History of World Champion Title Holders
We celebrate our many athletes and teams from around the world for their accomplishment at the annual World Firefighter Challenge Championship title event.
(Note: a priority on maintaining historical data for our sport began in 2023 when the First Responder Institute took over operations. Prior year results from 2003-2019 can be found under our Event Results menu option)
CATEGORY TITLE WINNER INFORMATION
2025 Season
Individual Category Results
Overall Male: Brad Dicks, Strathcona County (AB) Emergency
Overall Female: May Tommervold, Vestfold Interkommunale Brannvesen
Division 1: Male Under Age 40: Brad Dicks, Strathcona County (AB) Emergency Services
Division 1: Female Under Age 40: Meghann Krueger, Feuerwehr Berlin
Division 2: Male Under Age 40: James Spagnuolo, St. Lucie County (FL) Fire District
Division 2: Female Under Age 40: Gracie Canter, Clarksville (TN) Fire Rescue
Division 3: Male Under Age 40: Roderick Walker, St. Lucie County (FL) Fire District
Division 3: Female Under Age 40: Dana Oliver, St. Lucie County (FL) Fire District
Male Age 18-24: Isaac Nason, Doaktown (NB) Fire Department
Female Age 18-24: Chelsey Gerardi, Lexington (KY) Fire Department
Male Age 25-29: Patrik Stefelin, DP Search and Rescue
Female Age 25-29: Meghann Krueger, Feuerwehr Berlin
Male Age 30-34: Brad Dicks, Strathcona County (AB) Emergency
Female Age 30-34: Katherine Ross, Brampton (ON) Fire
Male Age 35-39: Jake Lanier, Pelham (AL) Fire Department
Female Age 35-39: Jodi Reymer, Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Male Age 40-44: Aleksandr Baran, State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Female Age 40-44: Sarah McGill, Lexington (KY) Fire Department
Male Aage 45-49: Jordan King, Edmonton (AB) Fire Rescue Services
Female Age 45-49: May Tommervold, Vestfold Interkommunale Brannvesen
Male Age 50-54: Mike Brown, Kamloops Fire Rescue
Female Age 50-54: Lindsey Ingram, Winnipeg (MB) Fire Department
Male Age 55-59: David Bowman, Charlotte (NC) Fire Department
Male Age 60-64: Steve Baker, London (ON) Fire Department
Male Age 65-69: Steve Kotch, Camp Robinson (AR) Fire Department
Male Age 70+: Stephen McAleer, Doaktown (NB) Fire Department
Top Fire Chief: Oliver Nopper, Feuerwehr Lübben
Jr. Firefighter/Explorer Male: Zack Giesbrecht, Doaktown (NB) Fire Department
Fire Department Showdown Category Results
OVERALL TEAM
All Male Overall Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania Team 1 (members include Lukas Leonavicius, Rokas Lindenis, Gintautas Samauskis, Romualdas Vilimas, and Jaroslav Visnevski)
All Female Overall Team: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Team 1 (members include Jodi Reymer, Claire Jones, Sela Corbett, Nicole Paulin and Nikki Butler)
Coed Overall Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania Team 1 (members include Andrius Asmontas, Karolis Grazinis, Mante Kireilyte, and Regina Bartkute)
MUNICIPAL CLASS
All Male Municipal Team: Doaktown (NB) Fire Departments (members include Anthony Storey, Jonathan Betts, Isaac Nason, Steven Magnus, and Stephen McAleer)
Coed Municipal Team: Feuerwehr Berlin Team 1 (members include David Kalicki, Sascha Michala, and Meghann Krueger)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CLASS
All Male National/International Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania Team 1 (members include Lukas Leonavicius, Rokas Lindenis, Gintautas Samauskis, Romualdas Vilimas, and Jaroslav Visnevski)
All Female National/International Team: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Team 1 (members include Jodi Reymer, Claire Jones, Sela Corbett, Nicole Paulin and Nikki Butler)
Coed National/International Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania Team 1 (members include Andrius Asmontas, Karolis Grazinis, Mante Kireilyte, and Regina Bartkute)
