MFD’s Bluff City Combat team takes training to another level
Memphis firefighters competing in fitness events that mirror a day on the job
Trey Juelsgaard prepares to pick up a 185-pound dummy while training for the Bluff City Combat Team. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
On Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, these firefighters who are part of the department’s Bluff City Combat team, were to compete in the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge, the first event in a six-month season that will include national and world competitions.
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Memphis Fire Department Bluff City Combat Kevin Timmons Mike Coleman Jason Tunstall Cody Edwards C.J. Patterson Kristen Coleman Subscriber OnlyThank you for supporting local journalism.
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Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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