PHOTOS: Rapid City Police and Fire Departments compete in Guns-and-Hoses firetruck pull
The Rapid City Police and Rapid City Fire Department went head-to-head in a firetruck pull Tuesday to kick off the annual Guns-and-Hoses Blood Drive at Uptown Rapid.
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A Rapid City Fire Department firefighter pulls at the front of the rope on Tuesday during the annual Guns-and-Hoses firetruck pull.
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Members of the Rapid City Fire Department work together to pull a firetruck in the parking lot at Uptown Rapid on Tuesday, June 20.
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A team from the Rapid City Police Department pulls a truck in competition with the Rapid City Fire Department.
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Members of the Rapid City Fire Department work together to pull a firetruck through the parking lot at Uptown Rapid on Tuesday, June 20, to mark the start of the annual Guns 'n' Hoses Blood Drive.
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A team of Rapid City Fire Department firefighters strain to get the truck rolling. The RCFD beat the RCPD in the annual truck pull.
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Rapid City Police congratulate the firefighters on winning the annual firetruck pull at Uptown Rapid.
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The Rapid City Police Department team struggles to get the truck rolling.
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Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender gave the "ready, set, go" during the annual firetruck pull at Uptown Rapid.
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Rapid City Fire Department Chief Jason Culberson brought his dog, Dexter, to the annual truck pull.
Rapid City Fire Department vs Rapid City Police Department Guns and Hoses annual Fire Truck Pull
Darsha Dodge
City Editor, Staff Photographer
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