Crime & Safety

East Pierce Firefighters Conquer 69 Flights of Columbia Tower

East Pierce Fire & Rescue's top finisher was Mike McGinnis, with a time of 18:25—or an average of 17 seconds per flight.

East Pierce firefighters joined hundreds of fire departments from around the world in conquering all 69 flights and 1,311 steps of the Columbia Tower on Sunday as part of the Scott's Firefighter Challenge.

The annual event requires participants to tackle the grueling climb in full firefighting gear and supports the mission of The Leukemia &  Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fund-raising, and entry fees.

East Pierce Fire & Rescue’s top finisher was Mike McGinnis, with a time of 18:25—or an average of 17 seconds per flight. McGinnis, 40, finished 388th out of a total of 1,473 participants.

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Andrew Drobeck of Missoula (MT) City Fire placed first, finishing the tower in 10:48, or 10 seconds a flight average. The top female finisher was Georgia Sanz Daniels of Graham Fire & Rescue, with a time of 14:22, or 13 seconds per flight.

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Other East Pierce firefighters:

Rank

Name

Age

Time

388

Mike McGinnis

40

18:25

416 Eric Allen 24 18:39 421 Matt Reinke 25 18:42 656 Ryan Shervanick 32 20:29 665 Tim Jewitt 33 20:35 845 Rick Goetz 55 22:07 884 Jason Freeman 34 22:33 927 John McDonald 57 23:09 943 Ed Goodlet 44 23:19 1140 Jacob Poisson 35 27:03


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