1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament - Revision history

Admin: Verify tournament details and medal results against contemporary APG coverage; retain year-first title and add United States tournament, decade and results categories.

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Verify tournament details and medal results against contemporary APG coverage; retain year-first title and add United States tournament, decade and results categories.

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	'''~~The~~ 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament''' was a five-player paintball competition held at Hit & Run Paint War Games in Scappoose, Oregon, ~~during~~ the 17th annual Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games. Seven teams representing police, correctional and fire services from the United States and Canada ~~entered the tournament~~.~~[1]~~		The '''1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament''' was a five-player [[paintball]] competition held at Hit & Run Paint War Games in Scappoose, Oregon, as part of the 17th annual Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games. Seven teams representing police, correctional and fire services from the United States and Canada competed. The Chico Fire Department of California won the gold medal without losing a game.[1]

	The Chico Fire Department of California won the gold medal ~~after completing the tournament~~ without losing a game.[1]

	== Organisation ==		== Organisation ==
			The Northwest Police-Fire Athletic Federation included the tournament in its annual summer games. Firefighter and paintball player David A. Kramer coordinated the paintball competition.[1]
	The ~~tournament formed part of the~~ Northwest Police-Fire Athletic Federation's annual summer games. ~~The wider event brought together personnel from law-enforcement agencies~~ and ~~fire departments for sporting competition intended to promote physical fitness and camaraderie.[1]~~

	David A. Kramer~~, a firefighter and paintball player,~~ coordinated the paintball ~~tournament. It was held at Hit & Run Paint War Games in Scappoose, Oregon~~.[1]

	== Teams ==		== Teams ==
			The seven participating teams were:[1]
	The seven participating teams were:

	* Washougal Police Department, Washington		* Washougal Police Department, Washington
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	== Format ==		== Format ==
			Before play, competitors attended a guided inspection of the field and a mandatory captains' meeting. Markers were chronographed to a maximum permitted velocity of 290 feet per second.[1]

	~~A guided inspection of~~ the ~~playing field~~ and ~~a mandatory captains~~' ~~meeting were held before play. Markers were chronographed~~ to ~~a maximum velocity of 290 feet per second~~.[1]		Each five-player team was scheduled to play at least seven capture-the-flag games. Games had a 15-minute time limit, and each player could use no more than 100 paintballs per game. Winning required capturing the opposing team's flag and returning it to the team's own flag station.[1]

	Each five-player team competed in at least seven capture-the-flag games. Games had a 15-minute time limit, and each player was restricted to 100 paintballs per game. To win, a team had to capture its opponent's flag and return it to its own flag station.[1]		The competition did not use a points system. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to each member of the teams finishing first, second and third.[1]

	The ~~tournament~~ did not use a points system. ~~Placings were determined by the number of games won, with gold~~, silver and bronze medals awarded to ~~every~~ member of the first-, second- and third~~-placed teams~~.[1]

	== Results ==		== Results ==

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Medal		! Medal !! Team !! Representation !! Reported record
	! Team
	! Representation
	! ~~Record~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| Gold		\| Gold \|\| Chico Fire Department \|\| California \|\| Undefeated
	\| Chico Fire Department
	\| California
	\| Undefeated
	\|-		\|-
	\| Silver		\| Silver \|\| Fire Recon \|\| Gresham Fire Department, Oregon \|\| Six wins from seven games
	\| Fire Recon
	\| Gresham Fire Department, Oregon
	\| Six wins from seven games
	\|-		\|-
	\| Bronze		\| Bronze \|\| Spokane Corrections \|\| Washington \|\| Five wins from seven games
	\| Spokane Corrections
	\| Washington
	\| Five wins from seven games
	\|}		\|}
			Source: ''Action Pursuit Games''.[1]

	Dale Dean of the Chico Fire Department received the ~~tournament's~~ sportsmanship award.[1]		Dale Dean of the Chico Fire Department received the sportsmanship award. His prize was a Phantom marker donated by Mike Casady of [[Component Concepts Inc.]].[1]

	~~== See also ==~~

	* [~~[Paintball tournament~~]]
	* [~~[Hit & Run Paint War Games]]~~
	* [[Police and firefighter paintball]]

	== References ==		== References ==
			# Bob "Sarge" Shano, “Promoting the Sport: The 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games”, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', November 1994, pp. 45–46.

