Defiance wins annual water battle

The team outlasts three others to take the title at the annual Firemen's Field Day Sunday

By Patrick Luce
Posted 7/18/16

Defiance Hose Company outlasted Drednaught Hook, Ladder & Hose Company to win the water battle during the annual Firemen's Field Day Sunday.

In the annual competition, the companies face off in a …

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Defiance wins annual water battle

The team outlasts three others to take the title at the annual Firemen's Field Day Sunday

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Defiance Hose Company outlasted Drednaught Hook, Ladder & Hose Company to win the water battle during the annual Firemen's Field Day Sunday.

In the annual competition, the companies face off in a series of firefighting challenges, culminating in the water battle, in which two teams face off 50 feet apart with fire hoses aimed at each other. The team to stand the longest wins.

Drednaught beat Hydaulion Engine & Hose Company is the first battle Sunday at Independence Park on Thames Street, followed by Defiance knocking down Ever-ready Engine & Hose Company. Defiance then withstood the pounding of Drednaught's charged firehose longer, taking the title.

A member of Hydraulion's team was injured in the day's first battle. He was lifted on a stretcher and taken away by ambulance.

Fire Chief Mike DeMello said Monday the firefighter was doing well, and had only been treated for minor injuries. He declined to identify the firefighter or specify the injuries, citing privacy concerns, but said he was back in the station by Monday morning.

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