BUCKET BRIGADE
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Fire Gear Needed:
Boots and Helmet
Number of people: Five (5)
Object:
To fill a 55 gallon drum situated at the end of a rain gutter which is attached
to the eave of a small tin top building by pitching buckets of water on the
roof.
1.
Time will begin on the judges’ command at a distance of 50’ away from
the dip tank. Team members will
advance shuttling water from the dip tank to the roof of the building.
Time will end one (1) minute after the start signal was given.
2.
The team collecting the most water in the barrel will be the winner.
3.
There will be a throwing limit (foul line) eight (8) feet from the
building. Each step over the line
is a ¼” penalty.
4.
At the end of the one (1) minute throwing period, water will be allowed
to drain for an additional minute before a measurement is taken.
5. There will be one (1) extra bucket which can be used if a bucket accidentally falls or is thrown over the foul line. There is NO penalty for this.
Org. Crestview, FL Updated 1997