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Challengers

This site is dedicated to those who take on challenges big or small.

Milk challenge?

Yup!

Best one rep max?

Of course!

Contact A. Fortino to add a challenge or to get your name in the record books.

The Challengers

Better than the rest!

 

Only the top 3 with proof  will be posted.

You must have a witness or photo/video for proof.

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BELLS OFF!

Go from having your turnouts in the engine and you standing outside the closed door (in full class B) to you being fully service ready and on air. Timer starts when you touch the door handle and ends when you clap your gloved hands.

* No class B uniforms under turnouts.

This is the newest challenge, we have yet to get a submission.

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Wall Sit

Sit against the wall, plant your feet and start the timer!

1. Jason Vogeli - 1:08

2. 

3. 

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Force the Door!

Fastest time to force the door. 

Time starts when you break the irons and ends when the wood fully breaks through and the door opens.

- Door set up: (1) 2x2 inserted in the door only

Inward Swinging:

1 - Arias - 00:51:24

2 - 

3 - 

Outward Swinging:

1 -

2 -

3 - 

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Gallon of whole Milk Challenge

1 Hour Club:

- No one has completed this challenge

2 Hour Club:

- Niko Fortino - Legend!

VIP for attempts:

J. Preston X3

E. Heller

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Sugar Rush!

Eat 1lb of cookie dough and .75 quart of ice cream under 1 hour

N Roher - 5:06

N Fortino - 14:22

S Muzzi - 57:34

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Muscle Up

Get up there!

1 - J Samide - 5 Reps

2 - D Fortino - 1 Rep

2 - N Fortino - 1 Rep

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Geared Up Pull Ups

Put your turnout gear on & go on air.

***No gloves

Richard Lais - 13 reps

Jesse Samide - 11 Reps

Franky Palmer - 10 Reps

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Dunk in Station Boots

Department issued station boots required

G. Blackshire - on the last day of his career!

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Most calories burned on a stair climber

No time limit....grind it out!

All calories burned must be from exclusively the stairclimber machine assessment.

Nick Rohrer - 1163

Ryan Stoddard - 1064 Cals

Hailey Scola - 764 Cals

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Tyson Neck: for time

Lay on your back, lift your head a couple inches off the ground and hold until fail for time.

Jesse Samide - 07:42

Adam Fortino - 06:30

Niko Fortino -05:39

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Grip Strength

must be from a digital grip strength reader

S.Yarbrough - 161.4

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Fast Finger

Press start and pause on your iPhone or Apple Watch timer as fast as you can. must only use one finger.

Watches:

#1 - Daniel Jensen - 00:00:03 W

#2 - Justin Grey - 00:00:04 W

#3 - S Yarbrough - 00:00:04 W

 

Phones:

#1 - Colin Roth - 00:00:04 P 

#1 - Matt Dariano - 00:04 P

#2 - Fortino - 00:00:06 P

#2 - Eric Yousef - 00:00:06 P

#2 - Franky Palmer - 00:00:06 P

W = Apple Watch

P = iPhone

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Standing with heels against the wall, touch the ground and come back up

Must not move your feet

Many have attempted it, only one

has a W!

 

Sunny Johnson-Gutter

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100 burpees for time

Must do push up and jump... classic burpe

1 - Jessie Samide - 7:59

2 - Adam Fortino - 8:32

3 - 

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Most calories burned on the assault bike (Airdyne) in

00:30 seconds

Who is ready to have a bad rest of your day!

1-Niko Fortino - 31cal in 00:25!

2-Adam Fortino - 27cal in 00:30

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Longest Time of Juggling

3 items of your choosing

Jason Vogeli - 03:55 seconds​

Doug Slezak - 2:35 seconds

Nick Roher - 01:07 seconds

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Stack 10 Rolls of Toilet Paper for Time

Must be one tower.

You must start tower on clean surface.

You may only use one hand at a time.

Tower must stand on its own, unassisted for 5 seconds.

Franky Palmer - 00:03.36 seconds

Eric Yousef - 00:03:69 seconds

Jason Vogeli - 00:03.97 seconds

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Most Consecutive:

Coin Flips

Lets see your submissions!

Heads:

Lauren Ricioppi - 7

Audrey Romo - 5

Adam Fortino - 4

Tails:

Scott Woodfin Jr. - 10

Lauren Rocioppi - 8

Audrey Romo - 6

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Cinnamon Challenge

John Preston

John describes himself as having a very "wet mouth".

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Santas Helpers

2012 - Paul Shultz

2013 - Jason Amdur

2014 - Steve Lindsey

2015 - Adam Fortino

2016 - Adam Fortino

2017 - Adam Fortino

2018 - Adam Fortino

2019 - Jonah Peters: 

2020-2022 - No in-station party

2023 - Sam Muzzi

2024 - Niko Souza

2025 - Niko Souza

This in an honor.

Each Santa gets to name their predecessor!

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Golf: Longest Drive

..

Daniel Jensen - 397 yards

Colin Frazer - 301 yards

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STAR Testing:

For Time

Annual Test

1-Nick Penko - 8:30

2-D. Slezak - 9:15

3-M. Muzzi - 9:35

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STAR Testing:

Consumption Rate

Annual Test

1-A. Romo - 121

2-S. Yarbrough - 123

3-B. StIrm - 129

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1,000 Pound Club

Lifts: Bench/Squat/Deadlift

- Adam Fortino

- Niko Fortino

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One Rep Max: Bench

Lets see your submissions!

#1 - N. Fortino - 345lbs

#1 - Chad Gaser - 325lbs

#3 - Patrick Joyner 315lbs

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% against body weight: Bench

Lets see your submissions!

