Muster (event)

A muster (or "fire muster") is an event pertaining to fire/rescue services. It is held in a central area such as a park and has many activities for fire department members and sometimes other community members. A muster typically revolves around a firematic competition between fire companies from around the surrounding area. Other attractions include a flea market, live music, food, demonstrations, apparatus judging, vehicle shows and contests.

These events differ in format in each muster but most follow basic structure.

The hose lay consists of a race against the clock to see which team can connect hoses the fastest. Competitors start at a starting line, and on signal, run to couple lengths of hose in various configurations.

In hose roll, competitors race each other to roll up a length of hose unfurled in a straight line of front of them from one end to the other.

Midnight alarm is supposed to simulate a fire call in the middle of the night. Competitors either start out "sleeping" by lying down on the starting line or simply standing on it, depending on local rules. At the starting signal, competitors must run a distance of about 25 ft to the dressing area where they must don firefighter's gear. After they are all dressed, they then must complete a task together in their gear such as a hose lay (see above) or simply run to a finish line, or the "firetruck". Fastest time wins.

In ladder climb, competitors race each other for the fastest time to reach the top of a ladder.

In the bucket brigade race, competitors must work together in a bucket brigade to transfer a set amount of water, such as 25 gallons, from one container to another spilling as little as possible.

Another variant of this uses a small house roughly 48 inches by 48 inches and roughly 6 feet tall, the water must be drawn by buckets from a small pool. These buckets are then passed from member to member roughly 10 feet to a "thrower" the thrower then throws the water on the pitched roof of the building. The water runs off the roof into a rain gutter which drains into a barrel which is about 25-30 gallons in capacity, this water then runs into a small tube which fills a 1-gallon jug. The timer ends when the jug is filled.

This is a game where Competitors (most often equal on both sides) must pull their opposing team across a line, into a puddle, etc. A team is meant to resist their competitors effort to pull them across the line. sample pic.

Competitors must move a barrel across the opposing team's line using water pressure from a fire hose.

An obstacle course can consist of any combination of the events above or other tasks.

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