New Rider's Guide MARC Cross Honoring Agmt. You ve seen their trucks, screaming down the streets with lights flashing, sirens blaring, and firefighters suited up for battle.
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NFL players will also be on location to meet fans, take photos and participate in what is being billed the Hero Challenge, where NFL players take on the nation s best every day hero, the firefighter. But the highlight will surely be the Firefighter Combat Challenge itself. So in 1974, he went to the Human Performance Laboratory at the Sports Medicine Center of the University of Maryland, and research on an appropriate test soon began with the assistance and funding of the U.S. Fire Administration. Gratz had his test. Then, in 1991, Gratz realized that the CTT could easily serve as the basis for a friendly competition between fire departments while serving the dual purpose of educating the public about firefighters awesome responsibilities.