Congratulations 2024 Boom Rodeo Champions!
1st place: Sunoco Portland
2nd place: Tie! Phillips 66 & Sunoco Vancouver
3rd place: Zenith
The Annual Clean Rivers Cooperative Member Boom Rodeo took place on August 28th, 2024. Eleven teams participated this year, which is our highest team participation to date. special thanks to the US Coast Guard Sector Portland and the Coast Guard Auxiliary who participated along with the Clean Rivers Member Teams.
Teams rotated between ten stations of on-water and on-land activities such as GRP deployment, boom and buoy ball corralling, knot tying, fast tank, pump and skimmer set up, and marine trivia. Clean Rivers Cooperative Staff, along with Response Contractors Republic Services worked to plan new stations to keep the Rodeo fresh and fun. This year, teams practiced man-over-board rescue skills throwing the rescue rope towards a target within a portable fast tank.
The Boom Rodeo is a fun and friendly annual competition between member teams that dates back to the 1980’s. It is also an important learning and training opportunity. The on-water activities give Member Responders the chance to practice and learn new skills that they do not typically exercise in their daily work routines. The GRP deployment activities at the Boom Rodeo can count as a facility deployment credit by the State of Oregon. Members also get to work with other response equipment, such as skimmers and portable storage tanks that would be essential to quickly deploy in an actual spill event. These are the skills needed to maintain an effective response team.
This year’s Champions will be awarded their commemorative belt buckles during the Clean Rivers Annual Member Meeting on December 10, 2024.
