Winners of FDNY & East Coast Firefighters Races

Last week we were  honored to host the 40th Anniversary of the FDNY Firefighter's Races, and the 31st Annual East Coast Firefighters Races.  Here are the results - Congrats to everyone!

FDNY
1st Place - Ladder 171 lead by John Martin with a time of 19.77 seconds
2nd Place - Ladder 39 Engine 63 lead by Eric Lubniewski with a time of 23.06 seconds
3rd Place - Ladder 80 lead by Jake Degan with a time of 25.17 seconds
4th Place - Engine 3 lead by Aristeo Kardi with a time of 27.94 seconds
5th Place - Engine 43 Ladder 59 led by Eric Klammer with a time of 27.94 seconds
The fastest Snowboard team had members representing Engine 156, Engine 158, Engine 280, Engine 24 and Engine 282 and was lead by Anthony Wolfersberger.  Their time was 35.30 seconds.

East Coast
1st Place - Rock Hill Fire Dept. lead by Charles Blackburn with a time of 21.29 seconds
2nd Place - Palenville Fire Dept. lead by Blake Garrison with a time of 22.91 seconds
3rd Place - Kiskatom Fire Dept. lead by Pete Kuminsky with a time of 24.49 seconds
4th Place - Bay Shore Fire Dept. #2 lead by John Swanson with a time of 24.88 seconds
5th Place - Sterling Forest Fire Dept. #1 led by Peter Esposito with a time of 25.54 seconds
The fastest Snowboard team was Haines Fall Fire Dept. #1.  They were lead by Derrick Curran with a time of 32.73 seconds.

We can't believe it's been 40 years!  We look forward to these events every year, and plan on doing it for years to come.  If you're a firefighter who participated this year, we want to hear from you!  Please contact us with any comments, ideas, constructive criticism, etc.  We can't wait for next year!