Sacramento Guns and Hoses Pig Bowl returns this weekend

THE 52ND ANNUAL GUNS AND HOSES CHARITY FOOTBALL GAME IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, AND THE GAME IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES AND CHEER ON LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIREFIGHTERS AT THE SAME TIME, ALL THROUGH A FRIENDLY GAME OF FOOTBALL. DOESN’T LOOK VERY FRIENDLY OUT THERE. THERE’S A LOT ON THE LINE FOR YOU GUYS. JOINING US RIGHT NOW TO TALK ABOUT IS EL DORADO NATIONAL FOREST FIREFIGHTER BENJAMIN CASANOVA. AND ALSO DEPUTY JOSHUA JOHNSON WITH THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR FOR BEING HERE. SO YOU’RE WITH FIRE WITH THE HOSES AND YOU’RE WITH THE HOGS. TALK TO US. WHY DO YOU GUYS WHY DO YOU GUYS DO THIS GAME EVERY YEAR? IT’S A LOT OF FUN. GIVE BACK TO THE CHARITIES. I GET TO PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN. I GET TO HIT A POLICE OFFICER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU KNOW? SO IT’S A LOT OF FUN THAT WAY. IT JUST KEEPS ME COMING BACK. IT’S THE ADDICTION OF THE CROWD AND THE GIVING BACK. OKAY, SO BE HONEST. WHEN YOU’RE OUT ON THE SCENE OF SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS, SOMETIMES YOU GUYS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GO AT IT. AND SO IT’S KIND OF NICE TO TAKE OUT YOUR, YOUR TENSIONS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD. DEFINITELY. HE’S ASKING ME TO MOVE MY FIRE TRUCK. I’M LIKE, HEY MAN, I GOT A PARTY HERE. YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO MOVE YOUR HOSE. WE GOT TO THE PERIMETER. THE BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH. IS THIS YOUR EITHER OF YOUR. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU DONE THIS, OR IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME FOR EITHER OF YOU? I’VE DONE THIS FOR THREE YEARS NOW. THREE YEARS? THIS WOULD BE MY 10TH GAME. DID YOU GUYS PLAY FOOTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE OR. I DID FOR A LITTLE BIT. I PLAYED ROSEVILLE AT ROSEVILLE HIGH AND THEN I ENDED UP PLAYING MORE IN THE MILITARY WHEN I, WHEN I PLAYED IN THE MARINE CORPS AND STUFF. I THINK THAT’S AWESOME. WHAT ABOUT YOU? I PLAYED AT COSUMNES OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, WENT TO SAC CITY, WENT TO LINDENWOOD, AND OH WOW. SO THIS IS A SO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING. THIS ISN’T GOING TO JUST BE LIKE A FOOTBALL GAME THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE FOOTBALL. THIS IS GOING TO BE A REAL GOOD FOOTBALL GAME TO WATCH. MAYBE AS GOOD AS WHAT WE SAW LAST WEEKEND WITH THE PLAYOFFS. SO DEFINITELY CHAMPIONSHIP. SOME OF THE CHARITIES THAT YOU’LL BE SUPPORTING. BECAUSE ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO THESE CHARITIES, RIGHT? YEAH. I MEAN THERE’S THE NATIONAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER FOUNDATION THAT WE GIVE TO, THERE’S MAD MOTHER AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. THERE’S JUST NUMEROUS ONES. I THINK LAST YEAR WE ALSO GAVE TO A MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. YES. THANK DYSTROPHY. SO IT’S JUST AN ABUNDANCE OF DIFFERENT AND LOCAL CHARITIES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE TO. AND YOU GUYS ARE WEARING YOU GUYS GOT HELMETS, FULL PADS, THE WHOLE THING. RIGHT. DEFINITELY. HOW DO YOU HOW MUCH PRACTICE DO YOU GUYS PUT INTO THIS. HOW LONG DO YOU PRACTICE BEFORE THIS GAME. WE PRACTICE PROBABLY 4 OR 5 WEEKS BEFORE 4 OR 5 DAYS A WEEK. SO YEAH, IT’S PRETTY INTENSE. YOU LIKE GO INTO PADS AND EVERYTHING. WHOLE THING. YOU GUYS GOT PLAYS AND DEFINITELY. YEAH, I MEAN, THE WHOLE THING IS SET UP TO MAKE FOR A VERY GOOD, ACTIVE, ENTERTAINING FOOTBALL GAME. WE DON’T HAVE RULES LIKE THE NFL. WE. AND SO SO WHAT’S YOUR WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF DOING THIS. TIME DOING IT. JUST GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BEING ABLE TO PLAY FOOTBALL, SEEING ALL THE GUYS THAT YOU SAW THE PREVIOUS YEAR OUT THERE, BEING ABLE JUST TO TALK AND HANG OUT WITH THEM. IT’S GOOD TO GET AWAY FROM ALL THAT WORK. AND JUST SO YOU’RE WITH THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, BUT IT’S SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT COME TOGETHER, RIGHT? SO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE. WE HAVE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, WE HAVE SAC PD. WE HAVE CDCR. