Extraction Challenge 2018: a look back in pictures

After more than 17 hours of competition, the 2018 Extraction Challenge has come to an end, with this year’s winners being the SDIS 44 team in the ‘SR – Road Rescue’ category and the SDIS 44 Team 2 in the ‘SUAP – emergency medical assistance’ category. Coming in second and third place were SDIS 57 and SDIS 86 for the SR category, and Team 1 from SDIS 44 and SDIS 86 for the SUAP category.

They will be representing France at the WRC (World Rescue Challenge), which is due to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, at the end of the year.

This year, the SDIS 78 departmental SR and SUAP teams finished in 10th and 5th place respectively, achieving the third-best improvement in the discipline – a remarkable achievement given the inexperience of these teams in competitive sport.

The 2019 WRC will take place in France

This event was a resounding success, one that could not have taken place without the involvement of the 200 volunteers, logistics staff, event staff, reception staff, communications team, first-aid team and all the exhibitors, who made these four days a success that will be remembered for many years to come.

Beyond the competition itself, more than 2,000 secondary school pupils took part in the workshops at the prevention village, and over a thousand visitors were able to discuss road safety issues throughout the three days. See you next year in SDIS 84 for the 2019 event and in La Rochelle for the 2019 WRC.

Report by Damien Escanez

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