FireFit Competition selects WLD site for June meet
“It is going to be kind of cool to have the tower right beside the big dinosaur there,” said Duane Bolin, who is working on organizing the event.
The organizers have been busy planning the event and have a full weekend planned. Along with the FireFit Competition, which includes both individual, team and relay events, they are bringing a TopCop contest for peace officers to showcase their skills, as well as Corporate FireFit Challenge for local teams to try course.
Bolin said typically events like the one Drumheller is hosting can attract anywhere from 50 to 100 individual competitors alone. Because Drumheller is situated between Calgary and Edmonton, he is optimistic there will be a strong uptake. He is also encouraging local departments to come out and give it a try. There are a number of firefighters from Drumheller who have competed in the contest.
The event has garnered strong support from the community and the organizers have secured their gold sponsors (contributors of $3,500 or more). The Mail announced that Encana had signed on as a gold sponsor. The Drumheller Fire Department is also acting as a gold sponsor, as are Horizon Oilfield Services and Performance Stream.
Silver Sponsors (contributors of up to $3,499) that have signed on include Hi-Way 9 Express and Caltech Surveys.
Bolin explains registration for the FireFit Competition and the TopCop Challenge is through www.firefit.com. Registration for the Corporate Challenge is through the local organizers.
The corporate challenge allows teams of three to five to take on the FireFit course on Friday night. The entry fee is $150 and includes a t-shirt. This is a fundraiser for the Badlands Community Facility.
They are hoping for about 30 teams for the corporate event, and already there are a few teams registered including a possible team made up of firefighter’s' wives.
For more information on the FireFit Challenge or to get involved as a sponsor or volunteer, contact Bolin at 403-823-2259. More information on the TopCop Contest can be obtained from Rod Audy by e-mailing britton9@telus.net
To register for the FireFit Corporate Challenge, or for more information, contact Kim Masson at 403-820-5757 or by email at
k-masson@hotmail.com.
