The Firefighter Challenge
Join the 200+ firefighters from over 50 departments coming from the Northeast!
Our Firefighter Challenge offers individual and team awards, along with participation categories including elite firefighters in gear, firefighters in full-gear or no gear.
As a participant you gain access to one of the tallest buildings in New England at 41 floors, 82 flights of stairs, and 601 feet tall. This provides the chance to show off your skills and climb a skyscraper not found in many local towns.
Do you have what it takes to reach the top?
The winner is the team with 5 or more members with the 5 fastest individual times combined.
There is a trophy winner for in-gear and no gear.
The 2023 Firefighter Challenge Winner: South Portland, Maine!
The fastest climber on the team was Zack Tooker with time of 8:16.2 and a team combined time of 45:52.6
The 2023 top 10 Fastest Teams
1st Place
South Portland Firefighters IAFF Local 1476
With a total time of 45:52.6
2nd Place
Newton Fire Department
With a total time of 47:08.3
3rd Place
Portland Fire Department
With a total time of 48:18.0
4th Place
North Andover Fire
With a total time of 51:38.8
5th Place
Brookline Firefighters Local 950
With a total time of 1:07:47.3
6th Place
Waltham Fire
With a total time of 1:17:48.8
7th Place
Holliston Fire Department
With a total time of 1:20:49.9
8th Place
Gray Fire Rescue
With a total time of 1:29:19.2
9th Place
Scarborough Fire Dept
With a total time of 1:32:17.1
10th Place
The Alley Cats
With a total time of 1:43:01.4