Tandem Team Category Results
OVERALL FD TEAM
Overall FD Male Team: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (members include Ihor Polishchuk and Roman Sylchuk)
Overall FD Female Team: State Fire Service Poland – Team Polish Girls (members include Beata Kuriata-Swiderska and Martyna Swierczyk)
Overall FD Coed Team: State Fire Service Poland (members include Martyna Swierczyk and Mateusz Delinger)
MUNICIPAL CLASS
Under Age 40 Male: Travis (CA) Air Force Base (members include Rob Torrence and Jon Donaldson)
Under Age 40 Female: Martin County (FL) Fire Rescue Gold (members include Hannah Abell and Hannah Helton)
Under Age 40 Coed: Feuerwehr Berlin Red (members include Alexander Sader and Meghann Krueger)
Age 40-49 Male: St. Lucie County (FL) Fire District (members include Justin Baker and Remi Dieujuste)
Age 50+ Male: Waukegan (IL) Fire Department – Tom and George Over 50 (members include Thomas Clasen and George Bridges)
Open Male: St. Lucie County (FL) Fire District 1146 (members include Brian Riebe and Remi Dieujuste)
Open Coed: Lexington (KY) Fire Department (members include Andrew Cook and Sarah McGill)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CLASS
Under Age 40 Male: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (members include Ihor Polishchuk and Roman Sylchuk)
Under Age 40 Female: State Fire Service Poland – Team Polish Girls (members include Beata Kuriata-Swiderska and Martyna Swierczyk)
Under Age 40 Coed: State Fire Service Poland (members include Martyna Swierczyk and Mateusz Delinger)
Age 40-49 Male: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (members include Aleksandr Baran and Volodymyr Dudka)
Age 40-49 Coed: Fire and Emergency New Zealand – Team Purple (members include Sela Corbett and Lewis Trickett)
Age 50+ Male: United States Air Force Academy (members include Roy Dalton and Anthony McMurtry)
Open Male: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania – Team X (members include Lukas Leonavicius and Egidijus Krivickas)
Open Coed: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania – Team D (members include Ewelina Litwin and Marius Gasparenas)
HYBRID CATEGORIES
Under Age 40 Male: Team Florbama (members include Jake Lanier and Brian Riebe)
Under Age 40 Female: Team USA Slay Eh (members include Katherine Ross and Sarah McGill)
Under Age 40 Coed: Team PolCan Flames (members include Anthony Storey and Justyna Cichocka)
Age 40-44 Male: Team Unbroken Friends (members include Aleksandr Baran and Jonathan Betts)
Age 40-44 Coed: Team Blondie & the Beast (members include Matt Baca and Sarah McGill)
Age 45-49 Male: Team Lakelands Advil AllStars (members include Phillip Washburn and Michael Greene)
Age 45-49 Female: Team GinaMay Blaze (members include Regina Bartkute and May Tommervold)
Age 45-49 Coed: Team The Valkyrie and The Wolf (members include May Tommervold and Sebastjan Vovko)
Age 50-54 Male: Team CanAm Classics (members include Anthony McMurtry and Mike Brown)
Age 50-54 Coed: Team Wheat King Weezers (members include Kerry Gardner and Lindsey Ingram)
Age 55-59 Male: Team Dean and Greg (members include Greg King and Dean Morrow)
Age 55-59 Coed: Team Old Glory and Maple Syrup (members include Joe Arico and Lianne McAuley)
Age 60-64 Male: Team Refusing to Act Their Age (members include Don Balm and Steve Kotch)
Age 65-59 Male: Team Axe to Grind (members include Alan Ertzner and Steve Kotch)
Relay Team Category Results
OVERALL FD TEAM
Overall FD Male Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania (members include Gintautas Samauskis, Jaroslav Višnevski, Lukas Leonavicius, Rokas Lindenis, Romualdas Vilimas)
Overall FD Female Team: Martin County (FL) Fire Rescue (members include Melissa Reilly, Jessica Rosenberg, Samantha Grimm, Hannah Abell, and Hannah Helton)
