Taranaki’s Toughest Firefighter

Saturday 15th February 2025

The Foreshore, New Plymouth.

Saturday 15th February 2025

The Foreshore, New Plymouth.

What is it?

Taranaki’s Toughest Firefighter is a unique challenge consisting of 5 obstacles that firefighters complete wearing all their firefighting PPE.

The first obstacle sees the firefighter scaling 2 levels of scaffolding with a 70mm hose draped across their shoulders. When at the top, they hoist a coiled hose from the ground to the top before scaling back down the scaffolding. Obstacle 2 sees the firefighter hit the ‘Keiser’ machine with a sledgehammer until the block passes the goal, before the firefighter sets off for a quick jog through a zig-zag course. The firefighter must then pick up a charged length of hose, advancing and firing water from a set distance to open the saloon doors. The firefighter passes through the saloon doors and heads to the final obstacle, the dummy drag!

While it all sounds very technical, help and guidance is with you all the way through the course, it is very much designed for all ability levels to come and give it a go!

Taranaki's Toughest Firefighter 2025

The 2025 Event will be held in New Plymouth on the foreshore by the wind wand on the 15th February.

There are categories for Natural (rural) and Built (urban) firefighters as well as age-groups. You will be required to supply your own level 2’s or Rural PPE. BA sets and hose packs will be supplied.

Event registration includes a collectable event T-Shirt. Register as an individual using the link provided, if you are a member of both a natural & built brigade, you may register in both categories. You will be required to run the course twice wearing the correct PPE for each category. Pairs and Group runs will take place after the individual event, registration for these will take place on the day.

At the conclusion of the event, you’re invited to join us for a BBQ and prizegiving at a location yet to be confirmed.

Early bird DISCOUNTED registration closes on January 24th to allow for T-Shirt printing prior to the event. Late entries will receive their T-Shirt by mail.

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