Spring 2009 "Where’s the Fire” Race

An Email to All SFD from Deputy Chief Leavenworth; 

I hope you will join me in congratulating four members of our department who recently competed in the “Our Spring 2009 Where’s the Fire” race sponsored by the Calgary Fire Department as a fund raiser for the Make a Wish Foundation. This race is a 12 hour endurance race with 20 4 member teams this year. The course consists of an Orienteering challenge, a running section, a ropes section, a mountain bike section, and a river raft section. 

Jason Keen, Jeff Webb, Doug Kelly, and Jeff Baxter completed this grueling endurance race in 15 hours and were one of only four teams out of the starting twenty who finished. They were the only team from the USA to compete this year.  Much of the course was covered in rain and snow and mud up to the competitor’s shins. If you want to here a good story just get them to talk about the challenges they faced on this course.     CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!!