Crime & Safety
Gig Harbor Firefighters Conquer 69 Flights of Columbia Tower
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One's top finisher was Bren Corcoran, with a time of 18:10—or an average of 16 seconds per flight.
Gig Harbor firefighters joined hundreds of fire departments from around the world in conquering all 69 flights and 1,311 steps of the Columbia Tower on Sunday as part of the Scott's Firefighter Challenge.
The annual event requires participants to tackle the grueling climb in full firefighting gear and supports the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fund-raising, and entry fees. Gig Harbor supassed its team goal of $5,000 by raising $6,720.
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One's top finisher was Bren Corcoran, with a time of 18:10—or an average of 16 seconds per flight. McGinnis, 45, finished 358th out of a total of 1,473 participants.
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Andrew Drobeck of Missoula (MT) City Fire placed first, finishing the tower in 10:48, or 10 seconds a flight average. The top female finisher was Georgia Sanz Daniels of Graham Fire & Rescue, with a time of 14:22, or 13 seconds per flight.
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Other Gig Harbor firefighters:
Rank
Name
Age
Time
358 Bren Corcoran 45 18:10 373 Steve Larson 42 18:18 437Darius Vaitkus*
39 18:49 567 Eliza Hoover 38 19:51 583 Pete Kauppila 44 19:58 645 Steve Nixon 47 20:24 649 Matthew Berry 31 20:26 863 Gonzalo Tello 48 22:17 934 Layton Randahl 25 23:13 1163 Brad Harris 26 27:36 1267 Michael Dumas 39 31:06 1362 Ashley Bowen 26 36:05 1427 Kyle Deyoung 21 44:35*Firefighter at Key Peninsula Fire Department
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