Capaha Fire Truck Rally

An American flag flies from the ladder of a Cape Girardeau fire truck during the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

Justin Leadbetter of the Jackson Fire Department sprints in full gear during one of the firefighter games at the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

Chris Miller of the East County Fire Protection District dresses in full gear during a timed competition at the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

Justin Farrar of the Jackson Fire Department dresses in full gear during a timed competition at the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

Spectators and fellow competitors watch as Justin Drury, of the Gordonville Fire Department sprints in full gear during a timed competition at the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

Jacob Davis, 8, crawls out of a room of the Fire Safety Smoke House that was filled with simulated smoke during the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

Tim Bleichroth, left, Justin Drury, Cindy Bleichroth and David Uptmor, all of the Gordonville Fire Department, compete in the tug-o-war during the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

John Chimienti, left, Justin Leadbetter, Justin Farrar and Sean Mitchell, all of the Jackson Fire Department, compete in the tug-o-war during the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

The Jackson Fire Department's John Chimienti, left, hands Sean Mitchell a bucket of water as Justin Leadbetter holds the wheel barrow Mitchell is sitting in during a competition at the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Each firefighter took turns riding in the wheel barrow as they worked to unload as many buckets of water possible into a barrel during the time allowed. Proceeds from the annual event. which included a fire truck parade, firefighter games and fire truck displays,

Lizzie, 8, left, and Johnny, 7, Croch at the Capaha Fire Truck Rally Saturday, Oct. 5, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.