World Police and Fire Games

The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) is a biennial athletic event open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world. The WPFG Federation is an arm of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), an American non-profit organization.

The Games attract approximately 10,000 entrants, fewer than the Summer Olympic Games, and exceeding the third position holder, the Commonwealth Games. In the early 2010s, the United Kingdom hosted all three events consecutively; the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, followed by the 2013 World Police and Fire Games in Belfast, and ending with Glasgow, hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The host city of the 2015 World Police and Fire Game was Fairfax County, Virginia, with venues located around the Washington metropolitan area. In 2017, the Games were scheduled to be held in the city of Montreal. However, Montreal backed out of their hosting duties after a labour dispute between the city and its fire department. The Games were rescheduled and successfully held in Los Angeles. In 2019, the host city was Chengdu. The WPFG 2021 were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the host city was Rotterdam. The 2023 Games were hosted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama.