STRONG ARM COMPETITION

This competition is designed to show the normal functions that a firefighter might and          will do on a fire scene.

Equipment needed:     supplied by CWFA or Host Department

            1: 2-14ft roof ladder (Supplied by host department)

            2: 50ft section of 2 ½” hose (CWFA supplied)

            3: 50ft rolled section of 2 ½” hose tied so that it will not unroll (CWFA supplied)

            4: Kiser machine (Supplied by host department)

            5: Rescue Dummy (Supplied by host department)

6: 3- sections of scaffolding with all cross bars (Supplied by host department)

7: 100ft rope (Supplied by host department)

Gear needed: Supplied by the participant

1: Bunker coat

2: Bunker pant & structural firefighting boots

3: Nomex hood

4: NFPA compliant helmet

5: Structural firefighting gloves

6: SCBA

a: minus face piece

b: MMR packs, you may remove the regulator

General Description of Event:

1: participant will don all proper PPE including the SCBA

2: participant will climb the roof ladder to the top level of scaffolding

3: participant will hoist up a 50ft roll of 2 ½” hose to the top of the scaffolding and lower it to the ground 2 times

4: participant will the descend the ladder and continue to the kisser machine where he/she will move a sled five feet using an 8lb dead blow hammer.

5: participant will roll 1-50ft section of 2 ½” hose

6: participant will cross a 14ft ladder using only the ladder beams to walk on while carrying the hose roll he/she just rolled. *** Participant will walk the ladder down and turn around and walk it back to the beginning where he/she can release the hose roll. ***

7: participant will then drag a rescue dummy 100ft to the finish line

Rules:

1: There will be a team captain meeting immediately following the Saturday business meeting. All captains or designee must attend. Any department or individual not paid up on his/her annual dues will not be allowed to participate.

            2: there will be a minimum of 2 judges with stopwatches

3: time will start once the participant touches his/her gear

4: loss of control of any equipment such as: throwing equipment, anything to     endanger anyone around the event watching will be disqualified.

Penalties:

            1: 5 second penalty for each piece of PPE not properly donned

2: 5 second penalty for losing control of the hose roll

A: letting the rope slide through the participants hands while raising

           and lowering the hose roll

3: 5 second penalty for not having a proper hose roll.

     A: Hose must be rolled in a neat straight doughnut roll

4: Participant must walk the beams of the ladder and if said participant falls or                                        slips off the ladder beams he/she will be accessed a 5 second penalty.

5: If the participant loses control of the rescued victim (ex: falls down and let’s go of the victim, throws victim down). The participant will be accessed a 5 second penalty.