| 2006 Rescue Challenge |
| 2006 Rescue Challenge 1st Place Winners Billy Winn & Mike Tinkham |
| The Rescue Challenge is a two person timed event. The scenario for this year's challenge involved multiple rescue skills including: rigging of multiple anchor points with a picket system, moving the Rescue Randy thru a 30 inch pipe, 2 person carry with a Rescue Randy, lashing the Rescue Randy into a stokes basket, and finally moving the basket with a 3:1 MA system. There were 17 teams in the event representing: Gates County Rescue, Winston-Salem Rescue, Troutman Fire & Rescue, Claremont Rescue, Hickory Rescue, Gastonia Fire Department, Alexander Rescue, and Sherrill's Ford Rescue. |
| Rescue Challenge Teammates Mike Tinkham and Billy Winn practiced many hours before competiting against 15 other teams in the Challenge. |
| Billy and Tink setting their equipment before the Challenge starts. |
| Does he think he's cool? |
| First Place: Gates County Rescue Second Place: Winston-Salem Rescue (Ronnie Mayberry/Eric Stroud) Third Place: Winston-Salem Rescue (Anne Slayton/Sandy Mayberry) |