Red vs. Blue: one more super game to remember

Tempe Fire and Police face off in their annual "Safety Bowl," a highly competitive game of football. [Photo Billy Hardiman/Wrangler News]
Tempe Fire and Police face off in their annual “Safety Bowl,” a highly competitive game of football. [Photo Billy Hardiman/Wrangler News]
It was a good thing Tempe Fire was near by when a referee suffered a twisted ankle. [Photo Billy Hardiman/Wrangler News]
It was a good thing Tempe Fire was near by when a referee suffered a twisted ankle. [Photo Billy Hardiman/Wrangler News]
It was Bowl Game XIV for Tempe public safety. Competitors from the city’s Police and Fire Medical Rescue departments battled for football glory and bragging rights at the two teams’ 14th annual flag football game at Tempe High School. While admission was free, donations to the city’s Public Safety Memorial Fund proved that those on the sidelines were not only appreciative but generous, as well. More than 500 attended. Aside from an uncharacteristic injury to one of the game officials (photo at center left ) the adults and their off spring appeared to be having a great ti me. The kids, besides being observers of the on-field action, leaped skyward in a bounce house, sat still (briefly, anyway) for face painting and just generally had a bundle of fun. As it turned out, the results of this year’s game meant more than the joy of winning. Police Chief Tom Ryff and Fire Medical Rescue Chief Greg Ruiz had a bet: The losing chief and assistant chiefs must cook dinner for the winners. And the winner is, by a score of 21-14, Tempe PD. Bonappetit, all.

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