MONTREAL, July 21,
2024 /CNW/ - The Montreal Firefighters' Annual Family
Rendezvous came to an enthusiastic close with the spectacular
FIREFIT Championship, bringing together hundreds of professional
firefighters from all over Quebec and Canada to compete in daring, strength and
endurance events, much to the delight of thousands of spectators
who cheered on such determination and courage.
44 firefighters took part in the demanding individual events.
The individual event winners were: Vanessa
Gilbert of Mississauga Fire & Emergency (Gold),
Elissa Carvello of Vaughn Fire and Rescue Services (Silver),
Kelley Campbell of Cambridge Fire
Department (Bronze), in the women's category. On the men's podium
were Matthew Baca of the Oshawa Fire
Department (Gold), Dimitri Audibert
of Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy (Silver) and Émile Bergeron-Perreault
of Service de sécurité-incendie de Montréal, SIM (Bronze). In the
mixed relay events, teams from Montreal, Ottawa
and Flemming College took top
honors.
"We are honoured to have been able to welcome so many
firefighters whose courage and bravery are matched only by their
willingness to serve and protect citizens and their property," said
Chris Ross, President of the
Montreal Firefighters Association, who also took the opportunity to
salute the quality of the organization, run on a volunteer basis by
members of the Montreal Firefighters Union.
As for the organizing committee, they were delighted that the
public responded so enthusiastically to the invitation extended by
the firefighters, who did everything in their power to ensure that
Montreal families had all the fun they could handle, including a
free barbecue that delighted young and old alike.
The FireFit Championship is unique in that it is a competition
based on firefighting tasks commonly performed in emergency
situations. It features several levels of competitors, from 10- and
15-year veterans to beginners, whose respective actions bear
witness to firefighters' fundamental values of solidarity and
fraternity.
SOURCE Association des pompiers de Montréal