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Kirkland firefighters participate in stair climb benefit

Published 3:15 pm Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Jon Hernandez of the Kirkland Fire Department prepares for his climb outside the Columbia Tower on Sunday morning.
Jon Hernandez of the Kirkland Fire Department prepares for his climb outside the Columbia Tower on Sunday morning.

Several Kirkland firefighters participated in the 23rd annual Scott Firefighter Stair Climb at the Columbia Tower in Seattle to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Saturday.

Wearing full equipment, firefighters from around the state and nation climbed 1,311 steps during the event.