More than 300 firefighters and members of the public will be at Missouri State University’s Plaster Stadium on Sunday, September 12th to remember those lost in the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks on our nation.
The 9th Annual Springfield Area Memorial Stair Climb starts at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
Firefighters and the public will participate in the National Fallen Firefighters (NFFF) 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, a commemorative climb to honor the 343 members of the Fire Department of New York who died on September 11th.
More than 343 participants will climb the stairs of Plaster Stadium multiple times for a total of 110 stories, representing the number of stories in the Twin Towers.
As part of the registration, the participants are asked to raise other funds for the NFFF.
All registration fees and other funds benefit the programs of the FDNY Counseling Services Unit and the programs of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation that support the families of our nation’s fallen firefighters.