The Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic

Fire Rescue Service

Fire sport

This specific sport area has been more popular worldwide among both professional and voluntary firefighters. The first official contest in fire sport was held in 1937. The Championship of CR in Fire Sport of FRS CR teams, and the Championship of CR of Municipal Voluntary Firefighters teams are every-year peaks. The right to participate in these top events has to be won in successive rounds, and only the best teams and individuals are qualified. The first all-country contest in CR was held in 1970.

International success

The Czech representatives have participated also in international contests in fire sport; by their results they have belonged to European top teams for a long time. It may be proved even by their first start in an international contest in 1968, where our representatives won silver medals in fire attack event. At 12th International Firemen Olympiad, held in 2001 in Kuopio, Finland, the representative team of FRS CR won the 2nd place. In the 1st World Fire Sport Contest, held in Moscow in 2002, our team won fourth overall place, and silver medals in fire attack event. In the 1st European Championship in Fire Sport, held in Petersburg in 2003, they won third overall place and two silver medals in 4x100 m hurdles relay race, and in fire attack. Our representatives were successful even in the 2nd World Fire Sport Contest, held in Minsk, Belarus, in 2004, where they were gained third overall place. In 2005, Czechs succeeded in both top international contests. In 13th International Firemen Olympiad, held in Varazdin, Croatia, Czech voluntary firefighters won in most of events. The team of Czech professional firefighters then won in fire attack - with the new world record time, and silver overall place in the 2nd Open European Championship in Fire Sport in Ostrava.

Fire sport is a part of special fitness program for members of regional Fire Rescue Services, for members of municipal units of voluntary firefighters, and for employees of company FRS.

Fire sport consists of following events:

• 100 m hurdles,
• Ascent to 4th floor of a training tower,
• 4x100 m hurdles relay race,
• Fire attack.