Prescott Hose Cart Races

2025 HOSE CART RACES & BUCKET BRIGADES

July 6, 2025
8:00 am Team Check-In (Pre-Registration required - see below)
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Event Duration

100 block of South Cortez 

 Limited parking is available street-side around the Courthouse plaza, or take advantage of the ample parking at the City of Prescott Parking Garage

 

FREE FOR SPECTATORS!

Bring a chair, a towel, sunscreen, and the whole family!  Prepare for a rollicking morning of water games, competition, family, fire engines, and lots of laughs.  Kids are encouraged to come in swimwear and play in the water.  A variety of food, beverages, and shopping (come visit our booth on the square, right across from the hose cart races beside the Hotshot memorial, and get your official Hose Cart Races tee!) are available on the courthouse square, as well. 

You don’t want to miss this!

 

This annual event takes place every 4th of July in downtown Prescott, AZ. The event consists of two different competitions. The Hose Cart Races and Bucket Brigades.

In the Hose Cart Race, competitors wheel historic hose carts from the start line to a water source. Once there, contestants hook up to a hydrant and supply a nozzle, then take aim at the opposing team’s cone. The first team to knock over the cone with their fire stream wins that event.

The Bucket Brigade simulates fire suppression in the days before fire apparatus. Competitors move water from a static source to a 55 gallon drum. The first team to fill the drum wins the event.

 

ENTRY DETAILS:

• Registration is not open to the general public.  EVERY team member must have a fire department/first responder affiliation (significant other, family member, etc. It need not be a local affiliation).
• $50 per team entry fee
• Registration opens March 31, 2025 and spots are available on a first come, first served basis. When 14 teams have registered, it will close. Registrations must be submitted by June 27, 2025.
  
• DRESS CODE: We suggest athletic shorts, tees or modest tanks, and athletic footwear. This is a family-friendly event, so please be respectful of that.  The following items are absolutely not permitted:
     o Yoga attire,
     o Bootie/short shorts,
     o Bikini tops/sports bras as tops,
     o Revealing clothing of any kind.
• Any team having one or more members in violation of the dress code will be disqualified. Entry fees for disqualified teams are not refundable.
• Events will alternate throughout the event.
• The winning teams in each event will have their names placed on a metal tag attached to the traveling trophy to display until the next year’s competition.
• Release of liability form required to participate. This is an inherently dangerous event due to the athletic requirements.

TO SIGN UP:

1. Choose your team of 5 and select one member as the team captain. Each team member must have a first responder affiliation.  Event participation is not open to the general public.
2. Choose a team name.
3. Sign up here. Only sign-ups through this portal will be honored.
4. Pay your entry fee.
5. TEAM CAPTAINS! Please have your players print, sign, and bring their waiver form (link will automatically download form) to check-in on the morning of the event.  Waivers will be required prior to competing.  Blank waivers will also be available and can be completed at check-in.
6. Show up, check-in, and have fun!