|
|
Bonners Ferry Fire Department wins $52,000 in
fire gear
in nationwide contest |
|
April 26, 2016 |
Who knew they could they could also dance?
The City of Bonners Ferry Volunteer Fire
Department just won a nationwide contest,
scooping up first prize of over $52,000 in
firefighting gear. The contest they won? A dance
video contest.
(Story continues below this photo)
The contest, "The Viking Shakeoff Challenge,"
was sponsored by Viking Fire USA, makers of
lifesaving equipment and gear for firefighters,
and their co-sponsors AW Hainsworth Titan,
Phenix Technology, Majestic Fire Apparel, Black
Diamond Boots and Leatherhead Concepts. The
contest was open to firefighters from any U.S.
firefighting department. To enter the contest,
firefighters were asked to create a dance video,
with firefighters dancing to Taylor Swift's song
Shake It Off. In addition to the video,
they also had to submit a brief story about
their fire department and the firefighters in
the video.
So, the Bonners Ferry Fire Department did just
that. Their video, which has had over 2,400
views on YouTube, can be seen by clicking here:
Bonners Ferry Fire Department Contest
Video
Take a look at the video if you want to see some
flaming-hot dancing from our local firefighters.
(Story continues below this photo)
The winner of the nationwide contest was
announced last Friday at the Fire Department
Instructors Conference, an international
convention for fire professionals held this year
at Indianapolis, Indiana, with over 32,000 in
attendance from countries around the world. And
that winner was the Bonners Ferry Volunteer Fire
Department. "Congratulations to Bonners Ferry
Fire Department in Idaho on their first prize
video for 10 Sets of head-to-toe gear!" Viking
posted on their Facebook page, then continued on
another post: "A great day for volunteer
department at Bonners Ferry, Idaho, winners of
the 2016 VIKING Shake Off Challenge!
Congratulations and thank you for everything you
do."
Ken Baker, a captain in the Bonners Ferry Fire
Department, was on hand at the Indianapolis
convention to accept the award for the
Department.
As the winning fire department, Bonners Ferry
Fire will receive from Viking Turnout Gear the
following items: 10 complete sets of the new
Viking MACS turnout gear, along with Phenix Fire
helmets, Black Diamond boots, Majestic Apparel
hoods and gloves, and glove straps by
Leatherhead Concepts, all considered to be
top-of-the-line gear.
The Bonners Ferry Fire Department is headed up
by Chief Patrick Warkentin, who is also featured
in the video along with the rest of the crew.
Below is a picture, from the Viking Fire USA
website, showing one set of the prize gear from
the contest. The Bonners Ferry Fire
Department was awarded ten complete sets.
|
|
|
|
Questions or comments about this
article?
Click here to e-mail! |
|
|
|
|
