Gulf Shores Fire Department
Gulf Shores Fire Department is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 30 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 9, 2024
latest Mar 7, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.46 · weakest Chicken (151.67)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$6,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
316.84 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 146.2172 | 151.67 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.2000 | 157.1428 | 165.17 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 165.1544 | 165.46 | top 51% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 73% | Mar 7, 2025 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.3200 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score330.3200 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.2000 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2025 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 16 / 30 (330.3200) | 24 (157.1200) | 5 (173.2000) | 18 (165.1544) | — |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 26 / 28 (303.3600) | 26 (146.2172) | 22 (157.1428) | 12 (165.7600) | — |