The BC firefighting community is central to our annual Climb the Wall stair climb event.
1 in 5 Canadians live with a chronic lung disease. For many affected, climbing just one flight of stairs is difficult. No one understands this better than firefighters who in the line of duty are called upon to navigate their way up stairs and through smoky buildings at a moment’s notice.
Firefighters know how important it is to take steps to safeguard lung health. When fighting fires they take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to harmful pollutants. Each fire event exposes firefighters to a mix of toxic gases, chemicals, particulate and other substances that contribute to firefighters’ elevated risk of respiratory disease and cancer.
On February 23, 2020, more than 150 BC firefighters will participate at Climb the Wall in their own competitive stair climb category wearing 75lbs+ of protective gear. We are extraordinarily grateful for their ongoing support and significant contribution to our annual fundraiser in support of the 1 in 5.
1 in 5 Canadians live with a chronic lung disease. For many affected, climbing just one flight of stairs is difficult. No one understands this better than firefighters who in the line of duty are called upon to navigate their way up stairs and through smoky buildings at a moment’s notice.
Firefighters know how important it is to take steps to safeguard lung health. When fighting fires they take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to harmful pollutants. Each fire event exposes firefighters to a mix of toxic gases, chemicals, particulate and other substances that contribute to firefighters’ elevated risk of respiratory disease and cancer.
On February 23, 2020, more than 150 BC firefighters will participate at Climb the Wall in their own competitive stair climb category wearing 75lbs+ of protective gear. We are extraordinarily grateful for their ongoing support and significant contribution to our annual fundraiser in support of the 1 in 5.
NEW TO 2020: THE FASTEST FIVE
Who has the fastest fire department at Climb the Wall? Join our Fastest Five Firefighter Challenge and find out. Teams choose five climbers pre-event to represent their departments. Times will be averaged and the department with the fastest average time will receive all the bragging rights as well as a plaque to put up in the hall.
How it works:
Who has the fastest fire department at Climb the Wall? Join our Fastest Five Firefighter Challenge and find out. Teams choose five climbers pre-event to represent their departments. Times will be averaged and the department with the fastest average time will receive all the bragging rights as well as a plaque to put up in the hall.
How it works:
- Only teams that have 5 or more team members are eligible
- Each eligible firefighter team that wants to participate will pick 5 team members to represent their department
- Overall department time will be an average of the 5 times
- 5 members names must be registered for Climb the Wall and submitted to stairclimb@bc.lung.ca by Feb 21, 11:59pm
- If all 5 are not submitted by the deadline, the team will be disqualified from Fastest Five contest
- Substitutions can be made up until Feb 21
- Large teams can submit more than 1 set of 5, choosing “Team #1”
- Prize: Bragging rights, plaque presented on stage
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EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Please be prepared to race in full firefighter gear:
Bottles Unfortunately, no bottle changes are available. In previous years, all of our competitors have been able to climb the 48 floors with one bottle. Please let us know if special arrangements need to be made. |
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FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE CONTACTS
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Scott McEachern
VANCOUVER FIRE & RESCUE Firefighter-related inquiries smceachern6@gmail.com 778.318.2975 |
