The World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) are an Olympic-style competition with thousands of athletes representing First Responders from different countries across the world. This includes law enforcement, firefighters, & officers from corrections, probation, border protection, immigration, & customs. The Games are held biennially & typically have 60+ sports in the Official Games program.

The Games are governed by the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), the Host City, & the WPFG Board of Directors. 

The Start of the Games

The first World Police & Fire Games were held in 1985 in San Jose, California. The World Police & Fire Games aim to offer the same variety of sports, & the same high caliber of venues, officials, & athletic achievement as the original California Police Games, but on a global scale. Since then, WPFG has been hosted several times in the United States & different countries including, Australia, Canada, China, Northern Ireland, Spain, & Sweden. 

The size & scope of the World Police & Fire Games continue to grow. Attendance has steadily increased as have the number of countries involved.   While attendance averages about 9,000, the 2011 WPFG in New York holds the current attendance record with over 16,000 athletes competing in 67 sports from almost 70 countries.   More than 10,000 competitors competed in the Chengdu, China Games in 2019.  With family & traveling companions, the number in overall attendance topped 25,000.