{"id":254569,"date":"2017-06-16T06:06:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=254569"},"modified":"2017-06-16T06:06:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:06:24","slug":"cops-dethrone-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cops-dethrone-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops dethrone firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_254576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254576\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Ferdie-burger-eating6-15-17.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-254576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Ferdie-burger-eating6-15-17-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Police officers and firefighters have a group photo with Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 Saipan staff during the burger eating contest for the Guns &amp; Hoses event sponsored by Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 on Wednesday. Police officers defeated firefighters, who are the perennial winners. (Ferdie de la Torre)\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-254576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-254576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers and firefighters have a group photo with Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 Saipan staff during the burger eating contest for the Guns &amp; Hoses event sponsored by Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 on Wednesday. Police officers defeated firefighters, who are the perennial winners. (Ferdie de la Torre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police officers wrested the crown Wednesday from the perennial winners\u2014firefighters\u2014to be named the winners of this year\u2019s Guns &amp; Hoses burger eating contest.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers Carl Hocog, Daniel Kintol, Buddy Igitol, and Ramon Saralu chowed down Hard Rock Caf\u00e9\u2019s famous 10-ounce spicy legendary burgers with onion rings and bacons to defeat the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services\u2019 team composed of firefighters J.J. Concepcion, Daylan PUa, Paul Manglona, and Daverick Camacho.<\/p>\n<p>The contest was sponsored by Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 in celebration of its 46th Founders Day.<\/p>\n<p>Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 Saipan purchase manager Nida Palconit said they have been doing the burger eating contest every year since they opened in 1997 in support of firefighters and police for helping the community during times of distress or emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>The winning police officers as well as the firefighters received T-shirts and key chains as prizes.<\/p>\n<p>DPS acting spokesman Jason Tarkong thanked Hard Rock for its community program for firefighters and police officers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe enjoy it. Fire wins every year, seven years in a row.  It\u2019s the first time DPS won,\u201d Tarkong said.<\/p>\n<p>Hard Rock on Wednesday gave a 25-percent discount to all the service personnel\u2014police officers, firefighters, and hospital staff\u2014and 15 percent for local guests. <\/p>\n<p>Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 Saipan opened in August 1997. 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