Memorial stair climb

At 8:45 a.m., September 11th, 2001, the first of two airlines struck the World Trade Center in New York, in the first of a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on the United States. At 9:03, a second plane crashed into a second World Trade Center tower, and exploded.  With both buildings ablaze, hundreds of rescue personnel rushed to the scene.

On this day 343 Firefighters (including a percentage of them being paramedics who share a role with firefighters in New York) and 60 Police Officers lost their lives attempting to save others. 9 Years on we look back and remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news. It has been reported that some firefighters had reached as high as the 80th floor prior to the buildings collapsing.

With this in mind I am getting the emergency services in Queensland together to challenge their own and each others physical and mental fitness! Thats right it is mental to climb 53 floors just to return to the ground. There will be pain and fatigue but it won’t be a lick on what the courageous men and women went through 9 years ago.

Details;
Date - Saturday September 11th
Time - Muster and sign in at 0730, first heat at 0830. Post competition Breakfast at the boardwalk cafe approx 1000.

Place - Riparian Building 71 Eagle St. Brisbane City
You will need to register before 5pm on Thursday the 2nd of September, registration is compulsory. To register you need to send an e-mail to info@livefirepersonaltraining.com.au and include the following information;
Name
Department (QFRS, QAS, QPS), Phone Number, E-mail address
Fitness Level - 1 being the lowest = level 4 on the beep test, 3 = level 9 on beep test and 5 Being the highest=above 14 on beep test.

There is no entry fee or costs involved with this event, therefore if you register we expect you to be there as there are a lot of people donating there time to get this up and running.

The climb is 53 stories with a brilliant view at the top, the people from the Riparian are being very generous and extending a great amount of help to aid in the success of the event. I encourage all interested to have a go, even get a crew together to win bragging rights around your station. There will be no cutting the climb short other then being medically unfit to continue, there is one level to finish on and that level is 53. If you are unsure if you are physically capable of completing the task then this may not be the event to kick off your fitness program.

You will also need to complete the attached waiver and Par-Q prior to the day and bring them with you, there will be no spare waivers supplied on the day so no waiver = no competing.

Who is the fastest to climb 53 stories? Firies, Ambos or the Cops? Firies will be wearing full turnout gear (including boots), Cops please wear something close to/or your street uniform/overalls(including Boots), Ambos wear your duty greens (including boots). Please also bring normal runners and shorts. For those thinking the firies are having to work harder in full turnout kit, don’t worry it will all be even in the end and you will have the chance to compete on a level playing field between services.

For more info contact-Rob Noy info@livefirepersonaltraining.com.au or MOB 0407 589 164 www.livefirepersonaltraining.com.au, www.crossfitcrossaxed.com.au

Welcome to Live Fire Personal Training! Live Fire was born through a combination of the two passions in my life: (1) fire fighting; and (2) personal training and fitness. To me, these two things go hand-in-hand. As a fire fighter, you need the physical strength, power and conditioning to exert maximum force when required, whether that's knocking a door down and dragging a 64mm hose into a burning building, jumping into a flooded river to swim and rescue someone or holding a 30kg cutting tool above a wrecked vehicle to cut it open and remove someone that's trapped.

All these require great physical strength and fitness, along with a strong mind to make the correct decisions when the heat is on (excuse the pun!). I strongly believe good physical fitness and strength are fundamental to all things in life. Let's lay the foundations for the rest of your life to get you where you want to be - you got to where you are now by doing what you're doing, you need to change what you're doing to get where you want to be!

It can all start here, I guarantee your life will be changed forever once you kick down your doors and step into "LIVE FIRE".