Middletown Firefighters, Police, EMS Do Stair Climb In 9/11 Memory

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — The Middletown Life Time will host a stair climb on Sept. 7 to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The stair climb is not open to the public: It is only only to first responders in the Middletown Township Fire, Police and EMS departments.

Every 30 minutes, nine first responders will climb 110 floors (on stair climbers), symbolizing the 110 floors of the World Trade Center. And yes, some of Middletown's firefighters will be doing this in full turnout (fire-fighting) gear.

The three teams — Middletown Police, Fire and EMS — will be competing to see which team can raise the most money. They are asking for donations here. When you donate, please specify which team you are donating to.

Middletown Mayor Tony Perry and Monmouth County Commissioner Tom Arnone will also be participating.

All the money raised will go to the Middletown WTC Memorial Gardens Fund, which is a non-profit dedicated to maintaining Middletown's World Trade Center Memorial Garden.

The garden honors the 37 Middletown residents who were killed on September 11, 2001.