The Kirkland Community Fire District Extrication Team attended the Midwest Regional Vehicle Extrication Competition in May. They spent a weekend in Cherry Valley, IL watching and competing against some of the top vehicle extraction teams throughout the Midwest and took 1st place in all 3 categories. This has qualified them to attend the Annual National Extrication Competition in Clearwater, FL this November 1-4, 2016. While down at the competition the team is also scheduled to attended seminars and training sessions that they will be able to bring back and teach other members of the KCFD. A GoFundMe campaign was started in order to assist this skilled team and department.
In May of 2016, six of your local Kirkland Community Fire District Volunteer firefighters were sponsored by the Kirkland Community Fire District to attended the Midwest Regional Vehicle Extrication Competition in Cherry Valley, IL. They spent a weekend watching and competing against some of the top vehicle extraction teams throughout the Midwest. This year the team took 1st place in all 3 categories. This has qualified them to attend the Annual National Extrication Competition in Clearwater, Florida this November 1-4,2016. While down at the competition the team is also scheduled to attended seminars and trainings that they will be able to bring back and teach other members of the Kirkland Community Fire District.
The team is looking for your help to offset the cost of this trip. The cost of this trip is $4500. This includes hotel, registration fee, gas and vehicle rental. Any donation is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Kevin Carlson, Kris Habermehl, Jake Miller, Jenn Doles, John Doles, and Zach Wolf
KCFD Extrication Team
For more information on this event please follow this link.