Overall FD Coed Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania (members include Karolis Grazinis, Mante Kireilyte, Regina Bartkute, Remigijus Balciunas, and Andrius Asmontas)
MUNICIPAL CLASS
Under Age 40 Male: Montgomery (AL) Fire & Rescue (members include Christian Dealba, De’Michael Seals, Joshua Piatt, Lee Julian, and Raymond Thompkins)
Under Age 40 Female: Martin County (FL) Fire Rescue (members include Melissa Reilly, Jessica Rosenberg, Samantha Grimm, Hannah Abell, and Hannah Helton)
Under Age 40 Coed: St. Lucie County (FL) Fire District (members include Maria Fernandez, Morgan Spagnuolo, Brian Riebe, Trevelle Thompson, and Remi Dieujuste)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CLASS
Under Age 40 Male: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania (members include Gintautas Samauskis, Jaroslav Višnevski, Lukas Leonavicius, Rokas Lindenis, and Romualdas Vilimas)
Under Age 40 Female: Fire and Emergency New Zealand (members include Jodi Reymer, Nicole Paulin, Claire Jones, Nikita Watt, and Nikki Butler)
Under Age 40 Coed: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania (members include Karolis Grazinis, Mante Kireilyte, Regina Bartkute, Remigijus Balciunas, and Andrius Asmontas)
Age 40-49 Male: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania (members include Egidijus Krivickas, Marius Gasparenas, Renatas Viskontas, Remigijus Balciunas, and Andrius Asmontas)
HYBRID CATEGORIES
Under Age 40 Male: Team U.S. A-Team (members include Jon Donaldson, Jake Lanier, Brian Riebe, Brenden Ward, and Andrew Cook)
Under Age 40 Female: Team Flame Force Sistars (members include Beata Kuriata-Swiderska, Daniela Primus, Martyna Świerczyk, Svitlana Marusenko, and Jodi Reymer)
Under Age 40 Coed: Team Ukrainian Power with Polish Flower (members include Justyna Cichocka, Svitlana Marusenko, Aleksandr Baran, Roman Sylchuk, and Ihor Polishchuk)
Age 40-49 Male: The Eh Team (members include Jason Woodford, Matt Baca, Jordan King, and Jonathan Betts)
Age 40-49 Female: Team Global Sisters (members include Melanie Schönewald, Sue Capper, Jodi Purdie, Scylla Magalhaes, and Daniela Primus)
Age 40-49 Coed: Team Five Forty Force (members include Daniela Primus, Jordan King, Sebastjan Vovko, May Tommervold, and Martin Erbe)
Age 50-59 Male: Team Half Centurions (members include Garrett Stokes, Bruce Fields, Roy Dalton, George Bridges, and Anthony McMurtry)
Age 50-59 Coed: Team Mixed Bag of Nuts (members include Carl Dickerson, Cheri Ardoin, Lindsey Ingram, David Bowman, and Garrett Stokes)
Age 60-69 Male: Team Sadlers Legacy 60+ (members include Jimmy Rogers, Rick Portilloz, Kenny Ward, and Terry Hawkins)
2024 Season
Individual Category Results
Overall Male: Brian Riebe, St Lucie County (FL) Fire District
Overall Female: Katherine Ross, Brampton (ON) Fire
Division 1: Male Under Age 40: Brian Riebe, St Lucie County (FL) Fire District
Division 1: Female Under Age 40: Katherine Ross, Brampton (ON) Fire
Division 2: Male Under Age 40: Trevor Russell, Ajax (ON) Fire and Emergency Services
Division 2: Female Under Age 40: Kayla Gammie, St Lucie County (FL) Fire District
Division 3: Male Under Age 40: Sean Smith, Palm Beach County (FL) Fire Rescue
Division 3: Female Under Age 40: Dria Brown, Nimishillen Township (OH) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 40-44: Aleksandr Baran, State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Division 1: Female Age 40-44: May Tommervold Vestfold, Interkommunale Brannvesen IKS
Division 1: Male Aage 45-49: Graham Mackenzie, Kamloops (BC) Fire Rescue
Division 1: Female Age 45-49: Jacqueline Belluomini, Las Vegas (NV) Fire & Rescue
Division 1: Male Age 50-54: Chris Duncan, Corinth (MS) Fire Department
