最终调整：消防员准备在全场比赛中爬上788垂直英尺.
Scott Safety, a premier manufacturer of respiratory, PPE, and safety solutions for救援teams around the world, sponsored the 24th annual Scott Safety Firefighter Stairclimb held Sunday, March 8th in Seattle, Washington. Firefighters from 26 states and 7 countries turned out in full bunker gear to climb the 69-flight course, raising $1.96 million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).
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The sold out event–one of the largest stairclimb events in the world–provided an opportunity for a record 1,925 firefighters to climb 1,311 steps and 788 vertical feet to the top of Seattle’s Columbia Center Tower. Some 300 departments have been practicing for months for the challenge, which pits firefighters against one another as they race up 69 flights of stairs wearing approximately 70 pounds of protective gear and breathing apparatus.
Firefightersassembled at the foot of the Seattle landmark Sunday morning and the first firefighter entered the stairwell at 9 am, followed in 15-second intervals by competing climbers. Historically, climbing times average 20-30 minutes and winning stair climbers come in around 11 minutes. Competing firefighters race in full turnout gear—boots, pants, coat and liner, helmet, gloves and breathing equipment must be worn during the climb. The event is so strenuous that firefighters typically must change out empty oxygen bottles for full ones, since the competitors must use SCBA gear for the entire race. A bottle exchange area on the 40th floor gives teams the chance to replenish oxygen.
斯科特安全营销总监杰夫·埃默里（Jeff Emery）说：“斯科特安全消防员楼梯楼是关于力量，韧性和承诺。”“我们为能够体现这些特征的值得一提的原因而感到自豪和荣幸。这就是斯科特的全部内容 - 保护最重要的是，无论是消防服务的男人和女人每天都在危害危险，还是患有淋巴瘤的孩子为未来而战。我们与参与此活动的每个人分享的这种挽救生命的热情，这就是为什么我们要做的事情。”
首先，终点线是消防员安德鲁·德罗贝克（Andrew Drobeck），时间为10分46秒。这是德罗贝克连续第四次获胜。2012年，他打破了世界消防员楼梯攀爬记录，在10分钟38.2秒内从底部到顶部攀登了最高的建筑物。来自哥伦比亚河消防和救援队的消防员米歇尔·克罗夫特（Michelle Croft）在14分54秒时是女性终结者。
Since its inception, Scott Safety has helped raise $10 million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The funds are used to help treat patients with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma, as well as improve the quality of life for patients and their families.
For more information on Scott Safety, visitwww.scottsafety.com.
For more information on the LLS, visitwww.lls.org.
