The Washington County Fire Games II was held at the Possum Palace in Wausau, Florida on Saturday, September 6, 2025, as seen in Part 2 of these images by Goulding.
PPE/SCBA CHALLENGE: 1st Place Blake McCormick & Shane Pastor; 2nd Place Cody Myers & Matt Mueller
MAKE-a-LINE: 1st Place Cody Myers & Matt Mueller; 2nd Place Blake McCormick & Shane Pastor (note: in the final round the teams agreed that the team captain of the runner-up team would shave his mustache; Firefighter McCormick is a “man of his word”)
BUCKET BRIGADE (the “Wausau showdown”): 1st Place Tucker Martin & Charles Cook; 2nd Place Dylan Rudd & Jeff Martin
WATER POLO: 1st Place Roger James & Dylan Hamilton; 2nd Place Wade Moon & Luke Rector
OVERALL: 1st Place Wade Moon & Luke Rector; 2nd Place Kyle Crews & Nick Moore; 3rd Place – tie-breaker was determined by a foot-race, in bunker gear, with Cody Myers & Matt Mueller defeating Tucker Martin & Charles Cook by a “nose” (literally)
A special “thank you” goes to our emcee, Fire Services Chaplain Joe Phillips, who did a phenomenal job!
By all accounts, today’s event was very successful (despite the high temperatures) thanks to the involvement and teamwork of EVERYONE who was involved today!
Congratulations to the teams that EARNED a trophy and bragging-rights, and THANK YOU to EVERYONE who contributed to today’s event! It truly takes a team effort to be successful!
Chief Cole, Fire Games planner & coordinator
See the entire gallery of photos from the event on Facebook at Real Florida Magazine.
