First responders offer message of unity during 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
Several North Idaho firefighters, many of them in full turnouts, climbed 111 flights of stairs in Wallace on Thursday as part of the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.
JOSH McDONALD
Kevin Guditus with the Idaho Department of Lands participated in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, carrying his chainsaw the entire time.
JOSH McDONALD
First responders and community members bow their heads during a moment of silence before beginning the 111-flight 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.
JOSH McDONALD
WALLACE — Over the past nine years, the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb has grown from a quiet, two-person tribute into an annual event that draws more than 100 participants from across the region.
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical personnel gathered Thursday morning near the Wallace Pool to mark 24 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, honoring the brave men and women who ran toward danger as others fled.
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