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Strathcona County Emergency Services firefighter Brad Dicks is the reigning world champion after an impressive showing at the Firefighter Challenge World Championship in Texas in late October. Article content

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“In the last race, the top-seeded guy was 6’8″, 260 pounds, just a monster and his rope pull is three seconds faster than mine, so I knew going into that race, that I’d have to catch up to him on the down of the tower as well as the pylons. That required more athleticism and explosiveness. Because he’s so tall, he can’t turn as effectively as someone who’s a bit shorter,” Dicks recalled the final race in Dallas.

“There was a lot of expectations heading into that final race. The announcer d

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