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Modesto firefighters to climb 69 flights of stairs to raise money

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On Sunday, Modesto Firefighters will participate in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb in Seattle. They will climb 69 flights of stairs, 1,311 steps total, in full gear, to reach the observation deck of the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle.
On Sunday, Modesto Firefighters will participate in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb in Seattle. They will climb 69 flights of stairs, 1,311 steps total, in full gear, to reach the observation deck of the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle. Modesto Fire Dept Modesto Fire Department

Ten firefighters from Modesto will run up 69 flights of stairs – 788 feet of vertical elevation – in full gear Sunday in a Seattle fundraiser.

The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which funds blood-cancer research and patient services.

Last year, 1,800 firefighters from more than 300 departments took part, bringing in a total of $1.97 million. They run up a total of 1,311 steps to reach the observation deck of the Columbia Center – the second-tallest building west of the Mississippi River, according to a news release.

The participating Modesto firefighters put in their own time to raise money and train for several months. They have collected 77 percent of their $15,000 fundraising goal.

The Modesto Fire Department team has a fundraising page through the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb website at: www.llswa.org/site/TR/Events/FirefighterStairclimb?team_id=58290&pg=team&fr_id=1453.

Anyone can donate through the link and can either sponsor a specific member of the team or the team in general.

This story was originally published March 5, 2015 at 1:47 PM with the headline "Modesto firefighters to climb 69 flights of stairs to raise money."

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