Central Pierce Firefighters Conquer 69 Flights of Columbia Tower

Central Pierce 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.

Central Pierce Fire & Rescue's top finisher was Jon Franz, with a time of 15:29—or an average of 14 seconds per flight. Franz, 28, finished 90th out of a total of 1,473 participants who finished the race.

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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