Colorado Firefighters Vs. Radio DJs [VIDEOS]

So, the debut party for the 2013 Colorado Firefighter Calender is this Friday night in Denver. Derek and I invited a few of the calendar models (who are actual firefighters) in to talk about the event and to compete in a few physical challenges to see how Radio DJ's stack up against Firefighters. (Place your bets now!)

Read on to see the shenanigans and to get details about the event.

We all know that sitting in a radio studio doesn't take all that much of a physical toll on the body. Being a firefighter, on the other hand, requires a lot of physical conditioning. Derek and I challenged Erik Pingel and Rebecca Clark to a few challenges: Push ups, a Slurpee chug-off and a good old-fashioned foot race.

Egos were crushed, sweat was dripped, shirts were removed, and shoes were lost. And the challenges ended in Derek and I being carried around the parking lot like rag dolls as our fire-fighting heroes demonstrated the 'fireman's carry'. Check out the video!

Now on to the important stuff like helping the Children's Hospital Burn Center. The Colorado Firefighter Calender is a charitable cause that benefits that very group. Both Rebecca and Erik

both have children that spent more than their fair share of time in pediatric care in hospitals and have taken the cause to heart. Rebecca said, "We always get to see the trauma side of burn victims all the time. Finally getting to see kids who go through that trauma on the other side when they recover is nice. Knowing our efforts and what we're doing helps these kids get to go through the burn camp experience is very rewarding. "

So, there you have it. If you didn't have Friday night plans, it's time to make them. If you ever needed an excuse to go party with a bunch of shirtless firemen and firewomen the calendar debut party is a great excuse, because of the great cause it is benefiting.

Need details?

Seventeen new Colorado Firefighters will heat up Mile High Station on Friday, August 24th as Colorado Firefighter Calendar unveils the 2013 Calendar in support of The Children’s Hospital Burn Center. The 17 winners of the Colorado Firefighter Celebrity Judging Event will be revealed and introduced during the runway show.

TICKETS: General Admission $50.00 - includes: entry, 2013 calendar ($20 value), catered appetizers, complimentary signature cocktail, free parking at venue

EVENT DETAILS: Friday August 24, 2012, 7:00PM-11:00PM at Mile High Station, 2027 West Lower Colfax Avenue, Denver , CO.

(FYI - The link to buy the calendars will not be active until after the debut party on Friday.)

You will also be able to pick up the calendars at Max Muscle locations in Loveland and Fort Collins once they're available.

Some of the participating firefighters have also been on TV a few times in the past weeks promoting the Calender release party. If you want to see more hard-bodied firefighter footage, enjoy it below. And watch female hosts getting all flustered being surrounded by the musclebound heroes.

Here is when they were Good Day Colorado on KDVR Fox31.
Here is their visit to Everyday on KDVR FOX 31

And last week's visit to Day Break on KWGN Channel 2

And here you can learn a little about the Children's Hospital Burn Camps.