Challenge competition rule 3.2 will continue to be modified in such that competitors will not don the SCBA facepiece and breathe air as part of the individual/team category events. The 2022 season, we hope, will be the final transitional year that the Challenge alters its rules/procedures related to Covid-19 precautions. We would like to provide an update related to individual competitors running on air during this season’s Firefighter Challenge events. ![]() Ready to Register? First: Open and/or print the step-by-step instructions below to use moving forward, then scroll back up to the top of this page and select TEAMS under EVENTS.ĬLICK THIS LINK: REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEAM CAPTAINĬLICK THIS LINK: REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF TEAM DETERMINE WHICH TEAM EVENT YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR.Before doing so, the following information will be needed during the registration process: Only one member of the team should do the initial registration for the Veteran Relay, New Relay, Tandem or Team Member. HOW DO I REGISTER MY TEAM? PLEASE READ SO YOU DO NOT MISS ANY STEPS! From all of us at the Grand Rapids Fire Department, we welcome all candidates, questions, and interest in what we do! One of the goals of this weekend event is to bring awareness of the urgent need and recruitment of an inclusive, diverse and enriched new generation of First Responders. This event will allow interested individuals aka aspiring firefighters to experience the Firefighter Challenge course and feel the exhilaration of being a firefighter. Recruitment Program for Grand Rapids Fire Dept. (To compete in more than one category, it requires running more than one race, each designated as the specific category for consideration). A tandem team may qualify for multiple categories but must specify beforehand which category they wish to compete in. The members are in full turnout gear, except that facepieces are not worn. Tandem Category – a pair of competitors, each of whom completes roughly half the Course, with the handoff coming before or after the Keiser Forcible Entry Evolution. ![]() New and veteran relay teams typically compete in separate brackets. They usually are seeded with their first race at regional events and then enter an elimination bracket based on their seeding time. Relay teams consist of a group of 3 to 5 members, each of whom completes part of the Course before handing a baton over to another member. New Relay Team Category – a group of first-time competitors in the Firefighter Challenge who get to enter into the Challenge 'free of charge'. ![]() Veteran Relay Team Category – a group of 3 to 5 members, each of whom completes part of the Course before handing a baton over to another member. If there are less than three members with times due to disqualifications, no-shows, etc., there is no time, and the team will not receive consideration for placement. The team time is composed of the three fastest individual times from team members added together. Team Category – a team is comprised of 3 to 5 members, each of whom runs the Course individually (that is, on-air (as COVID protocols permit), in full turnout gear) and receives an individual time. Individual Category – a competitor running the entire Course, on-air (COVID protocols permitting), in full turnout gear automatically considered for the specific respective age or sex category that is in effect at the event, as well as the open category. ![]() Participants can enter in one or more of the following categories:
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