Division 1: Female Age 50-54: Lindsey Ingram, Winnipeg (MB) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 55-59: David Bowman, Charlotte (NC) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 60-64: Kevin Voyles, Idaho (ID) National Lab
Division 1: Male Age 65-69: Stephen Mcaleer, Doaktown (NB) Fire Department
Top Fire Chief: Randy Kalan, Thames Centre (ON) Fire Department
Fire Department Showdown Category Results
FD Showdown: All Male: Lukas Leonavicius, Gintautas Samauskis, and Romualdas Vilimas: Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania
FD Showdown: All Female: Oksana Chehmestrenko, Svitlana Marusenko, and Maria Lebedynska: Team: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
FD Showdown: Coed: Andrius Asmontas, Dovile Gideikaite, and Marius Gasparenas: Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania
Tandem Team Category Results
Tandem Team: Male Under Age 40: Ihor Polishchuk and Roman Sylchuk: Team: Together
Tandem Team: Female Under Age 40: Jodi Reymer and Maria Lebedynska: Team: Sunflower Sisters
Tandem Team: Coed Under Age 40: Taylor Ward and Jake Lanier: Team: Dream Team
Tandem Team: Male Age 40-44: Mackenzie Briggs and Alexander Baran: Team: Friends The One with the Over 40s
Tandem Team: Female Age 40-44: Jacqueline Belluomini and Carla Morrison: Team: Old Enough to Know Better
Tandem Team: Coed Age 40-49: Matt Baca and Jacqueline Belluomini: Team: Vegas Unicorn & Her Misfit
Tandem Team: Male Age 45-49: Shane Farmer and Todd Krukow: Team: Iowa Born
Tandem Team: Male Age 50-54: George Bridges and Tom Clasen: Team: Waukegan Over 50
Tandem Team: Male Age 55-59: Michael Cascioli and Dean Morrow: Team: Cash and Deano
Tandem Team: Female Age 50-59: Lindsey Ingram and Cheri Ardoin: Team: The Gator and The Bison
Tandem Team: Coed Age 50-59: Kerry Gardner and Lindsey Ingram: Team: Wheatking Whezzers
Tandem Team: Male Age 60-64: Steve Kotch and Tommie Osborn: Team: ArkFlo
Tandem Team: Male Age 65-69: Tom Reid and Stephen McAleer: Team: Old Men Rock
Tandem Team: Coed Age 60-69: Joe Arico and Lianne McAuley: Team: Old Glory and Maple Syrup
Relay Team Category Results
FD Relay Team: Male Under Age 40: Aleksandr Baran, Roman Sylchuk, Ilya Golubev, Max Bereznuk, and Ihor Polishchuk: Team: Ukraine Men
FD Relay Team: Female Under Age 40: Svitlana Marusenko, Oksana Chehmestrenko, and Maria Lebedynska: Team: Team Ukraine
FD Relay Team: Coed Under Age 40: Roman Sylchuk, Oksana Chehmestrenko, Maria Lebedynska, Aleksandr Baran, and Ihor Polishchuk: Team: Ukraine Coed
Hybrid Relay Team: Male Under Age 40: Jake Lanier, Brenden Ward, Andrew Cook, Luke Stewart, and Brian Riebe: Team: Southeast Lions
Hybrid Relay Team: Female Under Age 40: Oksana Chehmestrenko, Dovile Gideikaite, Maria Lebedynska, Svitlana Marusenko, and Justyna Cichocka: Team: Power and Hot
Hybrid Relay Team: Coed Under Age 40: Beata Świderska, Jodi Reymer, Patrik Štefelin, Rafał Bereza, and Mateusz Delinger: Team: Dragon Team
FD Relay Team: Male Age 40-49: Thomas Clasen, George Bridges, Nate Skewes, and Mike Cook: Team: Waukegan (IL) Over 40
Hybrid Relay Team: Male Age 40-49: Justin Baker, Aaron Piering, Mackenzie Briggs, and Jonathan Betts: Team: Troublemakers Round 2
Hybrid Relay Team: Female Age 40-49: Sue Capper, Regina Bartkute, and Jacqueline Belluomini: Team: Hot Flash Dash
Hybrid Relay Team: Coed Age 40-49: Regina Bartkute, May Tommervold, Martin Erbe, Sebastjan Vovko, and Aleksander Baran: Team: The Wolf Pack
Hybrid Relay Team: Male Age 50-59: Dean Morrow, Stéphane Deschênes, Michael Cascioli, Brad Johnston and Greg King: Team: Northern Immortals
Hybrid Relay Team: Female Age 50-59: Lianne McAuley, Tina Duncan, Lindsey Ingram, and Diane Salter: Team: Creakie Canucks
Hybrid Relay Team: Coed Age 50-59: Rebea Sonnenberg, Tina Duncan, Kevin Duncan, Uwe Schlonsak, and Helge Sonnenberg: Team: Transatlantic Flame Keepers
Hybrid Relay Team: Male Age 60-69: Jimmy Rogers, Rick Portilloz, Kenny Ward, Richard Lesniewski, and Brad Duncan: Team: Sadler’s Legacy
