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Gear up for the Highrise Challenge! This special competition offers an incredible training opportunity, a fun morale booster and stirs some healthy competition among firefighters. The bigger the team, the better!
To be eligible for this Challenge, individuals on teams must:

Pay the $25 registration fee and raise the $100 minimum required.
Have 3 or more participants to form a team.

In order to qualify for these awards, you must climb the stairs in the following clothing and gear:

All equipment and PPE will be checked prior to beginning your climb on event morning.
Full gear (PPE/Personal Protective Gear)
Firefighter coat with liner. Liner must NOT be taken out. If taken out, you will be disqualified from the competition.
Fire helmet.
Nomex hood optional.
Bunker pants with liner. Liner must NOT be taken out. If taken out, you will be disqualified from the competition.
Fire rubber boots, fire leather firefighting boots, or Wildland leather boots allowed. No running shoes allowed or you will be disqualified from the competition.
Must wear an air pack: does not need to be turned on. Gloves optional.
Firefighters will not be on supplied air during the climb. Participants are advised to arrive in clothing that would normally be worn for a cardio workout and to wait to change into gear until shortly before individual start time.
Firefighter teams who would like to participate in the Climb wearing clothing that would normally be worn for a cardio workout may do so, but will not be scored in the Highrise Challenge.

Firefighter awards:

Firefighting Fastest Team
1st, 2nd, 3rd Fastest Individuals
Firefighting Largest Team
Firefighting Highest Fundraising Team
1st, 2nd, 3rd Top Fundraising Individual Firefighters

Houston, TX 2013 Fight for Air Climb

Top Fundraisers

  1 - Sebastian Morgan ($2,107.00)
  2 - Milvia Alvayero ($1,071.00)
  3 - Michael Nibert ($1,000.00)
  4 - Robyn Marchand Hillerman ($890.00)
  5 - Samantha Childs ($695.00)

Company Rank

  1 - Cancer Treatment Centers of America ($5,000.00)
  2 - Bounce Energy ($5,000.00)
  3 - HCC Coleman ($3,341.00)
  4 - RBC Wealth Management ($3,330.00)
  5 - Kindred Healthcare- Sugarland ($2,500.00)

Team Rank

  1 - HCC Team Coleman ($3,341.00)
  2 - Sassy Stair Steppers ($3,330.00)
  3 - Pulmonary Fibrosis Fighters ($3,257.00)
  4 - Vinson & Elkins ($2,061.00)
  5 - CrossFit H-Town ($2,025.00)

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