Kyiv firefighter sets world record in the USA
Alexander Baran, a firefighter from Kyiv, set a new world record in the Open category at the World Firefighter Challenge Championship 2026 in Las Vegas, USA. He covered the distance in 1 minutes 15,76 seconds. Firefighters from 21 countries are participating in the competition.
Kyiv firefighter Alexander Baran won at the 35-th World Firefighter Challenge Championship 2026, which is taking place in Las Vegas, USA. In the final competition, he set a new world record in the Open category, showing a result of 1 minutes 15,76 seconds.
Firefighters from 21 countries are participating in the championship. According to Alexander Baran's colleagues, this result is the result of years of hard training, discipline, perseverance, and daily work on oneself.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine noted that Alexander Baran once again demonstrated the high level of Ukrainian firefighters and wished the team new victories in the final days of the competition.