Ken McGowan of the Riverside County Fire Department placed second in the Firefighter Demolition Derby which occurred July 7 and was part of the San Diego County Fair while Kyle Lackey of the Murrieta Fire Department was third.“Another year, same result,” said McGowan, who was also second in last year’s Firefighter Demolition Derby.“It was tough. It was all the heavy hitters,” said Lackey, who was fourth in the 2023 event.“I had to drive smart,” Lackey said. “I had to make concentrated hits.”In 1995 Cajon Speedway, the Burn Institute, and local fire departments collaborated for an annual night which included fundraising and promotions for the Burn Institute and a Firefighters Destruction Derby (which was renamed the Firefighter Demolition Derby in 2017). Th
