Uncertainty rules Matt Chan’s days, so preparation is key. As a firefighter for the North Metro Rescue Fire District, which covers Broomfield and Northglenn, the 42-year-old has seen a drastic reduction in 911 calls for medical problems in the coronavirus age. “Now we get more real, acute-emergency calls,” he said. “We still go into houses for fires, but as frontline workers, our daily contamination precautions and full PPE for paramedics are a step further than most people go.” Challenging situations tend to stimulate Chan, a former IT professional who got into firefighting after volunteering for Grand County in the early 2000s (while he was also working in tech for the city of Winter Park). He has worked for North Metro since 2007, and along the way he’s competed in grueling physical challenges such as the cycling monolith known as the Leadville 100 MTB (in 2019), the CrossFit regional competition (2015), and the Crossfit Games (in 2012, when he came in second place). Along with his workout regimen – he co-created a CrossFit-rooted program called TrainFTW that in turn trains other athletes — he felt well-prepared for “The Titan Games,” the NBC physical-competition series hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson that premiered last year. Four Coloradans competed in the first season in 2019, and Chan will represent the state in the two-hour premiere of the second season at 8 p.m.
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