Plans are Heating Up for the 9th Annual Ingleside Firefighter Challenge

2015 Ingleside Firefighter Volunteer Organizing Committee: Jennifer MacIsaac, Stacy Charlebois, Zach Gingras and Dylan Prendergast (Dan Brisebois and Paul MacIsaac - missing from photo). — 2015 Ingleside Firefighter Volunteer Organizing Committee: Jennifer MacIsaac, Stacy Charlebois, Zach Gingras and Dylan Prendergast (Dan Brisebois and Paul MacIsaac – missing from photo).

The 9th Annual Ingleside Firefighter Challenge is just a few weeks away and organizers are busy with planning out the details of this year’s South Stormont Community Event. This year’s event will offer a full day of activities sure to please the entire family starting out the day with free children’s activities including Bubble Bounce Inflatables, Pony Rides by Mellow Meadows Equestrian, Face Painting, a Little Ray’s Reptiles Show and a Children’s Firefighter Challenge. There will be a BBQ and a beer garden starting at 12:00pm.

Invitations have been sent to all neighbouring fire departments in SD&G and surrounding area inviting firefighters to go head to head in a test of skill, endurance and teamwork as they make their way through a skills course. The challenge is meant to simulate the first couple of minutes of a fire and will include such demonstrations as forcible entry, hose pulls, victim drag, ladder climbing and more. Families are encouraged to attend the event and cheer on their fire department. Back again this year is the Women’s Charity Challenge; competitors will take on the grueling course in full gear to benefit The Canadian Cancer Society.

“This is our 9th year having this great community event, we were thrilled with the community support the past couple of years and every year we seem to grow bigger. The Ingleside Firefighters’ Association plan this event as a way to give back to our supportive community, and along with numerous local sponsors, make this event better every year. The mandate of the organizers is to make the event as free or low cost as we can so everyone can enjoy.” Stacy Charlebois – event spokesperson.

Ingleside will be rocking with live entertainment from 6:00pm to 1am featuring Kilts, Riffs and Spurs and SwitchGear.

The 9th Annual Ingleside Firefighter Challenge is scheduled for Saturday, July 18th in front of the Ingleside Shopping Plaza.

This event is free to the public and any proceeds raised will benefit the Ingleside Firefighter’s Association. Further details can be found on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/InglesideFirefighterChallenge