Firefighters Combat Challenge 2025

Thanks to the following sponsors for making this event possible: E.B. Excavating, Kirby Kitner Excavating, Old Mountain Stone Inn, HRN (Hoffman Radio Network), Ask A Handyman, ESIP, and GFA (Chaz Sheaffer, Derek Fry) And also Patty Turner for being a judge.

And also a big thanks to all the fire companies who came out and participated. Landisburg, 2 teams, Ickesburg, Mechanicsburg, Muncy, and New Bloomfield, 2 teams.

1st place team: Scott Kerstetter, John Fleming from New Bloomfield Fire Co. 1 min.23.3 sec. / $1,000 plus 2 coolers

2nd place team: Carson Nolt, John Lantz from Landisburg Fire Co. 1 min.23,8 sec. / $600

3rd place team: Tyrell Nolt, Jadon Nolt from Landisburg Fire Co. 1 min.27.6 sec. / $500

A little history about this event: In the year 2002 Eddie Orris came up with this event as a spin off from the worldwide Scott firefighter challenge. He also was the organizer for many years. After Eddie, Mike Sheaffer took over for a period of time. Presently Scott Kerstetter is taking care of the challenge.

The combat challenge t-shirts you see people wearing the day of the street fair has a logo of a firefighter pulling the hose. This would be Jason Hoffman, a NBFD firefighter taken from a photo one year he ran the course.

The Combat Challenge has become a highlight at the street fair.