1 - E. Yousef - 145.16% @ 155lbs

2 - Jessie Samide - 136.08% @ 158lbs

3 - H. Scola - 122% @ 165lbs

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Antoine's Cookie Eating: For Time

-NO water.

-Cookie must start on the table.

-Time starts when you touch the cookie.

-Time ends when you have NO MORE cookie in your mouth, not even just chocolate.

Adam Fortino - 00:32:55

Lauren Racioppi - 00:33:67

Scott Bingham - 00:40:95

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225lbs Max Reps

Lets see your submissions!

Niko Fortino - 18 Reps

Patrick Joyner - 13 Reps

Colin Fraser - 11 Reps

Honorable mention:

Chief Geo Blackshire hit 10 reps on the LAST DAY of his career. We can all only strive for such a feat.

Congrats on your retirement Chief! 

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Most Consecutive:

Free Throw Shots

Lets see your submissions!

Niko Fortino - 11

Eric Yousef - 10

Franky Palmer - 8

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One Rep Max: Squat

Lets see your submissions!

#1 - N. Fortino - 415lbs

#2 - M. Dariano - 385lbs

#3 - E. Yousef - 230lbs

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Raw Quail Egg Challenge

Chris Hanson with 16 whole raw eggs!

This was 16 whole quail eggs... shell and all!

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One Rep Max: Deadlift

Lets see your submissions!

#1 - N. Fortino - 505lbs

#2 - M Dariano - 315lbs

#3 - E. Yousef - 300lbs

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40 yard sprint

Lets see your submissions!

Ricky Lais - 4.77 seconds

Niko Sousa - 4.85 seconds

Daniel Jensen - 5.18 seconds

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Biggest Biceps

Lets see your submissions!

Dylan DeCaris - 19.5 inches

Niko Souza - 18.5 inches 

Daniel Jensen - 18.2 inches

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Longest Hike

Sean Conners - 1600 miles

John Preston - 706 miles

Doug Slezak - 230 miles

John hiked 706 MILES in 32 days!

He did as a fight against first responder and military suicide.

 

https://22andyou.net/

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Palm Down Club

Stretch:

Feet together, knees locked, bend over and be able to put your hands flat on the ground.

Jason Vogeli

Lauren Ricioppi

Adam Fortino

Audrey Romo

Franky Palmer

Justin Grey

Mathew Dariano

Daniel Fortino

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Longest Broad Jump

Measure from your toes to your heels.

Franky Palmer - 105.5 inches

Eric Yousef - 100 inches

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60 Cloves of Roasted Garlic for time

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Sam Muzzi - 4:30 min

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Fastest Mile Time

Lets see your submissions!

Doug Slezak - 5:17

Hailey Scola - 6:07

Nick Penko - 6:12

Justin Grey - 6:12

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Push up Challenge

Lets see your submissions!

Adam Fortino - 103 reps

Elina Georgieva - 50 reps

Niko Fortino - 40 reps

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Triathlon Crew

140.6

Joe Penko

Sean Conners

Nick Penko

Adm King

70.3

Norm Park             Angie Chi

Aaron Crain

Joe Penko

Jesse Wooton

Carlos Gracia

Kevin Walsh

Eban Johnson

Ricky Lias

Adam King

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Most Steps in 24 Hours

(Must be while @ work)

Lets see your submissions!

Adam Fortino - 21,968

Jesse Samide - 20,022

Niko Fortino - 13,327

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Most miles run while at work (on the clock)

Lets see your submissions!

Nick Penko - 10 miles

Doug Slezak - 9.5 miles

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Longest Plank

Lets see your submissions!

Jesse Samide - 5:00

Daniel Fortino - 4:01

Nick Penko - 00:35

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Longest Hang Time

Time starts when your feet leave the ground and ends when they hit the ground again. 

Scott Bingham - 3;04

Erik Yousef - 2:24

Ricky Lais - 2:07

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Most Pull Ups in 1 Set

Lets see your submissions!

Grip must match the photo

Men:

Jesse Samide - 28 Reps

Franky Palmer - 26 Reps

Niko Souza - 25 Reps

Woman:

H. Scola - 12 Reps

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Longest Field Goal

Brandon Stirm 

54 Yards for the all time PAFD record!

Marc Muzzi Jr. - 40 yards

Niko Fortino - 30 yards

Adam Fortino - 30 yards

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Fastest Shuttle Run

....

Franky Palmer - 4.44 seconds

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Most Calls in 24 Hours

Engine and Van 

0800 - 0800 (One shift)

Van -

17 calls on M61

(Samide, K. Cole)

Engine - March 14, 2023

18 Calls on E61

K. Alarid, M Goglio, E. Yousef

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Longest Game of Catch

May not loose contact with the ball unless to toss it.

May not hold the ball longer than 5 seconds.

Any ball works.

Must be played online and on duty.

Daniel Fortino & Nick Penko - 3:53

N. Fortino & S Yarbrough - 1:35

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Most Consecutive Cartwheels

No breaks, be the "cart-wheel"

Jason Vogeli - 15

Audrey Romo - 13

Adam Fortino - 12

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Longest Time Standing on One Leg

This must be unassisted,

Movement or Adjustment is accepted.

You may not touch your "up foot" below your ankle.

1 - Audrey Romo - 34:10 

2 - ​Hailey Scola - 15:00

​3 - Nich Rohrer - 7:33

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MURPH for time:

Lets see what you got!

if you are wearing a weighted vest:

- 20lb vest for men

- 14lb vest for woman

Fully Vested up!:

Daniel Fortino - 34:54

Jessie Samide - 40:31

Franky Palmer - 45:56

No Vest:

Daniel Fortino - 32:22

Niko Fortino - 40:57

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