Marsh Fire Fighter Challenge
Marsh Fire Fighting Competition finals held at Koeberg, Cape Town
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he Marsh Fire Fighting final competition was held at Koeberg, situated in Cape Town, South Africa, on 28 October 2016. The competition comprised of a number of set drills where the individual and the fire team were tested for capability and readiness. Selected qualifying teams from the regions were invited to put their skills to the test against other regional finalists, to declare an overall winner of the competition. Twenty-two teams competed in the regional finals in the beginning of October and the first five teams qualified to take part in the nationals. Competing teams were judged in accordance with the rules outlined by the drill instruction. Winners RCL Foods Consumer Grocery fire fighting team were the overall winners of the Marsh Fire Fighting Competition 2016 and was represented by Frans van Staden, the team captain, Neels Bouwer, Evans Lephale, Jackson Mulaudzi, Theuns Britz and Bertus Stols, with a total of approximately 88 years’ experience. Other competitors were Divfood Vanderbijlpark, RCL Foods Consumer One, Culinary N’dabeni, Culinary Paarl Jam Unit, Omnia Red, Snacks and Treats KwaZulu-Natal, Mpact
patient. Each scenario was divided into the required steps and each step was scored accordingly. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) incident During the guided CPR exercise, first aiders were graded on technique and protocol. Relay event The relay event saw teams of four members, each were expected to treat one injury of four. The four Volume 4 | No 3
RCL Foods Consumer Grocery, overall winner represented by Frans van Staden, the team captain, Neels Bouwer, Evans Lephale, Jackson Mulaudzi, Theuns Britz and Bertus Stols Versapak, Twinsaver Group, Omnia Yellow and CCS Logistics. Regionals The Marsh Fire Fighting competition kicked off its regionals at Koeberg, Cape Town on 23 September 2016. Mpact Versapak won the first regionals. Twinsaver, Verulam were the winners of the second regional held at eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal on 30 September 2016. The third and final regional competition was held at SA Emergency Care on 7 October 2016, the winners were Omnia Red.
injuries sustained by the patient were an open fracture to the left arm, a sprained ankle, an open wound to the right leg and an abrasion to the right arm. These injuries were expected to be treated accurately and timeously. The competition saw nine teams from various companies compete, which included Spar Western Cape Distribution Centre. Spar Dearest, KwaZulu-Natal, Albany Bakery, Randftontein, Sunbake, Nelspruit,
Teams were expected to complete the following exercises according to standard protocol and as timeously as possible. Team event All team members were blindfolded, except for the captain. Teams had to enter a dark room and move through, over and under obstacles, retrieve a dummy doll and bring it out. Dry chemical powder (DCP) fire extinguisher drill A pan fire had to be extinguished by
Spar KwaZulu-Natal, Reid and Mitchell, CCS Logistics, Midrand, Tiger Milling, Hennenman and CCS Logistics, City Deep. Marlene van der Merwe, practice leader, CRM Training said, “We would like to thank all participating bodies including SAEC, CRM Training, delegates and management. There will be Cape Town and Johannesburg-based competitions in 2017, however, no final dates have been set.” FIRE AND RESCUE INTERNATIONAL | 51