In full turnout gear and dog tags representing the firefighters lost, Austin firefighters climb about 110 flights of stairs to simulate the 110 floors of the World Trade Center Twin Towers.
"It's just our way of making the next generation never forget 9/11," Lt Cohen said.
In full turnout gear that can weigh between 40 and 80 pounds, and dog tags representing the firefighters who lost their lives running towards the smoke and fire, the firefighters climb about 110 flights of stairs to simulate the 110 floors of the World Trade Center Twin Towers.
On Sunday, a probationary firefighter who wasn't even alive during 9/11, climbed. "For the longest time we came here as kids, hand out drinks and stuff to all the people doing it, and just the past couple years I started climbing myself," Austin Fire Probationary Firefighter Mason Wade said.Wade said they are all family, and it is important to remember the past.
"It's very important to represent that with respect and honor and what we're doing here is honoring those that sacrificed everything," Wade said.that I have read and agree
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