The 2019 Manitoba First Nations Firefighters competition will be held this weekend.

 

The Keewatin Tribal Council announced last month that its bid to host the competition was approved, making this the third time the organization has hosted the event.

 

Ivan Hart, the Fire Safety Officer at KTC and the coordinator for the event, says at least eleven First Nations firefighter teams from across the province will be participating in the competition, including two all-women teams from the Island Lake region.

 

Hart talks about some of the events that will be a part of the competition.

 

"This year, we decided to do  some things a bit differently. We've added a few new evolutions, we wanted to make it a little more challenging, so we have the firefighter endurance relay. We've added the bucket throw-down, which is a good event. There's the high-flow knock-down, as well as the self-contained breathing apparatus relay".

 

The competition will be held at the Thompson Regional Community Centre this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.