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If you already have a LungUSA.org website account or if you have ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT: During the social networking validation step, select the option labeled “Have an account already? Log in here”.
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If you DON’T already have a LungUSA.org website account: During the social networking validation step, verify the information that was obtained from your social networking site and click “Register”.
More detailed help is available in the “Registration Instructions” under the FAQ menu.

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4 Ways to Participate

Start a Team
Choose this if you would like to start your own team for your friends, family, or company. You will have the opportunity to set up your team, create a team page, and also have a personal fundraising page.
Join a Team
Choose this if you want to join a team that has already been set up by your team captain. You will be able to see how your fundraising supports your team and you will also be able to have a personal fundraising page. Even if you join a team, you are still required to raise the minimum fundraising amount for an individual.
Join as an Individual
Choose this if you are not starting or joining a team and would prefer to participate as an individual. You will be able to set up a personal fundraising page to share with your friends to support your fundraising efforts.
Volunteer
If you prefer not to participate but would rather volunteer for the event, click here. You will still be able to join a team and set up a personal fundraising page if you wish to raise money for the event.

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3 Ways to Donate

Sponsor a Climber
Choose this if you would like to donate to a specific individual. Your donation will increase the fundraising total for the specific individual. If that individual is on a team, it will also increase the team's fundraising total. You will be able to search for a specific participant to which to donate.
Donate to a Team
Choose this if you would like donate to a team and not a specific participant. Your donation will increase the team fundraising total but not a specific individual on the team. You will be able to search for a specific team to which to donate.
Donate to the Event
Choose this if you would like to donate to the overall event and not to a team or individual. Your donation will increase the fundraising total on the event thermometer but will not support a specific team or individual participant. You will not be able to search for a specific team or individual participant to which to donate.

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Climb for Clean Air & Healthy Lungs!

Cops, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Personnel & Military

Join us in the fight for clean air and healthy lungs and show us what you're made of!
You may be doing this climb to test yourself, to compete against rival departments or even to see if you can make it to the top. Whatever your reason, we CHALLENGE you to join us at the 5th Annual Fight For Air Climb - Los Angeles this March 31, 2012.

As a special thank you for your service, we offer you FREE registration. Just use the code Hero (case sensitive) at the time of registration and the $25 fee will be waived. Please note our event does carry a $100 fundraising minimum per person.

"Keeping my lungs healthy is a lot to worry about in my line of work. So it's nice knowing the American Lung Association is fighting for us to breathe clean air, and working to support those suffering from lung disease."
Jeremy Henderson, 2012 Fight For Air Climb Firefighter Challenge Chair

Awards

Given to winners in each category...

Fastest Team (teams of at least 4, top 4 times will be averaged) - Traveling Trophy
Fastest male/female - Medal
Highest fundraiser - Medal

Fire Department Challenge

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Compete in the Firefighter Challenge! Your participation supports research, advocacy and education to study the effects of asthma, lung cancer and other lung diseases that disproportionately affect firefighters.

Teams of four or more firefighters will compete for the title of fastest Fire Department winning the coveted traveling trophy to proudly display in your station. Firefighters climb in full gear*. Firefighters can also climb in the Individual Firefighter Challenge for the title of the fastest firefighter.

*Gear requirements - for those participating in the Firefighters Challenge in full gear.

The Fight For Air Climb will be done in FULL structural firefighting gear: boots, pants, and coat (liners intact), helmet and gloves. Hoods will not be worn. Tanks and hoses optional. Axes prohibited.
Each firefighter participant is required to use gear which meets current NFPA structural firefighting standards. Gear that is not issued by your department for structural firefighting must meet NFPA 1971-2007 for structural firefighting.

2011 Firefighter Challenge Winners

Fastest Team: Battalion 1 Second to None!, Riverside County Fire Department - 20:32
Fastest Male: Jeremy Henderson - 18:04
Fastest Female: Amber Henderson - 24:28

Traveling Firefighter Trophy - now living at Riverside County Fire Department

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For complete information on the Firefighter Challenge gear requirements, click here, or contact the Firefighter Challenge Chair, Jeremy Henderson at: jahender34@gmail.com or (951)833-6340

Police Department Challenge

Teams of at least 4 members compete to see who will be the fastest squad up the stairs. Make it even more interesting and compete against the Fire Fighters who will be climbing in 60 lbs. of gear.

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Los Angeles, CA 2012 Fight for Air Climb

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