35th Annual California Firefighter’s Olympics

2006 CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER’S OLYMPICS

Starting July 16th, over 3,000 firefighters from all over the State of California will descend upon San Jose for the 35^th Annual California Firefighter’s Olympics. This family-friendly gathering promotes physical fitness competitions, and an informal forum for exchanging ideas. The San Jose Fire Department is the host agency, and San Jose Firefighters Local 230 is sponsoring this year’s event that runs from July 16-21.

The Olympics consist of 29 areas of competition that include mainstream sports such as softball and basketball, but also some unusual competitions like bass fishing, roller hockey, and paintball. The events are held all over the Bay Area, from a surfing competition in Santa Cruz to Texas Hold’em poker at the Hyatt San José – the host hotel for the event. Encouraging participation from firefighter’s families, the competition also includes a Junior Olympics for children ages 5-12, with fun activities like a bungee run and laser tag.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

In order to make this year’s Firefighter’s Olympics successful, we will need a substantial number of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering to help with any of the sporting events (registration, check-in, Luau, results coordinator, or Junior Firefighter Olympics), please email FF Darren Wallace, RB13B, at olympicsvolunteers@yahoo.com

Details on individual events can be found on the 2006 Firefighter’s Olympic event schedule.

Posted by: Captain, Alberto Olmos, SJFD, PIO