The World Firefighter Challenge comes to the UAE

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The UAE World Firefighter Challenge uses a series of unique motivational competitions to test firefighters’ basic fitness skills, stamina and innovation, as well as their ability to exchange information as fast as possible with their colleagues, and raise awareness of the dangers of fire. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00The World's Firefighter Challenge, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center,

00:09in collaboration with UAE-based 9-11 Challenge, wrapped up its three-day competition on the

00:1417th of March, and the action was intense.

00:17Over 40 teams from all around the world came to challenge their skills, including the UAE

00:22national team as well as civil defense members from around the country.

00:25Challengers test their mettle in six key tasks designed to push the limits of the firefighter's

00:29strength and stamina.

00:31First is the stair climb, where the competitor climbs a six-story tower while carrying a

00:3520-kilogram high-rise pack of hose.

00:37Then it's on to hose hoisting, which sees the competitor hoist a 20-kilogram roll of

00:41hose from the bottom to the top of the tower, followed by a full-on sprint back down to

00:45the bottom, where the baton is handed off to their colleague, who immediately goes on

00:49to forcible entry simulator, where the competitor mimics forcible entry by moving a hydraulic

00:54beam with a shot mallet.

00:55From here, the baton is passed off for the running section, where the competitor moves

00:59as fast as possible, shouldering a fire hydrant's nozzle end for a distance of 43 meters.

01:04Then it's back down the course for the hose advancing segment, where the firefighter shoulders

01:09and drags the nozzle end, advances 23 meters, and hits the designated target with a stream

01:13of water.

01:14And last but not least, it's the victim rescue, during which the competitor simulates rescuing

01:19an unconscious person by dragging an 80-kilogram Rescue Randy mannequin over a distance of

01:2330 meters.

01:24I like the area, I like the challenge, next time I hope we win.

01:30We're eight-time Canadian champions, five-time world champions, and yeah, we won this last

01:36time, so yeah, we've done a few, and this one is, the tower is probably one of the hardest

01:40ones we've ever done.

01:41The World's Firefighter Challenge uses this series of unique motivational competitions

01:45to test firefighters' basic fitness skills, stamina, and innovation, as well as their

01:49ability to exchange information as fast as possible with their colleagues and raise awareness

01:54of the dangers of fire.

01:55Logan Fish for Golf News.

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