Exciting Opportunity for Iowa Fire Service Members Coming to Cedar Rapids

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The 20th Anniversary SCOTT Firefighter Combat Challenge ® is coming to the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival on Sunday, July 3, 2011.

Are you registered yet? You may do so on their website by clicking on the Registration button.

Seen on ESPN for a dozen years, now on Versus. The Challenge annually attracts hundreds of U.S. and Canadian municipal fire departments at more than 25 locations and is now expanding to countries around the world, including New Zealand, Germany, Argentina, Chile, and South Africa. 

The Challenge seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and demonstrate the profession's rigors to the public. Wearing "full bunker gear" and the SCOTT Air-Pak breathing apparatus, pairs of competitors race head-to-head as they simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting by performing a linked series of five tasks including climbing the 5-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175 lb. "victim" as they race against themselves, their opponent and the clock.

Want to learn more? Visit these YouTube videos from past events:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH9s_y_E7OA&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxQY6jsZ-OE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOSJBq3v0GQ

Visit Cedar Rapids on July 2 and take the Challenge! The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival would be honored to have you join the fun!