The Aramco Oil Company Saudi Arabia presented their Toughest Firefighter Alive (TFA) Competition from 21 November to 27 November 2022.

Garden Route District Municipality’s (GRDM’s) Toughest Fire Fighter and Flag bearer Emile Conrad, together with two City of Cape Town counterparts competed in the event.

Emile Conrad came 3rd in the TFA qualifiers and 4th overall in the Final TFA competition on the last day of the event.

The team, (Emile Conrad, Baigum Abrahams and Alno Kroon) achieved 1st place in the TFA relay competition.

The team also achieved 3rd place overall in the Ithra Stair running competition.

Baigum Abrahams came 3rd overall in the female TFA category, 1st in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Dress Challenge and came 1st in the PPE Dress Relay challenge.

Alno Kroon won gold in the male PPE Dress Challenge.

The event also consisted of Mixed Relay teams, which allowed members to integrate males and females from different teams (countries) in the event. This team consisted of Conrad and Abrahams Ali from Saudi Arabia.

The PPE challenge included the following:
-sprint 40m
-don structural firefighting trouser and boots
-sprint 40m
-don structural firefighting jacket and flash hood
-sprint 40m
-don helmet and gloves
-sprint 40m and don self contained a Breathing Apparatus set.

In summary, Emile Conrad achieved 4th place in the TFA competition and led his team to Gold in the Relay event.

The three (3) members represented their country, their municipalities and themselves with great pride and passion and their results are truly great achievements.

Issued: GRDM Communications