Bucket Brigade
The second event is the bucket brigade, where the company has to fill up a large tub, bucket by bucket. I wish I had video for this one, because when done right, it really looks pretty cool. When the tub reaches a certain level, a little orange ball pops out of the tube at the top. If you look closely, you can see the ball dropping in the picture. This is Company One at work. I didn’t have to participate in this one, which was good because I’m not sure my back would have liked it.
I had been warned that all rookie firemen would be dunked in the large tank, and at the end of our turn when Will asked to see my camera I knew it was my turn. Even expecting it, I had no idea how cold the water would be. I felt a bit like a soda bobbing in an ice bucket. At least knowing ahead of time, I came prepared with an extra change of clothes. I’m not sure how we did in this event, since I was changing into my dry clothes when it ended.