Firefighters Combat Challenge
The annual Firefighters Combat Challenge has been called the toughest two minutes in sports. Here Kingston firefighter Shawn Babcock completes part of the Firefit obstacle course.
Firefighters to hold fundraising car wash
Kingston Fire & Rescue's Firefighter Combat Challenge Team is holding a car wash to raise funds for FACE ( Firefighters Against Cancer's Existence and the Combat Challenge Team): 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, August 26, at the Kingston Centre parking lot. Team t-shirts will be on sale for $15 with kids and adult sizes available!
2011 Competition
The Fire-fittest: In the two-person NXG race Morgan Carey (far right) and Don Newton won gold in the "Mixed" category, while John Lawless and Michael Frasso won bronze in the "Open" category.
The Kingston Firefighter's Combat Challenge Team competed at the Eastern Ontario Regional Firefit Championships in Ottawa on August 6 and 7. In the Team Relay event, our team placed first in the Eastern Region, but lost by fractions of a second to overall winners from Oakville. In the two-person NXG race Morgan Carey and Don Newton won gold in the "Mixed" category, while John Lawless and Michael Frasso won bronze in the "Open" category.
In the "Individual" category, Morgan Carey won a bronze medal, set a new personal best time of 3:36, and was the fastest woman in the Eastern Region receiving a bye to compete at the Canadian Nationals. Mike Koshowski placed third in the over-50 age category and was the regional winner setting a new personal best time. Two Combat Challenge rookies, Matt Preston and Brock Jamieson, got their feet wet competing for the first time in all the events.
Send questions and comments to firefitchallenge@cityofkingston.ca.
