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XXXI International Polish Championships in Firefighting Sports Competitions

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XXXI International Polish Championships in Firefighting Sports Competitions went down in history.

            For the thirty-first time, we had the pleasure to watch Polish Championships in Firefighting Sports Competitions, which accounted for a summary of the year-round sports training conducted by firefighters  in all units of the State Fire Service.

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Polish Championships in Firefighting Sports Competitions have been continuously held at the sports facilities of the Central School of the State Fire Service in Częstochowa since 1996.

The organizers of the ceremony were:

-  National Headquarters of the State Fire Service of Poland

-  The Central School of the State Fire Service,

- City Council of Częstochowa.

The Championships were officially opened by the Deputy Commandant of the State Fire Service - Gen. Piotr Kwiatkowski, along with the Commandant of the Central School of SFS in Czestochowa -Senior Brig. Marek Chmiel.

In the Championships, the best players from Poland and abroad participated.  

In total, the participants who took part in the XXXI International Polish Championships were:

· 3 representations of foreign schools:

- Belarus,

- Lithuania,

- Ukraine

16 representations of provinces

4 schools of fire service:

-         Main School of Fire Service,

-         School of Aspirants of the State Fire Service in Poznań,

-         School of Aspirants of the State Fire Service in Kraków,

-         The Central School of the State Fire Service in Częstochowa.

On the first day of the Championships, we could see the strength of the foreign representations while watching the race for the cup of Major Gen. Wiesław Leśniakiewicz - Chief Commandant of the State Fire Service  in the competition  “Firefighting obstacle course”.

After the qualifying race and the final race, the final ranking was as follows:

Firefighting sport is a demonstration of physical fitness of a firefighter. The element of training and preparation to perform professional tasks, often the most difficult, which require heavy physical exertion, speed, reflexes, control and team cooperation. We could see all of these during the three days of the Championships as part of rivalry and sports effort of firefighters.
Polish Championships in Firefighting Sports Competitions have always been not only the most important test of physical fitness of firefighters, but also a show of the specificity of the service.

While watching firefighters struggling in these sports competitions, we could see the tasks of daily service and the physical effort of a rescuer.

It should be emphasized that the course of the competition was very interesting and rich in fierce competition, but played out in accordance with the principles and spirit of Fair Play.

The participation of three foreign teams helped to raise a high level of the Championships.

During the Championships, competition between players took place in four events:

1.       Firefighting  obstacle course - competition involving running for 100 m and at the same time performing the following steps:

- running up and over a wall,

- unrolling and connecting two sections of W52 fire hose,

- walking on the balance beam,  

- connecting one end of the fire hose line to the base of the distributor cap, and the other to the nozzle.

2. Climbing using a hook ladder is one of the most spectacular competitions. A contestant, holding the hook ladder, runs up to a climbing point and, and hooking the ladder over a window sill on individual floors, climbs up to the third floor.

3. The 4 x 100 m obstacle relay race  - 4 contestants takes part in the race

Each of them runs 100 m, overcoming an obstacle. The first contestant overcomes  a house-obstacle running on its roof, the second contestant gets over a wall, the third contestant runs over a balance beam, combines two fire hoses in a fire hose line and connect it to the distributor, the fourth contestant extinguishes a burning liquid using  a dry-powder extinguisher. A nozzle functions here as a baton.

4. Water and foam equipment handling and use (fire hose rolling-unrolling). It is the most prestigious competition. The task is done by seven firefighters who have at their disposal:

- motor pump,

- two sections of W 110 suction hose,

- suction device,

- 3sections of W 75 hose,

- 4 sections of 52hose,

- distributor,

- 2nozzles.

The task of the contestants was to build: a suction line for the container placed next to the motor pump, a main line and 2 fire hose lines. After people operating nozzles had taken their positions – the contestants had to fill 10 litre container with water fed through the holes in the discs.

On the last day of the Championships, the contestants took part in the final race - a competition for the cup of the Minister of Interior Mr. Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz,  in which they had to climb using a hook ladder.

After the qualifying race and the final race, the final classification was as follows:

1^st place - SIEPIETOWSKI Bartłomiej (POLAND), time: 13,73

2^nd place - VASILCHANKA Mikalai (BELARUS,) time: 13.76

3^rd place - LUCHYNSKYI Vadym (UKRAINE), time: 16,38

In the national general classification, the representation of the Pomerania Province won, while the winner of the individual classification was Mr. Bartłomiej Siepietowski from the Lesser Poland Province.

In the international classification, the representation of Ukraine won, and the best contestant in the individual classification was Mikalai VASILCHANKA from Belarus.        

It is worth noting that not only men but also women participated in the XXXI International Polish Championships in Firefighting Sports Competitions.

Among the members of the Main School of Fire Service team was Ms. Michaela Pospisilowa.
            
Moreover, the teenage women’s representation of Poland in firefighting sports competitions participated in the Championships.

The jury was composed of officers of the State Fire Service under the guidance of senior warrant officer Marek Olejarz.


During the closing ceremony, the contestants were awarded by:

· Stanisław Rakoczy - Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Interior

· Major Gen. Wieslaw Leśniakiewicz – Chief Commandant  of the State Fire Service

· Gen. Piotr Kwiatkowski - Deputy Commandant of the State Fire Service
· Senior Brig. Marek Chmiel –Commandant of the Central School of SFS 

The competitions were graced with the presence of local authorities of Częstochowa with the mayor of Częstochowa - Mr. Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk at their head. There were also provincial commandants of the State Fire Service, commandants of schools of the State Fire Service , district and municipal commandants of the State Fire Service, representatives of uniformed services, clergy, representatives of the Club of Generals of the State Fire Service, and representatives of Częstochowa universities. The competitions were also attended by delegates from Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia and Germany. 

The whole ceremony was once again honored by the brass band of the Volunteer Fire Brigades of Mykanów.

FINAL CLASSIFICATIONS AND RESULTS

The best contestants during the XXXI International Polish Championships in Firefighting Sports Competitions

 

The order of the highest places in the individual events is as follows:

In the national team classification of the XXXI POLISH INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FIREFIGHTING SPORTS COMPETITIONS
the order of the three first places is as follows:

 In  the national classification of the individual:

In the international team classification of the XXXI POLISH INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FIREFIGHTING SPORTS COMPETITIONS

the order of the three first places is as follows:

In  the international classification of the individual:

I. Firefighting obstacle course- 100m individually:

In the team classification of firefightingobstacle course
the order of the three first places is as follows:

II. Climbing with a hook ladder on the 3rd floor of the climbing wall individually:

In the team classification the order of the three first places is as follows:

III. The 4 x 100 m obstacle relay race  

IV. Water and foam equipment handling and use (fire hose rolling-unrolling)

The order of the highest places in the international classification is as follows:

I. Firefightingobstacle course- 100mindividually:

In the team classification of firefightingobstacle course
the order of the three first places is as follows:

II. Climbing with a hook ladder on the 3rd floor of the climbing wall individually:

In the team classification the order of the three first places is as follows:

III. 4 x 100 m firefighting obstacle relay

IV. Water and foam equipment handling and use (fire hose rolling-unrolling)

Currentrecords of Poland in firefighting sports competitions:
Firefightingobstacle course:

Mirosław Cyrson  15.80 s.

Climbing with a hook ladder:

Artur Tokarczyk   (Kuyavia-Pomerania)  13.43 s.

Firefighting biathlon:

Mirosław Cyrson  29.26 s

4 x 100 m firefighting obstacle relay:

Representation of Poland  57.51 s.

Fire hose rolling-unrolling:

Representation of Mazovia Province 25.87 s.