East Pierce Firefighters Take Top Times at Stairclimb, Still Pushing Toward $10,000 Goal

East Pierce firefighters joined over a thousand others in the at the Columbia Tower today.

Nine firefighters finished climbing the Columbia Tower’s 69 stories in under 20 minutes and overall the 27 East Pierce representatives finished in times from 15:57 to 1:17:13.

Overall, East Pierce placed 41st out of the top 50 competing departments.

The firefighters arrived at the tower at 7 a.m. and had climbers there until 5 p.m., said East Pierce team leader Jacob Poisson. After the climb was over, the firefighters had to refill the oxygen tanks and put them back in service at their various stations, which had them busy until 9 p.m. this evening.

So far the team has raised $9,248.40 toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and are still working toward their $10,000 goal before the deadline in one week.

To support the Scott Firefighter Stair Climb, visit www.firefighterstairclimb.org and click on the “Donate Now” tab. Then, search for a team (East Pierce!) and choose a participant or make a donation on behalf of the entire team. Or, donate for the East Pierce team directly by following this link to their donation page.