	~~# Bob “Sarge” Shano, “Promoting~~ the ~~Sport: The 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games”, ''~~[[~~Action Pursuit Games~~]]~~'', Vol. 8, No. 11, November 1994, pp. 45–46.~~		[[Category:Paintball tournaments in the United States]]
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	[[Category:Paintball ~~in Oregon~~]]		[[Category:Paintball tournament results]]
	[[Category:Police and firefighter paintball]]		[[Category:Police and firefighter paintball]]

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	~~```mediawiki~~
	'''The 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament''' was a five-player paintball competition held at Hit & Run Paint War Games in Scappoose, Oregon, during the 17th annual Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games. Seven teams representing police, correctional and fire services from the United States and Canada entered the tournament.[1]		'''The 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament''' was a five-player paintball competition held at Hit & Run Paint War Games in Scappoose, Oregon, during the 17th annual Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games. Seven teams representing police, correctional and fire services from the United States and Canada entered the tournament.[1]

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	[[Category:Police and firefighter paintball]]		[[Category:Police and firefighter paintball]]
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Admin: Created an article on the 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament. Added the seven participating public-safety teams, five-player capture-the-flag format, equipment and ammunition restrictions, medal results and Dale Dean's sportsmanship award. Corrected an OCR error that had misidentified the article as “1994 Pigfest”.

2026-10-22T18:36:42Z

Created an article on the 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament. Added the seven participating public-safety teams, five-player capture-the-flag format, equipment and ammunition restrictions, medal results and Dale Dean's sportsmanship award. Corrected an OCR error that had misidentified the article as “1994 Pigfest”.

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```mediawiki
'''The 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games paintball tournament''' was a five-player paintball competition held at Hit & Run Paint War Games in Scappoose, Oregon, during the 17th annual Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games. Seven teams representing police, correctional and fire services from the United States and Canada entered the tournament.[1]

The Chico Fire Department of California won the gold medal after completing the tournament without losing a game.[1]

== Organisation ==

The tournament formed part of the Northwest Police-Fire Athletic Federation's annual summer games. The wider event brought together personnel from law-enforcement agencies and fire departments for sporting competition intended to promote physical fitness and camaraderie.[1]

David A. Kramer, a firefighter and paintball player, coordinated the paintball tournament. It was held at Hit & Run Paint War Games in Scappoose, Oregon.[1]

== Teams ==

The seven participating teams were:

* Washougal Police Department, Washington
* Spokane Corrections, Washington
* Blaine Fire Department, Washington
* Bio-Hazard, representing the Clark County Fire Department, Washington
* Kent Corrections, Canada
* Chico Fire Department, California
* Fire Recon, representing the Gresham Fire Department, Oregon

== Format ==

A guided inspection of the playing field and a mandatory captains' meeting were held before play. Markers were chronographed to a maximum velocity of 290 feet per second.[1]

Each five-player team competed in at least seven capture-the-flag games. Games had a 15-minute time limit, and each player was restricted to 100 paintballs per game. To win, a team had to capture its opponent's flag and return it to its own flag station.[1]

The tournament did not use a points system. Placings were determined by the number of games won, with gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to every member of the first-, second- and third-placed teams.[1]

== Results ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Medal
! Team
! Representation
! Record
|-
| Gold
| Chico Fire Department
| California
| Undefeated
|-
| Silver
| Fire Recon
| Gresham Fire Department, Oregon
| Six wins from seven games
|-
| Bronze
| Spokane Corrections
| Washington
| Five wins from seven games
|}

Dale Dean of the Chico Fire Department received the tournament's sportsmanship award.[1]

== See also ==

* [[Paintball tournament]]
* [[Hit & Run Paint War Games]]
* [[Police and firefighter paintball]]

== References ==

# Bob “Sarge” Shano, “Promoting the Sport: The 1994 Northwest Police-Firefighters Olympic Games”, ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'', Vol. 8, No. 11, November 1994, pp. 45–46.

[[Category:Paintball tournaments]]
[[Category:1994 in paintball]]
[[Category:Paintball in Oregon]]
[[Category:Police and firefighter paintball]]
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