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VIDEO: Strength, endurance tested in FireFit challenge

FireFit Pacific Regional Championships hosted in Township of Langley May 13 and 14
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The FireFit Pacific Regional Championships were held at Township of Langley Hall 5 on May 13 and 14. Miranda Gathercole/Langley Times.

Firefighters from B.C., the Yukon, Alberta and Washington State tested their strength and endurance as they competed in the FireFit Pacific Regional Championships over the weekend in Langley.

Held at Township of Langley fire department Hall 5 on May 13 and 14, competitors, dressed in full gear, completed relay races that included a stair climb with a bundle a bundle of four-inch hose weighing 42 pounds, a simulated forcible entry with a nine-pound mallet and a victim rescue with a 165 lb. dummy.

Photos and video by Times reporter Miranda Gathercole.