Firefighters test their skills, strength, stamina at the FireFit championships

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Firefighters raced against the clock on Wednesday, but this time only personal bests, not lives, were at stake.

The national Scott FireFit Championships, in Ottawa for the first time, are designed to be a test of firefighters’ real-world skills and strength.

More than 500 competitors, including about 16 from the national capital region, are competing at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum from Wednesday through Sunday.

Firefighters are pushed to the limit as they navigate a gruelling course that culminates with competitors dragging a man-sized dummy to safety.

“The average person loses anything between two and five pounds during a race,” Denis Charbonneau, an Orléans-based firefighter and event organizer, told the Citizen this week.

Spectators are welcomed and admission is free.

With files from Megan Gillis

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  Shawna Coulter, from the Whitby Fire Department, competes in the opening heat. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Shawna Coulter, from the Whitby Fire Department, competes in the opening heat. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Shawna Coulter, from the Whitby Fire Department, competes in the opening heat. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Shawna Coulter, from the Whitby Fire Department, competes in the opening heat. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  The "rescue randy" dummy is repaired. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Madison Lavigne, from the Township of Wellesley Fire Department, competes in the opening heat. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Heather Willis, left, and Kathryn Harding compete on Day 1 of the FireFit championships. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Kathryn Harding, from the Bruce Power Fire Department, competes on Day 1. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Kathryn Harding, from the Bruce Power Fire Department, shows her exhaustion after competing. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Kathryn Harding, from the Bruce Power Fire Department, shows her exhaustion after competing. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Firefighters from across the country were competing in the FireFit Canadian championships at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.
  
  
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  Keltic-May Nicoll, from Leduc Fire Services, shows her exhaustion after competing. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Jenny Butt, from Toronto Pearson Fire and Emergency Servies, competes. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Lambton College's Mackenzie Baker competes on Day 1. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Firefighters from across the country were competing in the FireFit Canadian championships at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  The Ottawa Fire Department's Keith Rigby, competes in the opening day of the FireFit championships. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  The Ottawa Fire Department's Keith Rigby, competes in the opening day of the FireFit championships. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  The Ottawa Fire Department's Keith Rigby, competes in the opening day of the FireFit championships. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  The Ottawa Fire Department's Keith Rigby, competes in the opening day of the FireFit championships. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  
  
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  Firefighters from across the country were competing in the FireFit Canadian championships at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Darren Brown/Postmedia
  

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