 Team Bios
Submitted by ashley on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 10:42am
Seattle Fire Combat Challenge Team
Jake Bange, Team Captain
Height: 6'3" Weight: 225 lbs Age: 35
Seattle Fire 9 years
3rd year Combat Challenge
P/R: 1:37
Washington State Champion and State Record Holder; Male Open Division Bronze Medalist, Co-Ed Tandem, U.S Nationals 2007 & 2008
Lions Den Member (sub 100 second male open)
Hobbies: Personal Training, Outdoors, Competitive Sports
Randy Keane
Height: 6' 1" Weight: 215 Age: 35
Seattle Fire 9 years
4th year Combat Challenge
P/R: 1:52
Hobbies: Sports, Hunting/Fishing, Working out
Brian Shaner
Height: 6' Weight: 205 Age: 30
Seattle Fire 3 years
1st year Combat Challenge
Hobbies: Working out, Sports/Hockey
2002 Washington Ironman Bodybuilding Champion
J.R. Wolfork
Height: 5' 10" Weight: 205 Age: 25
Seattle Fire Rookie
1st year Combat Challenge
2001-02 NCAA Div III Track and Field All-American
Melissa Woolsey
Height: 5’ 6”
Seattle Fire 8 years
4th year Combat Challenge
P/R: 3:13
Washington State Champion and State Record Holder; Female Division
Bronze Medalist, Co-Ed Tandem, U.S Nationals 2007 & 2008
Hobbies: Coaching High School Athletics, Teaching Fire Cadets, Working out
Seattle’s Firefighter Combat Challenge Team, 2009 Goals
Submitted by ashley on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 11:53am
- Qualify team for 2009 World Championships in individual, tandem, & relay events.
- Qualify team members for Lion’s Den recognition, and provide racing gear for all Lion’s Den honorees.
- Enter team in at least 4 race events (2 Regional events, US Nationals and World Challenge 2009)
- Establish Seattle Fire as a respectable competitive team for the future.
- Continue to support Seattle’s Bravest Charity’s fundraising and other events.
5-Year Goals
- Team Seattle: a widely recognized and actively engaged positive role model in the community.
- Podium finish at National and World Championships
- Full team participation in 4 or more events annually.
- Organization of local competition/demonstration to benefit Seattle’s Bravest Charity.
2009 Team Member Individual Goals
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