JUNIOR LADDER:
UP TO THREE (3) CLIMBERS ALLOWED TO CLIMB LADDER, UP TO ELEVEN (11) YEARS OF AGE. CLIMBERS TO RUN TWENTY FIVE (25) FEET, SCALE FIFTEEN (15) FEET OF A TWENTY FIVE (25) FOOT SERVICE LADDER. SECURELY FASTENED AGAINST ARCH. TIME TO BE TAKEN AS SOON AS THE CLIMBER TOUCHES TOP RUNG.INDIVIDUAL LADDER: Three men allowed, two men who may use rope or hose straps to hold ladder. At starting signal one man to run from a line 50ft from arch and climb service ladder secured to arch. Time will be taken when climber touches top rung. Climber has one chance to grasp top rung. Time will only be awarded if man grasps and holds top rung.
CART LADDER: CART, WITH SPIKES OR NON SKID DEVICE OF RACING LADDER IN CONTACT WITH CART, PLACED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY (150) FEET FROM ARCH. AT STARTERS SIGNAL, CONTESTANTS TO RUN DOWN COURSE WITH CART, LADDER TO STAY IN CART UNTIL WITHIN ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET FROM ARCH AND DIG AND RAISE LADDER TO ARCH. CONTESTANT TO START CLIMBING NO HIGHER THAN STARTING RUNG. TIME WILL BE TAKEN WHEN CLIMBER TOUCHES TOP RUNG.
JUNIOR CART HOSE: THIS EVENT TO HAVE NO CONTESTANTS WHO HAVE REACHED THEIR FOURTEENTH (14th) BIRTHDAY. CART AND FOUR (4) LENGTHS OF HOSE PROPERLY COUPLED TOGETHER TO BE USED. HUB OF FRONT WHEEL PLACED ON STARTING LINE TWENTY FIVE (25) FEET BEFORE HYDRANT. AT STARTERS SIGNAL CONNECT TO HYDRANT AND LAY FOUR (4) LENGTHS OF HOSE, BREAK COUPLING ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) FEET FROM HYDRANT AND SCREW ON NOZZLE. COUPLING CANNOT BE BROKEN UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE GROUND. TRIP TARGET ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (175) FEET FROM HYDRANT.
CART HOSE: CART AND FOUR (4) LENGTHS OF HOSE PROPERLY COUPLED TOGETHER TO BE USED. HUB OF FRONT WHEEL PLACED ON STARTING LINE, TWENTY FIVE (25) FEET FROM HYDRANT. AT STARTERS SIGNAL CONNECT TO HYDRANT AND LAY FOUR (4) LENGTHS OF HOSE, BREAK COUPLING ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) FEET FROM HYDRANT AND SCREW ON NOZZLE. COUPLING CANNOT BE BROKEN UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE GROUND. TRIP TARGET ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (175) FEET FROM HYDRANT.
CART HOSE REPLACEMENT: A CART WITH FOUR (4) LENGTHS OF HOSE SHALL BE PLACED WITH HUB OF FRONT WHEEL ON STARTING LINE, TWENTY FIVE (25) FEET BEFORE HYDRANT. THREE (3) LENGTHS OF HOSE, CONNECT TO HYDRANT, OPEN HYDRANT PASSING WATER THROUGH HOSE AND NOZZLE AND TRIPPING TARGET ON RIGHT SIDE OF TRACK, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (175) FEET FROM HYDRANT. WHEN TARGET IS TRIPPED, THE EXTRA LENGTH OF HOSE MUST BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MIDDLE LENGTH. AFTER SUBSTITUTION SPRAY WATER ON SECOND TARGET ON LEFT SIDE OF TRACK, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (175) FEET FROM HYDRANT.