24-01-2017 03:00 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

Travis Firefighters Train For Stair Climb To Fight Leukemia

Local firefighters are climbing thousands of steps to help find a cure for blood cancer.
Firefighting crews from Travis Air Force Base are training for the big stair climb in Seattle at Columbia Tower, the second-tallest building west of the Mississippi.Almost 2,000 firefighters from 200 fire department across the country will be participating. They’ll be climbing 69 stairs in full firefighting gear.“The event itself is sponsored by the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, where all of the fun
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