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STAFF PHOTOS BY SUSAN USHEI WAY TO GO! Civietown firefighters exchange high-five's: from left are Joe Smith, Timmy Clemmons, Richard Evans, Ronnie Hicks and David Robinson. Relay Clinches Championship For Civietown In Brunswick County Firemen's Competition BY SUSAN USHKR A spilled pail of water didn't keep Civietown volunteer firefighters from winning the bucket brigade event Sunday to clinch the champi onship at the Brunswick County Firemen's Competition. The event is held each year as pan of the N.C. Fourth of July Fes tival in Southpon. This year eight units competed in a roped-off area in front of the Southport fire and res cue departments ? six Brunswick Cuuuiy teams and teams from the Dale City, Va., and Clement, N.C., departments. When the buzzer sounded Sunday evening, Civietown firefighters whooped. The barrel was full; they'd done it despite a full bucket that spilled and a moment's hesita tion when an empty bucket was left behind. Civietown Volunteer Fire Depart ment finished in second place last year, and typically brings home one or two event trophies each year. But the 1993 team wanted more, said Assistant Chief Richard Evans, team captain and coach. "We had been practicing a couple of weeks before this. Wc intended lo do something this year." Teamwork and practice paid off as the firefighters picked up first place trophies tor the bucket brigade and hose relay, in addition to their best overall trophy. They also fin ished second in the ladder climb and in the sprinkler cut-off, a new event in this year's competition, and third in the barrel push. Representing Civietown were Bossy Clemmons, Bill Bailey, Jac kie Griffith, Ronnie Hicks, liinmy Clemmons, Joe Smith, Phillip Rhodes, Bobby Lovett and David Faircloth. Each event requires firefighters to apply real-life skills in a fun situa tion while working against the clock. In the bucket brigade, for exam ple, firefighters use a relay to fill a barrel mounted on a stand in the shortest possible length of time. A teammate fills a bucket from a tub, runs and hands the pail to a team mate positioned halfway up a ladder, who in turn hands it to the firefight er at the top. This teammate hands off an empty bucket to the relay run ncr and dumps the contents of the pail into the barrel. The relay runner has to "tag up" before the next next runner can begin sprinting toward the ladder. In the hose lay, teammates work quickly to stretch and connect lengths of tire hose, then use a spray of water to shoot a bottle off of a conc. Opposing high pressure hoses are used to nudge a hanging barrel be tween endpoints in the barrel push, with the team pushing the barrel the farthest winning. And in the sprin kler event, firefighters must work their way through the spray and use wedges of wood to shut off the sprinkler. This event replaced anoth er event, command post, in which a firefighter was required to direct blindfolded teammates' efforts to fill a tub of water using a hose. Also competing from Brunswick County Sunday were the Sunset Beach, Bolivia, Boiling Spring Lakes, Winnabow and Long Beach fire departments. Clement finished first in the barrel push, while Long Beach won the ladder climb. Sewage Disposal & Waterline Installation-Site Preparation & Paving Ricky Parker, Owner T&nr? 9-5 Monday-Friday, Saturday by Appointment W 1861 Holden Beach Rd. SW # 842-4003 NC General Contractor-Highwayi Public Utilities (Water & Sewer) Development, Inc. "Your Professional Full Service Construction Company" Thank you for choosing F&R Development to perform paving services for you... Property Owners' Association of Oak Yaupon Harbor Subdivision. RUN NER BILL BAIIJ?Y tags up with teammate Ronnie Hicks as Civietown VFD pushes Sunday to win the bucket brigade event ? and the Brunswick County Firemen's Competition. In the background, Bobby Lovett fills the barrel as Timmy Clemmons pauses between buckets. ADULTS HOSPITAL CARE CHILDREN MINOR EMERGENCIES COMPLETE PRIMARY CARE (iffv) u Chicora Medical Group is pleased to announce the opening of our new Seaside Office Serving Ocean Isle, Calabash & Sunset Beach In Seaside Plaza, Jet. Hwy. 904 & 179, Seaside 579-9788 Call for appointment ? Vacationers welcome Extended Summer Hours: Mon-Tues 11 am-8 pm Wed 1-7 pm, Thurs 1-8 pm ? Fri. 10 am-5 pm ? Sat 10 am-3 pm ?1993 TWC DOt ~ BRUNSWICK BEACON
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