Rockton Fire Dept. takes first place at ‘Crunch Time’ extrication contest

ROSCOE – The 5th Annual Harlem-Roscoe Fire “Crunch Time” extrication symposium and challenge took place on Saturday, Sept. 26. The winners were:

Overall: 1st Place – Rockton FPD, 2nd Place – Town of Madison FD, Oregon FD

Unlimited Pit: 1st Place – Rockton FPD, 2nd Place – Town of Madison FD, 3rd Place – Oregon FD

Limited Pit: 1st Place – Orfordsville FD, 2nd Place – Town of Madison FD, 3rd Place – Deforest FD

“A huge congratulations goes out to Captain Mike Huffman for another successful Crunch Time Symposium and Challenge,” said Harlem-Roscoe Fire Chief Don Shoevlin.

“Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you to all the instructors, judges and vendors who also contributed to the success of the event. Your knowledge and experience that they share with all these up and coming firefighters is priceless.

“To all the participants, thank you for taking time from your personal life to increase your knowledge, and improve your skills. When we started this event 5 years ago it was to focus on education and hands on training with a little friendly competition to finish.

“It is still the vision of Captain Huffman and his team of instructors that this be the mainstay of the program. I look forward to seeing everyone next year at the 6th annual event.”