World Police & Fire Games Scheduled for New York City in 2011

November 29, 2006 – After a successful bid by a committee representing New York City fire fighters and police officers, the World Police & Fire Games are scheduled to take place in the Big Apple August 26-September 5, 2011. The event includes 10 days of sports competitions and other activities throughout the City’s five boroughs.

“The 2011 games will respectfully coincide with the 10-year remembrance of September 11, 2001,” says Jim Carney, president and CEO of the 2011 World Police & Fire Games and a retired member of Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) of New York Local 94. “We are expecting between 15,000 and 20,000 full-time fire fighters and law enforcement personnel from 70 countries.”

With an event of this magnitude, planning and fundraising have already begun. The second annual World Police & Fire Games Dinner will be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center January 11, 2007.

The World Police & Fire Games began in 1985 and have been held every two years since, each time in a different city. The event is open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel worldwide. In 2007, the World Police & Fire Games will be staged in Adelaide, South Australia, in British Columbia in 2009.

The 2011 World Police & Fire Games and Memorial Inc. has been established as a registered non-profit, 501c (3), to organize the events in New York City. Staff consists of active and retired police officers and fire fighters.

For more information on the 2011 games, click here or contact Jim Carney (917) 566-6161 or email JCarney@2011wpfg.org.