CORTLAND, N.Y. — Hundreds of firefighters from across New York state came to Cortland this weekend to compete in the annual Firefighters' 'Winter Olympics.'
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The games allow fire departments to compete against one another and hone their training skills.
Participants dressed in full gear and competed in several competitions, including tube races, a sled pull and a hose relay.
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We are happy to report that the Marathon Fire Department took 1st place in the tug-of-war competition.
Here's a full list of winners:
Tubing Competition
Brookhaven
Farmingville Team #1
Champlain FD
Sled Pull Competition
Baldwinsville Team #1
Newark Valley
Chenango Fire Company
Hose Race Competition
Farmingville Team #1
Killawog
Baldwinsville Team #1
Tug O’ War
Marathon Team #1
Killawog
Walton Team #1
Broomball Competition
Cortlandville Team #2
Farmingville Team #1
Killawog
FASNY Winter Games 2016 Overall Winning Team:
Farmingville Team #1
Team Traveling the Longest Distance to Compete in FASNY Winter Games 2016
Brookhaven
Cortland County Overall Winning Team
Cortlandville Team #2
Overall Winning Youth Team FASNY Winter Games 2016
Fairville Fire Department Explorers.
All photos courtesy of the Firemen's Association of the State of New York:
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