2023 Season
Individual Category Results
Overall Male: Rafal Bereza, Km psp Chelm
Overall Female: Katherine Ross, Brampton (Ontario, CA) Fire Department
Under Age 40 Male: Rafal Bereza, Km psp Chelm
Under Age 40 Female: Katherine Ross, Brampton (Ontario, CA) Fire Department
Age 40-44 Male: Aleksandr Baran, Team Ukraine
Age 40-44 Female: May Tommervold, Vestfold
Age 45-49 Male: Matt Hansen, Westfield (IN) Fire
Age 45-49 Female: Jacqueline Belluomini, Las Vegas (NV) Fire & Rescue
Age 50-54 Male: Tom Clasen, Waukegan (IL) Fire
Age 50-54 Female: Lindsey Ingram, Winnipeg Fire
Age 55-59 Male: David Bowman, Charlotte (NC) Fire Department
Age 60-64 Male: Alan Ertzner, Omaha (NE) Fire Department
Age 65-69 Male: Stephen Mcaleer, Doaktown Fire
Top Fire Chief: Oliver Nopper, Feuerwehr Cottbus
Fire Department Showdown Team Category Results
FD Showdown: All Male: Lukas Leonavicius, Jaroslav Višnevski, and Rokas Lindenis: Team: Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania
FD Showdown: All Female: Sarah McGill, Macy Hensley, and Chelsie Brown: Team: Lexington (KY) Fire Department
Hybrid FD Showdown: All Male: Rafal Bereza, Adam Spychala, and Dawid Hyzyk: Team: Fire Athlets by ELTEN Poland
Hybrid FD Showdown: All Female: May Tommervold, Vera Licha, and Anna Moeller: Team: Firefight(h)hers
Tandem Team Category Results
Tandem Team: Under Age 40 Male: Patrik Štefelin and Rafal Bereza: Team: International Brothers
Tandem Team: Under Age 40 Female Sarah McGill and Ana Ruzevic: Team: Cherry Chapstick
Tandem Team: Under Age 40 Coed: Jonathan Betts and Misha Maric: Team: Timbits
Tandem Team: Age 40-44 Male: Aleksandr Baran and Mackenzie Briggs: Team: F•R•I•E•N•D•S The one with over 40yr olds
Tandem Team: Age 45-49 Male: Shane Farmer and Todd Krukow: Team: Iowa Born
Tandem Team: Age 40-49 Female: Jodi Purdie and Luiza Freitas Velho: Team: Kiwi Brazilian
Tandem Team: Age 40-49 Coed: Sebastjan Vovko and May Tommervold: Team: The Valkyrie and the Wolf
Tandem Team: Age 50-54 Male: Tom Clasen and George Bridges: Team: Waukegan over 50
Tandem Team: Age 55-59 Male: Dean Morrow and Mike Cascioli: Team: Cash and Deano
Tandem Team: Age 60-64 Male: Jimmy Johnson and Steve Kotch: Team: ATX-Camp Robinson
Tandem Team: Age 65-59 Male: Stephen Mcaleer and Tom Reid: Team: Old Men Rock
Relay Team Category Results
FD Relay Team: Under Age 40 Male: Romualdas Vilimas, Andrius Ašmontas, Lukas Leonavičius, Rokas Lindenis, and Jaroslav Višnevski: Team: Strongest Lithuanian Firefighters
Hybrid Relay Team: Under Age 40 Male: Brian Riebe, Andrew Cook, Jake Lanier, Kevin Reilly, and Luke Stewart: Team: Southeast Lions
FD Relay Team: Under Age 40 Coed: Maria Fernandez, Kayla Gammie, Kevin Reilly, Brian Riebe, and Carlos Torres: Team: St Lucie County (FL) Fire District: Team Black
Hybrid Relay Team: Under Age 40 Coed: Anthony Storey, Rafal Bereza, Dawid Rabczyk, Marie-C. Schumann, and Beata Swiderska: Team: International Fire Friends
FD Relay Team: Under Age 40 Female: Sarah McGill, Chelsie Brown, Macy Hensley, Erin Lucas, and Michelle Spanyer: Team: Lexington Fire Sponsored by Servpro
Hybrid Relay Team: Under Age 40 Female: Anna Möller, Vera Licha, Marie-C. Schumann, Beata Swiderska, and May Tommervold: Team: European FirefightHers
Hybrid Relay Team: Age 40-49 Male: Aaron Piering, Mackenzie Briggs, Justin Baker, and Aleksandr Baran: Team: Trouble Maker
Hybrid Relay Team: Age 40-49 Coed: Lindsey Ingram, David Bowman, Cheri Ardoin, Carl Dickerson, and Shane Farmer: Team: Mixed Bag of Nuts
Hybrid Relay Team: Age 50-59 Male: Dean Morrow, Mike Cascioli, Stephane Deschenes, Brad Johnston, and Greg King: Team: Northern Immortals
Hybrid Relay Team: Age 60-69 Male: Jimmy Johnson, Steve Baker, Alan Ertzner, Steve Kotch, and Kalan Randy: Team: A Few Good Men
