Even through a very busy and challenging week the Hometown Firefighters of your Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue Department had the privilege of performing duties as rescue stand-by crews with surface and dive rescue personnel in attendance for the 2024 Dragon Boat races hosted at the Lake Jericho Recreation park area today.

Dragon boating is a definitely a fun-filled, adrenaline pumping, water sports activity. The teams compete in Dragon Boats, which are large canoe-like vessels fitted with ornately carved dragon's heads and tails.

Crews of up to 16 people sit in pairs and paddle to compete in races over distances of around 250m. Each boat has a drummer beating time to keep the paddlers in unison, and a professional helmsperson in the stern to guide the boat.

There were awesome food & ice cream vendors that were set up with some great spectators that were in attendance. A great time was had by all who was there.