JJ Watt trained How to Be a Firefighter in Pewaukee
Posted: Aug 10, 2016 12:35 PM CDT
Texans JJ Watt visited his hometown of Pewaukee to train to be a firefighter. The training was part of Gatorade's Beat the Heat educational campaign.
Watt's father, John Watt, is retired firefighter.
He joined his son to help him take in the challenge on behalf of the Gatorade Beat the Heat educational campaign.
The Wisconsin native visited his hometown fire department in Pewaukee, Wisc. and tried the physical and technical training firefighters conduct in order to perform their daily duties which, as JJ points out, offers much greater consequences than he encounters on a NFL field.
According to Gatorade's press release, the Beat the Heat program teaches youth athletes the importance of heat safety and staying hydrated during the hot summer months, which JJ needed to do plenty of as he pulled water hoses, climbed flights of stairs and put out fires – all in 86-degree weather in full firefighter gear that added to his 6-foot-5 289-pound frame.