Crime & Safety
Eastside Firefighters Conquer 69 Flights of Columbia Tower
Firefighter John Schreiber of Local 2878 finished 55th out of 1,473 firefighters to climb the 69 flights of the Columbia Tower on Sunday.
Eastside 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.
The top finisher from Firefighters Local 2878—which includes Eastside Fire & Rescue, Snoqualmie, Duvall and Fall City fire departments—was John Schreiber, with a time of 14:48—or an average of 13 seconds per flight. Schreiber finished 55th out of a total of 1,473 participants and eighth in his age division.
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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.
Along with Schreiber, other finishers from Eastside Fire & Rescue and Firefighters Local 2878 include:
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Brett Krache, 15:45, 14 seconds per flight
Tyler Austin, 16:33, 15 seconds per flight
Cody Turcotte, 17:00, 15 seconds per flight
John Houlihan, 17:00, 15 seconds per flight
Michael Tjosvold, 17:24, 16 seconds per flight
Troy Haigh, 17:58, 16 seconds per flight
Sonny Stewart, 18:19, 16 seconds per flight
Noah Foster, 18:52, 17 seconds per flight
Colin O'Brien, 19:21, 17 seconds per flight
Joseph White, 20:06, 18 seconds per flight
Ted Sittner, 20:21, 18 seconds per flight
Sean Ansell, 20:39, 18 seconds per flight
Jake Koehnen, 21:04, 19 seconds per flight
Jared Shoop, 21:57, 20 seconds per flight
Jason Stotler, 22:43, 20 seconds per flight
Berlin Maza, 23:01, 21 seconds per flight
Mike Wallace, 23:51, 21 seconds per flight
Jessica Hanna, 24:37, 22 seconds per flight
Dustin Jensen, 24:38, 22 seconds per flight
Adam Merritt, 25:11, 22 seconds per flight
Bill Wisham, 25:11, 22 seconds per flight
Scott Fleming, 25:19, 23 seconds per flight
Chris Stephen, 25:28, 23 seconds per flight
Josh Yancey, 26:24, 23 seconds per flight
Steve Bandy, 26:35, 24 seconds per flight
Jack Lewis, 26:48, 24 seconds per flight
Emily Harig, 28:07, 25 seconds per flight
Don Turner, 28:43, 25 seconds per flight
Ben Parker, 29:16, 26 seconds per flight
Kyle Walior, 39:45, 35 seconds per flight
Matthew Olander, 50:49, 45 seconds per flight
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