Are you ready for the Toughest 2 Minutes in Sport?
2025 UFBA Firefighter Challenge dates:
South Island - 29 March, Christchurch
Registration opens 16 January 2025 - 23 February 2025
North Island - 11 & 12 April, Palmerston North
Registration opens 16 January 2025 - 23 February 2025
National - 2 & 3 May, Wellington
Registration opens 3 March 2025 - 4 April 2025
The Firefighter Challenge is like a Firefighter 'Iron Man' contest and is the most physically demanding of our Challenges - so crossing the finishing line is all the more rewarding! It's earned the reputation of being 'the toughest two minutes in sport'.
Wearing full bunker gear and breathing from a BA set, competitors race against each other and the clock in a series of tasks across the course. The five tasks are:
- Climbing a 6 storey tower carrying a length of 70mm 19kg flaked hose
- Hoisting a 70mm hose coil 6 storeys
- Chopping using a 4kg shot hammer to drive a beam 1.5 metres
- Extending a charged length of 45mm hose to knock down a disc
- Dragging a life sized dummy a distance of 30.5m
The competition is a great test of skill and fitness and simulates the physical demands of real life firefighting to the public. We encourage new competitors and you'll meet a competitive, but supportive and positive, family of firefighters from across the country at each event.
While there are no changes to the UFBA Firefighter Challenge rules for the 2025 season, we are working with our partners in America on an exciting new future. They are making many enhancements and bedding in their rules for their 2025 programme, which we will be adopting in 2026.
Are you tough enough? There's only one way to find out... register today!
You can download the 2025 UFBA Firefighter Challenge Registration Pack below:
Familiarise yourself with the rules below:
For past results, please email events@ufba.org.nz
2024 National Firefighter Challenge Results:
2024 North Island Firefighter Challenge Results:
2024 South Island Firefighter Challenge Results:
2023 National Firefighter Challenge Results:
2023 North Island Firefighter Challenge Results:
2023 South Island Firefighter Challenge Results:
2021 National Firefighter Challenge Results:
2021 North Island Firefighter Challenge Results:
2021 South Island Firefighter Challenge Results:
For Provincials looking to use UFBA equipment please use the form below and return to events@ufba.org.nz
