Cheyenne Wins Trophy; Poudre Gets the Ladder

March 22, 2007 - At the IAFF Fill-the-Boot Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last year, Poudre Fire Authority, CO Local 1945 challenged Cheyenne, WY Local 279 to raise the most through Fill-the-Boot in September.

Poudre Fire Authority Local 1945 member Gino Maccarini said, “I was actually surprised that [Cheyenne] had a trophy case.” He adds, “I didn’t know that one third place trophy was deserving of a whole trophy case, but more power to them.”

After this bold statement, Cheyenne fire fighters became more determined than ever to beat Poudre Local 1945. Cheyenne suggested a wager in which Poudre fire fighters would have to wash Cheyenne’s Ladder One if they lost. Poudre accepted the challenge, promising to “win the MDA Border War Trophy so that we can give our Cheyenne friends the opportunity to put their hands on a ‘real’ ladder truck.”

After the cash was counted following the Labor Day Fill-the-Boot drive, Cheyenne fire fighters had raised $27,001, while Poudre collected $17,177. Poudre local members arrived in Cheyenne February 4, 2007, to make good on their wager.