Competition Information
Obstacles
The course for the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge will be on Pensacola Beach. All obstacles will be in the sand. The obstacles each participant must go through will be:
- Forced Entry
- Charged Hose Pull – Sponsored by Columbia Southern
- Kaiser Sled – Sponsored by Whataburger
- Dummy Drag – Sponsored by Fishbein Orthodontics
- Hose Hoist
Dress Requirements
Each firefighter participant will be required to wear full structural firefighting gear including boots, gloves, air packs (breathing on air), helmets, and masks.
Team Competition Information
Teams will have a seeding round on Friday to determine when they go on Saturday for their actual competition time. The order on Saturday will be: fastest time on Friday goes last on Saturday, slowest time on Friday goes first on Saturday.
For the team competition, the first person will complete the first obstacle, then tag the second person (standing in the staging zone), and so on until the final person crosses the finish line.
Courses
There will be two courses right next to each other – two teams/individuals will be going at the same time. Each team/person is racing for their best overall time, not against the next team/person next to them.
Each person gets one run of the course to score their best time. In the event there is a tie for an overall or award placement, the two teams will run the course again to determine a winner.
The event will be manually timed using two times to verify each run.
Team Categories:
- First
- Second
- Third
Individual Age Categories – Female Divisions:
- Overall
Individual Age Categories – Male Divisions:
- Overall
- 18-25 First Place
- 26-32 First Place
- 33-39 First Place
- 40-49 First Place
- 50+ First Place *New
New* Kids Challenge Award Details coming soon...
Team and individual check-in is on Friday, April 10 from 5-8 pm; at the Gulf Side Pavilion on Pensacola Beach.
You will receive your team packets, shirts, and event information. Free food and drinks will be provided for all paid participants. Guests are $20.
Team Seeding Round
Additionally, the seeding round of the Team Competition will take place Friday night. All teams are guaranteed at least two runs on the course.
The event will be manually scored. Your time will start on “GO” from the announcer and will stop once you cross the finish line.
There will be two timers for each team/person to verify the time.
Following the competition on April 11, starting at 5:30pm, immediately after the competition, participants and guests are invited to attend the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge Social at Bamboo Willies for Food, Drink Specials and Live Music.
All teams are guaranteed two runs on the course. A seeding round on Friday and then the main competition on Saturday.
Friday, April 10, 2025 (Times are subject to change)
- 5 pm – 7:30 pm – Team Check In
- 7:00 pm – Team Seeding Round
Saturday, April 11, 2025 (Times are subject to change)
- 6:30 am – area opens for teams to set up tents
- 7:00 am- 7:30 am – Opening Ceremony
- 7:30 am- 12:00 pm – Individual Competition
- 12:00pm- 1:00 pm – Break
- 1:00 pm - 2:00pm Kids Challenge
- 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm – Team Competition
- 5:30 pm – Awards Ceremony
- 5:30 pm – Post Event Social (Immediately after the awards ceremony)
The timeline is subject to change, pending the number of teams and participants. The final timeline will be posted at the Team Check-In.
Teams
- 30 Teams Max
- 5 People Per Team – must register at one time
- 4-person team is permitted – one person must do the first and last skill station
- Each team is guaranteed at least two runs on the course
$275 – Open soon through April 3, 2026
$315 – April 4 – April 11, 2026
Each team participant receives:
- Performance short sleeve event t-shirt
- Challenge Coin
- Friday Night Party Pass (food and drinks provided)
- Saturday Social Food & Drink Passes
Individuals
- 60 individuals max
- Additional $25 if also part of a team
$75 – through April 3
$85 – Price Increase April 4-11
Each individual participant receives:
- Performance short sleeve event t-shirt
- Challenge Coin
- Friday Night Party Pass (food and drinks provided)
There are no refunds for this event
Inclement Weather
The rain makeup date is TBD
- In the event, there is light rain or off-and-on rain, we will continue with the event on April 12
- In the event, there is lightning or predicted storms all day on April 12; we will postpone to TBD
- If the entire weekend is a washout, there will not be another make-up date. We will work with the teams to discount entry into next year’s event if this happens.
- The check-in party and participant goodies will still go on/be given out as scheduled.
General Information
For more information on the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge, email Amy Marquez at amarquez@pensacolasports.org
Sponsorship Information
For sponsorship information on the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge, email Katie Gardocki at katie@pensacolasports.org
Pensacola Sports Office
1000 College Blvd
Bldg 24
Pensacola, Florida 32504
850.434.2800
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Our Sponsors
Pensacola Sports is grateful for the support of its generous partners, sponsors and donors. Thank you for your commitment to growing Pensacola as a healthy place to live, work and play.
