On Saturday, New Hanover County firefighters will test both physical and mental boundaries.
“Our job is very physical but it’s a lot of mental too,” says Jason Sinclair with NHCFR. “Especially in a hurricane deployment or if we have to work all 24 hours, it’s not just physical ability, it’s a lot of mental.” It is meant to symbolize the shift of a firefighter. They will stop at all 8 fire stations, which spans 41 miles, in 24 hours. In anticipation, Sinclair says they’ve been putting in a lot of extra work to prepare.
“We are out running and it’s August in Wilmington, North Carolina. So hot, humid, whatever condition it is, raining, the fire department always goes out so we are going to be running no matter what.”
They are raising funds for ACCESS of Wilmington, and the Miracle Field is right next to the station.