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Fleming College Arboriculture Students To Compete In 24th Annual Tree Climbing Competition
/Fleming College Arboriculture students will participate in the 24th annual Tree Climbing competition on April 19.
Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
Each year students enrolled in the Arboriculture program compete against each other in five key events.
Events featured are Tree Rescue, Throw Line, Belayed Speed Climb, Secured Footlock and Work Climb.
The competition gives students a chance to win prizes, with awards going to men’s and women’s division championships. Prizes are donated by community members and members of the Arboriculture industry.
Many students go on to compete at a provincial and national level with the International Society of Arboriculture’s Tree Climbing Championships.
During the Tree Rescue event, a climber must ascend a tree and rescue a, 200 lb. ‘dummy.’ The student rescuer must adhere to a set of protocols based on a specified emergency. This is a time-based event, with points awarded or deducted according to the protocol and emergency.
The Throw Line event is timed and tests the contestant’s ability to accurately place a throw line and a climbing line into the tree at heights between 12 and 20 metres.
During the Belayed Speed Climb Event each contestant is timed climbing up a tree from the ground to a height of approximately 15 metres where they will ring a finishing bell.
Contestants in the Secured Footlock Event must vertically ascend 13 metres in a tree by using the footlock technique. This is a timed event.
The Work Climd event tests the contestant’s ability to move quickly and efficiently in the tree and perform various tasks. At each station the contestant rings a bell. Bonus and penalty points are awarded based on safety, performance and competence.
Douro Boy Wins Ontario Wide Contest Held By Ontario Association Of Fire Chiefs
/Douro boy, Emmet, became the grand prize winner of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) home escape plan contest.
Photo courtesy of the Douro Dummer Fire Service.
The contest challenged entrants to find two ways out of every room of their home and to know where to meet outside in the event of an emergency.
Douro-Dummer Fire Services (DDFS) personnel distributed the OAFC contest entry sheets to eligible students at Warsaw Public School and St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School during Fire Prevention Week in October.
A winner was selected by the OAFC from all the entries in Ontario.
DDFS personnel met Emmet and his family to present his prizes. Fire Chief Chuck Pedersen presented Emmet with a framed copy of his entry, complete with a first-prize ribbon.
“We are grateful for all the children that took the time to prepare a plan to ensure they know two ways out of their home in the event of a fire,” said Fire Chief Pedersen. “We are so proud of Emmet who submitted a great picture, showing just that, and won first place in the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs’ contest.”
Photo courtesy of the Douro Dummer Fire Service.
