Firefighters complete stairclimb

From left, Nate West, Bret Young, Elsa Guillen and Tim Schwanke pose for a group photo after they finished climbing more than 1,350 steps during this year’s stairclimb event.

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Four representatives from the Mountain Home Fire Department tackled a yearly challenge that helps in the ongoing quest to find a cure for various types of cancer.

Elsa Guillen, Bret Young, Nate West and Tim Schwanke of MHFD and were among the nearly 2,000 individuals representing 317 fire departments that competed in the 34th Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, held at the Columbia Center in Seattle on March 9.

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