Description of stations

Breathing Apparatus will be worn for all stations. It will be worn complete with facemask and the competitor under air for Station 1, the facemask will be removed and the air cylinder will remain closed at Stations 2, 3 and 4. The competition consists of the four disciplines listed below, each discipline being timed separately for each competitor. The total time will consist of the accumulated times for each of the four stations. Competitors Dress: Fire Helmet, Fire Tunic, Duty Rig Trousers (general work wear), Boots and Firefighting Gloves. (Spikes, studs or other additions are not allowed to be attached to the boots.) Equipment: Breathing Apparatus (supplied by the organisers)

Station 1:

Dress: Helmet, Fire Tunic, Breathing Apparatus Set (donned and under air), Duty Rig Trousers, Leather Gloves. Run 10m to fire appliance, then couple (2) lengths of hose to pump delivery outlets. Pick up branches and extend the two lines of hose to their full extension and over the finish line. (Each line of hose consists of 4 x 20 m lengths of German standard delivery hose.) Put down branches. Advance to two further lines of run out hose. Roll up the 2 x 20m lengths of hose and place in the designated area. Run 10m to the finish.

Station 2:

Dress: Helmet, Breathing Apparatus, Fire Tunic, Duty Rig Trousers, Leather Gloves Run 10m from start line to hammer at the Keiser Force Machine, pick up hammer and hit the block to the finish line. Put down hammer then run 20m and pick up designated container. Run 10m to tunnel and go through it, then run around marker cone 10m away and come back. Run 10m back through tunnel and return container to its original position 10m away. Run towards the start of dummy (80 Kg) drag/carry. Drag or carry the drill dummy 30/40m to the marker cone, go around the marker cone and place back in its original position. Run to the wall (3m) slip off breathing apparatus and climb over the top, there is a rope provided if needed. Drop from top of wall onto the crash matt

Station 3:

Dress: Helmet, Breathing Apparatus, Fire Tunic, Duty Rig Trousers, Leather Gloves Run 10m and carry a ladder to a designated area and pitch it. Repeat this exercise with the second ladder. Run to the marker/cone pick up the 2 foam containers and climb the tower, using the stairs until you reach the top. Place the foam containers in the designed area. Using the rope, haul up the two hoses and place them on to the landing. Pick up the foam containers and using the stairs, descend to the ground and place down the containers in the designed area. Run 10m to the ground monitor and attach the branch. Run 10m and cross the finish line.

Station 4:

Dress: Helmet, Breathing Apparatus, Fire Tunic, Duty Rig Trousers, Leather Gloves The last stop is the 16 floors of the Elizabeth Hospital to run high.