Blood Cancer United, formerly the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, hosted its 35th firefighter stairclimb March 8 at Seattle’s Columbia Tower. Blood Cancer United’s annual stairclimb is the largest on-air stairclimb for career, volunteer, and retired firefighters.
Firefighters from the Bremerton Fire Department, South Kitsap Fire & Rescue, Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue, and North Kitsap Fire & Rescue participated to raise money for Blood Cancer United. In total, there were roughly 2,000 firefighters from departments worldwide at the fundraiser. They climbed 69 flights and over 1,300 steps of stairs in full gear to the 73rd floor of the Columbia Tower.
SKF&R passed their goal of $12,876 and raised $20,658 for Blood Cancer United. 21 firefighters participated in honor of Ken Laha, who is a paramedic for SKF&R and was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer…