Crime & Safety
West Pierce's Kilga Finishes Ninth In Seattle Stairclimb
The 38-year-old climbed more than 1,300 steps in 13 minutes.
A member of finished ninth out of some 1,550 firefighters in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb fundraiser today in Seattle.
Peter Kilga, 38, climbed the steps of the Columbia Center – Seattle’s tallest building – in 13 minutes, seven seconds.
That’s 1,311 steps, or 788 feet, in a mere 13 minutes, all while donning some 80 pounds of firefighter gear.
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The top finisher in the 20th annual event, which benefits The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, was Kory Burgess of Missoula (MT) Rural Fire at 10 minutes, 53 seconds. He has won the competition twice before.
The other West Pierce Fire & Rescue competitor to finish in the Top 10 was Adam Dockstader, who finished 92nd overall at 15 minutes, 33 seconds.
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Here is how the 14 members of West Pierce Fire & Rescue fared:
Boltz, Michael 00:18:06.34 316
Dockstader, Adam 00:15:33.24 92
Fiacchi, Norm 00:16:24.85 156
Hebish, Gus 00:18:14.56 330
Johnson, Matt 00:23:28.81 802
Kilga, Peter 00:13:07.69 9
Lackermayer, Kirk 00:22:35.30 741
Leuschen, Jeff 00:19:13.64 444
Mell, Marney 00:28:10.85 1026
Murphy, Collin 00:17:23.20 238
Newton, Tyler 00:19:51.42 514
Von Stein, Ken 00:20:28.29 571
Vukich, Steve 00:28:22.53 1032
Yantzer, Jason 00:19:48.31 507
Good job, everyone.
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