The second piece of the competition requires participants to hoist a 42-pound hose to the top of a five-story building. Though the department's ladder truck doesn't reach quite that high, firefighter Shane Farmer said it is a good substitute for the tower. <br><i>RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer</i>
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