The National Championship Fire Fighting team from Fort Gordon.

The World Champion Fire Fighting Team from Fort Gordon
includes (second from left) Assistant Fire Chief Matt Williams,
Marcus Peterson, Jeffrey Phillips, Anthony Dobbins (Augusta Tech
Paramedic student) and Brandon Cunningham (Augusta Teach
Paramedic student).

A team of five Fort Gordon fire fighters recently returned from Atlanta where they earned "National Championship" honors in the Fire Fighter Combat Challenge.

Two members of this championship team are Augusta Technical College students Brandon Cunningham, who successfully defended his 2006 National Title, and Anthony Dobbins. Both are enrolled in Augusta Tech's paramedic program.

Brandon and Anthony along with their teammates will travel to Las Vegas in early November to compete in the World Championships

The World Championships will be broadcast on the Versus Network, which was previously the OLN channel. Additional information can be found online at http://firefighter-challenge.com.