FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWDOWN CATEGORY OVERVIEW The FD Showdown Category recognizes departments with three (3) to five (5) members from their department competing in the Individual Category by adding together the run times of the three (3) fastest team members to create a total sum. The team with the fastest cumulative time wins. • This category offers three (3) subcategories: All Male, All Female and Coed. • Only one (1) subcategory per athlete can be selected. • All team members must be from the same Fire Department (same employer). • Teams and members must be declared before the Individual Category qualifying rounds begin. • A Fire Department can enter multiple teams so long as they each meet the minimum requirement of three (3) team members. • A team’s name must be the legal name of the FD, i.e., City of Brilliant (AL) Fire Dept. • If any team member has more than one (1) qualifying run their fastest time will be used. • If there are less than three (3) members that finish, i.e., due to disqualification, no-show, DNF, injury, etc. resulting in no time, then the team will not receive consideration. • At ALL events the winners of the FD Showdown will be determined at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds in the Individual Category. • At ALL events the winners of the FD Showdown will be determined at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds in the Individual Category. TANDEM CATEGORY OVERVIEW A Tandem team consists of two (2) athletes. Athletes run in full turnout gear wearing a 3M™ Scott™ Fire & Safety issued SCBA but no mask. This is an ‘off-air’ category. The Course is divided into two halves, and each athlete must complete one of the halves. The team time comprises the total elapsed time to complete the full course. • Athletes can choose between two (2) main Tandem Team Categories: Fire Department and Hybrid. Each category offers a series of age and gender subcategories. o Fire Department (FD) Team : two (2) athletes from the same department. o Hybrid Team : two (2) athletes from two (2) different departments. • FD teams must name their team using the legal name of the FD, i.e., City of Brilliant (AL) Fire Dept. • The Keiser® Force Machine is the transition point. The handoff of the baton can be made either before mounting the Force Machine or after the completion of the Keiser® evolution following the hammer being placed on the mat. • It is up to the athletes to determine who does which portion of the Course. • This is a one and done run event, meaning there is no bracketing. • Athletes may serve on more than one (1) team in the same subcategory at the season opener and regional events, however we do not guarantee rest or additional space between team runs! • Athletes competing in the U.S. National and World events may only compete on two (2) teams and that are in different subcategories. • Athletes competing in the FD Tandem Team ‘Under Age 40’ subcategory must both be under age 40. • Athletes competing in the FD Tandem Team ‘Open’ subcategory can be any age however only one (1) ‘Under Age 40’ athlete on the team is allowed. • Athletes competing in the Hybrid Tandem Team Category must select the age subcategory based on its youngest member. Note : the FD Tandem Team Category was introduced in 2025, and because there were no previous records to be honored, we took the opportunity to add a twist by establishing different subcategories and age policies.
RELAY CATEGORY OVERVIEW
A Relay team consists of three (3) to five (5) members. Athletes run in full turnout gear wearing a 3M™ Scott™ Fire & Safety issued SCBA but no mask. This is an ‘off-air’ category. Each member of the team will complete one (1) or more legs of the course before handing a baton to anoth- er member. • Athletes can choose between two (2) main Relay Team Categories: Fire Department and Hybrid. Each category offers a series of age and gender subcategories. o Fire Department (FD) Team : a group of thee (3) to five (5) athletes from the same departments. o Hybrid Team : a group of thee (3) to five (5) athletes from different departments. • FD teams must name their team using the legal name of the FD, i.e., City of Brilliant (AL) Fire Dept. Policy Exception: a fire department team that has only three (3) or four (4) male members and one (1) female member at an event may join to form to an FD All-Male subcategory team to allow all members an opportunity to compete 8
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