After taking a year off, the
HOTTEST 2 day family event of the summer is coming to downtown Windsor on August 14 & 15.
FIREFEST 2009 is presented by
Parker Construction and will attract firefighters & friends from across Canada and the USA for this regional stop. Corporate, Media and Station relays take place Friday night and the professionals take to the course on Saturday.
Friday features the official KICK OFF PARTY with the Combat Relays. Teams will race and the top teams will win a prestigious trophy and bragging rights for the year. Proceeds from the Fire Station, Corporate & Media Combat Relays benefit Transition to Betterness.
The
Toughest 2 Minutes in Sports! As seen on
TSN,
ESPN2 and Versus - the
Firefighter Combat Challenge was developed to showcase physical fitness, inside and outside the fire service. The
Challenge is about people doing their job safer and better. 3 to 5 person teams compete individually against the clock. The Challenge tasks are timed and completed sequentially.
The event features Windsor’s “Team Parker Construction” who are 2-time World Champions and 5-time Canadian Champions. The Windsor team is competing in the Firefighter Combat Challenge for its 13th year. During this time, the team has donated their season winnings to
Windsor Fire & Rescue Services - totalling more than $130,000 worth of fire equipment.