Project 365 - Day 256 - SUBA at FFAD 2013

I shot the Firefighter Appreciation Day again this year.  It was held at Crossfit Firepower gym in Milton this year.  It was a lot of fun to shoot, but was a really long day.  I got a lot of shots of the competitors, and I couldn't just choose one of them, so I settled on this shot of the SUBA tanks.

These are tanks that are used by firefighters to breathe while they are in the building that is on fire.  The competitors today had to wear bunker pants and jackets (flameproof gear that firefighters wear) and one of these tanks.  They don't have to breathe using the tank, but it has to be on their back.  It is a very tough competition.