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Competitions

2011 National Competition

The 2011 Competition will be held at Churchill Park, Gisborne on Sat. 19 November. Churchill Park is a camping facility with showers, etc., across the road from the beach, and competitors can consider camping there during the competition (see attached for information). A registration form is available; contact Rene Londeman for enquiries about accommodation.

Assistance for Teams Attending Competitions

At its meeting of 13 February 2008, the FRFANZ Committee agreed to make available up to $5000 of its funds to sponsor teams wishing to attend the annual National Rural Fire Competition. The Committee has done this in recognition of the considerable benefits that ensue in skills with firefighters training for competitions, and from networking of firefighters from around the country. Travel and accommodation costs can impose a significant barrier to this, and it is hoped that FRFANZ's sponsorship will encourage and promote future participation of teams.

  2010 National Competition

The 2010 competition was held at the Ashburton Domain on Sat. 20 November. There were a total of 28 teams competing, 23 in  the Open Grade, and 5 in the Ladies Grade. The number of teams would be the largest for many years. The Canterbury Regional competition among Canterbury teams was decided over the same runs. Event times were very quick and close, particularly for First Water, and new national records were set for both grades in the overall aggregate. Detailed results can be obtained through the Ashburton DC website


Teams wishing for sponsorship should write/email to the FRFANZ Sec/Treas. Morrie Geenty 

2010 National Trophies 

Records

Standard Wajax Event
Open Grade: DOC Shield 
      Kenepuru RFF                                 1:08.19
Ladies Grade: Whakatane VRFF Trophy 
     Timberlands, Nga Ahi Manu              
1:31.14


[Central 1989]
   DOC Tararua            1:00.08
[National 1993]
   DOC Rimutaka         1:15.40

Replacement Length Event
Open Grade: Grinnell Trophy 
     Scargill RFF Seagulls                        1:47.63 
Ladies Grade: Wainuiomata CWI Plate
    Timberlands, Nga Ahi Manu                 2:20.88


[Central 1990]
   DOC Rimutaka          1:37.23
[National 2001]
   Aquanauts                2:11.59 

First Water fastest time
Open Grade: Phillips & Smith Shield 
    
Timberlands, Young Guns                    0:42.37
Ladies Grade: Phillips & Smith Trophy
     Timberlands, Nga Ahi Manu                0:
54.79


[Central 1989]
   DOC Tararua              0:39.96
[Canterbury 1994]
   CHH                          0:49.00

National Champions (fastest 2-event aggregate)
Open Grade: FRFANZ Cup 
    
Kenepuru RFF                                    2:59.27
Ladies Grade: FRFANZ Cup 
    Timberlands, Nga Ahi Manu                
3:52.02

(fastest 2-event aggregate)
[National 2010]
  
Kenepuru RFF           2:59.27
[National 2010]
   Timberlands              
3:52.02

 

Rules

General Rules can be downloaded. The Committee have simplified the National Competition: the Monsoon Bucket run has been eliminated, and is replaced with a second Standard Wajax run. The best of these two runs is combined with the Replacement Length run to form an aggregate time from which the National Champions are found. The rules for these events are the old ones, but some additional notes have been added to aid clarification.