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Once again, the Robson Volunteer
Firefighters and Ladies Auxiliary have
successfully pulled off another Hose
Lay Competition. This family event,
which has both genders partaking in
various firefighting drills, is gaining a
reputation—excellence in competi-
tion, and a ‘blazing’ good time.

They quickly get on their gear,
tush to the hydrant, bring out the
hoses, attach the nozzles . . . call
for water. Timing is important—
and speed is of the essence. But
this time, there is no fire, and
there are no lives to be saved
This is a different sort of race,
the techniques might be the
same, but the goal is different
These firefighters are gunning
for a win against their peers dur-
ing the Robson Firefighters 9th
Annual Hose Lay Competition.

Held at Pass Creek Park, 13
teams consisting of more than 50
firefighters gather together in the
spirit of competition—and fun
West Kootenay volunteer fire-
fighters and their American
counterparts from Post Falls par-
take in four different competi
tions: the make and break:
bucket brigade, smoke house res
cue and the beer barrel. Wives
and girlfriends also get in on the
action, and in some cases
outdo the men.

It's fast, exciting, hot... . and
wet

For the members of the Rob-
son Fire department, who host
the event each year, it means
working together to plot and plan
a summertime social.

“It's a real family event, and
that's the way we want to keep
it,” said Robson Fire Chief Bob
Taylor. "Each department tries to
support each other throughout
the year—which is one of the
reasons why this competition is
so successful.”

There is a fundraising side to
the competition as well. The last
event of the day, called the Iron
Man Hose Reel Competition, has
each team donating a sum money
to compete. The winner of the
obstacle-course-event, wins the
pot-of-gold and the chance to
present it to the charity of their
choice. This year, the Robson
crew, consisting of Bob Taylor ,
Steve Taylor, Les Schaultz and
Wayne Stewart, was the winning

team. They decided to donate the
money to a trust, which had been
set up earlier for the family of a
fellow firefighter, who was killed
in a vehicle accident four weeks
prior.

The Hose Lay Competition is
@ great spectator evert as well.
One woman from Richmond said
she had heard about the event,
was in the area and decided to
see for herself. She was
impressed, as was her young son,
a big fan of any firefighter.

Pass Creek Park was definite-
ly the place to be.

"It was an excellent day,” said
Taylor who had much to say
about the Ladies Auxiliary,
which plays a major part im the
success of the day-long event.

“It takes a lot of work to put
this competition on, and they
help us out and awful lot,” he
finished.

Good cooperation for better
competition, and a whole bot of
fun—that's what it's all about.

Story and photos by Sharlene Imhoff