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Top-10 strongest firefighter in the world: Cedar’s Joseph Voiles

Cedar Area Fire & Rescue Lieutenant Joseph Voiles competed in his second ‘World’s Strongest Firefighter’ on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2 in Columbus, Ohio at the Arnold Sports Festival. Voiles made it through the intense competition of 120 firefi ghters from seven different countries to finish 10th.
Cedar Area Fire & Rescue Lieutenant Joseph Voiles competes in the ax hold event of the World Strongest Firefighter competition in Columbus, Ohio on Friday and Saturday.

Cedar Area Fire & Rescue Lieutenant Joseph Voiles competed in his second ‘World’s Strongest Firefighter’ on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2 in Columbus, Ohio at the Arnold Sports Festival.

Voiles made it through the intense competition of 120 firefi ghters from seven different countries to finish 10th.

“It was amazing how much (Cedar Fire & Rescue colleagues) rallied around and supported me ... We completely revamped our workout area for everybody to help boost up our physical fitness,” Voiles said. “The amount of support that I got from everybody here was … it got emotional when I got in the truck and found out that everyone pitched in to help out with some of the finances behind it.”

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