Firefighters from Huesca City Council won 20 medals at the Games

The six representatives from Huesca won nine gold, four silver and seven bronze medals in a competition that brought together nearly 3,000 safety and emergency services professionals from over 40 countries.

The firefighters – five members of Huesca’s Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Rescue Service (SPEIS) and one retired firefighter – took part in various sporting disciplines, ranging from athletics, cycling and climbing to orienteering, swimming, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and strength and endurance competitions.

Chus Til Martínez, aged 48 and a firefighter with Huesca City Council since 2001, was the competitor from Huesca to win the most medals, securing five. She was crowned champion in the road cycling, hill climb time trial and cross-country mountain bike (XCM) events, as well as winning silver in the 2-kilometre open-water swim and bronze in the 8-kilometre cross-country run.