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME FOLSOM GUYS OUT THERE. AND I THINK THAT’S PRETTY MUCH IT. YOU GUYS BOTH PLAY THE SAME POSITION THOUGH, RIGHT? YEAH. AND SO WHO’S YOUR WHO’S YOUR QUARTERBACK. HE’S A GUY OKAY. WHO’S YOUR QUARTERBACK. HE’S FROM CAL FIRE I LOVE THAT. YOU JUST THINK I KNOW GARRAD MARSH. WE’VE GOT CAMERAS. SO WE’RE DOING PRETTY GOOD. SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO GUNS N ROSES PINK BOWL IS THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST. IT WILL BE A KIDS SAFETY FAIR STARTING AT 11 A.M. THAT’S ALWAYS FUN FOR THE KIDS, RIGHT? THEY GET TO SEE THE CARS AND THE TRUCKS AND AND THEN THE KICKOFF IS AT 1 P.M. AND FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, THEY’RE DOING IT AT HEART HEALTH PARK, WHERE SAC REPUBLIC FC PLAYS IN SACRAMENTO AT CAL EXPO. YOU CAN GET TICKETS AT PIG BOWL.ORG. AGAIN, THIS IS THE 52ND YEAR I REMEMBER AS A KID GROWING UP HERE IN SACRAMENTO. THE HIGHLIGHT WAS GOING TO SEE THIS GAME. I THINK IT WAS AT SAC CITY BACK THEN. IT WAS YEARS AND YEARS AND DECADES AGO, BUT IT’S A FUN FAMILY EVENT. IT IS. AND HONESTLY, THIS GAME DOESN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE NEED THE COMMUNITY THERE. WE NEED THE COMMUNITY TO BE INVOLVED. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THE COMPANIES THAT SPONSOR THE GAME, WITH THE FANS COMING OUT, THE SAFETY FAIR, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT COULD TURN INTO A HUGE, LIKE A HUGE RECRUITMENT EVENT, TOO, BECAUSE KIDS CAN GO OUT THERE AND GET A FLY. YEAH, IT’S A GOOD WAY TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPORTING

The 52nd annual Sacramento Guns and Hoses Pig Bowl charity football game is coming up this weekend. The event is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to support local charities and cheer on local law enforcement and firefighters, all through a friendly game of football. El Dorado National Forest Firefighter Benjamin Casanova and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Johnson joined the KCRA 3 News at noon to talk about the upcoming game. Watch their interview above to find out why playing for local charities is so important to them.The Sacramento Guns and Hoses Pig Bowl is Saturday, Jan. 31. There will be a kid’s safety fair starting at 11 a.m. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Heart Health Park at Cal Expo in Sacramento.You can tickets at pigbowl.org.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

The 52nd annual Sacramento Guns and Hoses Pig Bowl charity football game is coming up this weekend.

The event is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to support local charities and cheer on local law enforcement and firefighters, all through a friendly game of football.

El Dorado National Forest Firefighter Benjamin Casanova and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Johnson joined the KCRA 3 News at noon to talk about the upcoming game. Watch their interview above to find out why playing for local charities is so important to them.

The Sacramento Guns and Hoses Pig Bowl is Saturday, Jan. 31.

There will be a kid’s safety fair starting at 11 a.m. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Heart Health Park at Cal Expo in Sacramento.

You can tickets at pigbowl.org.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel