MRFD Stairclimb Winners

For the second year in a row, Missoula Rural Fire District (MRFD) firefighters won the Team and Individual awards in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb in Seattle, Washington, on March 7, 2010.

The Stairclimb is a fundraiser which supports the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fundraising, and entry fees.

This unique race is conducted in full combat gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and is the largest individual firefighter competition in the world.

The race is to the top of the Columbia Center building in downtown Seattle, Washington. At 788 feet of vertical elevation, the Center is the second tallest building West of the Mississippi. It takes 69 floors and 1,311 steps to reach the highly acclaimed observation deck overlooking the city.

More than 1,500 firefighters from 250 departments across the United States, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand competed this year.

Out of the 1,500 plus registrants, there were 1,294 firefighters that finished the event. MRFD had two firefighters in the top 5, and another placed 15th.

TOP TEN INDIVIDUAL TIMES:

Kory Burgess Missoula Rural Fire 11:01:35
Andy Drobeck Missoula City Fire 11:37:65
Paul Kimball Spokane Valley FD 11:41:85
Doug Swain Missoula Rural Fire 12:15:05
Brent Molsberry Everett Fire Dept. 12:21:30
Eric Ross Spokane City FD 12:57:00
Geoff Goodman Tualatin Valley FD 13:08:35
Ryan Pickering Orting Valley F&R 13:08:95
Charlie Schmidt Vancouver WA 13:14:45
John Carwin Seattle Fire 13:19:55
Cooper Berry Missoula Rural Fire 13:39:60

TOP TEN TEAM TIMES*

Missoula Rural Fire 36:56:00
Vancouver WA Fire 40:34:25
Spokane City FD 41:36:80
Tualatin Valley F&R 41:37:90
Everett Fire Dept. 41:43:35
Spokane Valley FD 41:49:40
Mercer Island FD 42:09:05
Boise Fire Department 42:15:05
Missoula City Fire 42:16:95
Seattle Fire 43:40:25