▁usually ▁accomplished ▁by ▁using ▁either ▁a ▁p umph ouse ▁or ▁Class - A ▁p um per ▁assigned ▁to ▁that ▁task . ▁At ▁the ▁far ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁is ▁an ▁arch , ▁usually ▁constructed ▁of ▁wood , ▁steel ▁or ▁brick , ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁lad der ▁and ▁bucket - br ig ade ▁events , ▁and ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁constructed ▁and ▁maintained ▁to ▁very ▁specific ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁association . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁racing ▁events ▁▁ ▁The ▁races ▁have ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁be ating ▁the ▁clock , ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁beat ▁your ▁team ' s ▁best ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁event , ▁but ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁fast est ▁time ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁teams ▁in ▁that ▁event . ▁State wide ▁records ▁are ▁kept ▁for ▁each ▁event , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁one ▁is ▁potentially ▁broken , ▁officials ▁at ▁the ▁track ▁to ▁conven e ▁to ▁inspect ▁the ▁equipment ▁used ▁in ▁running ▁the ▁event , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁electronic ▁timing ▁equipment . ▁Point s ▁are ▁all otted ▁for ▁each ▁event ▁for ▁First - Place , ▁Second - Place , ▁etc . ▁therefore ▁the ▁team ▁having ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁is ▁declared ▁the ▁W inner ▁of ▁that ▁day ' s ▁event . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁there ▁are ▁Regional ▁and ▁State ▁Final s , ▁which ▁teams ▁cov et ▁winning , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁placing ▁high ▁among ▁the ▁ranks . ▁ ▁H ose ▁compet itions ▁▁ ▁The ▁h ose ▁compet itions ▁are ▁broken ▁down ▁into ▁Old -