WHAT ARE THE WORLD POLICE & FIRE GAMES?
The World Police & Fire Games are known today as the second largest international sporting event, offering police officers, firefighters, customs and correction officers from around the world an opportunity to showcase their athletic excellence. Originally founded in 1985 by the
HISTORY & PREVIOUS HOSTS • Hosted biennially & awarded six years in advance • 1st hosted in 1967 in San Diego, California • Largest in 2011 with 15,728 athletes in New York City
2015
2019
Games Federation, the Games now boast over
Fairfax, Virginia (Last Hosted)
60 sporting events and 70 countries represented
2017
2021
non-profit organization, World Police & Fire
by more than 10,000 competitors.
Los Angeles, California
Chengdu, China Rotterdam, Netherlands