Firefighters are used to saving lives.That can involve carrying someone out of a burning building or even rescuing a cat from a tree.
On March 12, local firefighters will don their gear for a much different lifesaving effort.
Local firefighters are participating in the Scott Firefighter Stair Climb in an effort to fight deadly diseases. The event sends crews up 69 flights of stairs in Seattle's Columbia Center, in their 50 pounds of gear, to raise awareness and donations for leukemia and lymphoma.
In 2016, the Seattle event featured nearly 2,000 firefighters and raised $2.3 million.
“All firefighters are usually in pretty good shape,” said Heather Nelson. “I’m extremely nervous…I’m really nervous, but, yeah, we all train hard for it, so hopefully it will be good.”