Once again, in 2019 the Belgian municipality of Zele was declared Roparun City and FireWare is proud having helped to make it happen. The Roparun is a sponsor relay race from Paris and Hamburg to Rotterdam. The proceeds of the sponsor funds collected by the runners are entirely donated to cancer research. In 2019, the Kloddelopers, as the Zele people are affectionately nicknamed, gave the runners a warm welcome as well!
Zele: 15 years aflame for Roparun. This Roparun theme could not have been more up the FireWare alley. Together with a team of enthusiastic fire fighters, we helped build a two-headed dragon of 10 metres in height and 15 metres in length. The dragon spit actual fire with the built-in Stratus smoke generators and the lights shining in each head. There were also wooden houses alongside the road that looked as if they were on fire. The Cumulus and Phoenix simulated actual fire in the houses. This year, it was the 11th time for a FireWare team to come to Zele and help highlight the decor, and it keeps growing more spectacular by the year!
A warm welcome
Once again, the runners could count on a warm Zele welcome. It wasn’t really a surprise to hear that Zele had again, for the 11th time, been declared Roparun City for creating the most spectacular setting alongside the route of the race. The title comes with a price of 45,000 euros to be donated to charity. We deeply admire all those who have contributed to this amazing charity.
