| The general firefighter competition is not a new | | | | firefighter competition. Here I will briefly explaining |
| approach to team building. In many ways, its just | | | | them. The first, is to promote fitness and health |
| a great way to blow off steam and have fun on | | | | amongst the men -- in the form of a sporting |
| a Saturday morning. But there is another | | | | event. Second, a forum is provided to the fire |
| psychological element involved -- in that these | | | | fighters where they can better exchange the |
| competitions really encourage teamwork. They | | | | current information and latest techniques on fire |
| are played all over the world, and the various | | | | safety. Moreover, such games help to create |
| sports were first initiated by the committee of | | | | specific "bonding" between various fire fighters |
| international firefighters. Firefighter competitions | | | | and develop a great sense of achievement and |
| are held in event-style meets -- where several | | | | encouragement for family participation. Generally, |
| other games are also offered to enthusiasts. | | | | there was a great motivation behind such sports, |
| These generally include archery, wind surfing, | | | | to overcome several important issues. Firefighter |
| poker, and flag football events. But the greatest | | | | competitions are open only for full time paid |
| and most important event of all the firefighters is | | | | firefighters. But, as you know, several |
| often the strength training and endurance tasks. | | | | municipalities offer various degrees of fire service |
| At last count, around 17 countries have been | | | | volunteer work. So, all around the globe, there are |
| known to participate in the games. | | | | several short scale competitions that also allow |
| Basically there are four main purposes of the | | | | volunteers. |
