Chief and rookie go head-to-head to see who can gear up the fastest

Thursday, January 11, 2018
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Video of a Houston fire chief and rookie firefighter going head-to-head to see who could get into their gear the fastest has gone viral.

The video was posted on the FireHouse 84 Facebook page and was captioned, "Rookie vs Chief."
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Both men put in a great effort, but the rookie came up short.

However, one person commented on Facebook that the rookie won "by default" because the chief's waist belt wasn't hooked.
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The video has generated more than 380,000 views.

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