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Around 700 firefighters visited Warrnambool and along with teams from Victoria, representatives from Western Australia and New South Wales comprised the 76 teams taking part.
Warrnambool, hosting the championships for the first time since 1990, was flooded with support. An estimated 2000 people lined the streets to welcome the firefighters for the three-day event.
The LaTrobe Valley firefighter's team won the championship's grand aggregate, 16 points ahead of runner-up Dandenong.
Maryvale coach Shane Flowers was crowned the competition's champion fireman.
Listen to Warrnambool team coach Alan 'Rubber' Woodhams give his assessment of the importance of the championships.
For a report on the day visit The Warrnambool Standard.
Here is a slideshow of the day's events.
More reports and official results will follow as they come through.
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Photos courtesy of the Warrnambool Camera Club
1 comments:
It was my first time at the Championships and I had a great time and learnt so much more. And here's more photos from the day:
http://picasaweb.google.com/melchenyi/2009CFAChampionships#
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