Chesterfield, Missouri…Watchteams of rookie Monarch firefighters compete against veteran Monarch firefighters at Chesterfield Mall on Saturday August 27 as they climb the equivalent of 110 stories to raise money for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which helps families of the 343 firefighter/paramedics who perished in the World Trade Center disaster September 11, 2001.

The event will occur from noon to 3 p.m. in the Center Court on the first floor of Chesterfield Mall, 291 Chesterfield Center, in Chesterfield, Missouri 63017.

Monarch firefighter/paramedics will use a step mill to climb the equal of 110 stories to honor those who died at the World Trade Center, and help support their families. The Monarch firefighter/paramedic team with the lowest cumulative time wins and will donate money raised at the event to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation on their team’s behalf.

Sam Jenne, a Monarch Firefighter/Paramedic with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2665, said, “This community event is a friendly competition between rookie and veteran Monarch firefighters to raise funds and interact with the people and organizations that we serve.

“Monarch Firefighter/Paramedics clad in their protective gear with the equipment we use on the job will be available to meet the public and distribute handouts to kids.  This is a family-friendly event, and we hope that many people will attend.”

This event is jointly organized by the Monarch Fire Protection District and Monarch Firefighter/Paramedics.

Show-Me Weights of Fenton is providing two, commercial-grade step mills for the event so that Monarch Firefighter/Paramedics can climb the equal of 110 stories. (http://www.showmeweights.com).

Monarch Firefighter/Paramedics also will participate in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb by climbing the equal of 110 stories in the Pierre Laclede Building in Clayton on Sunday, September 11. Each participant in full gear also will carry a photo and biographical sketch of one of the 343 FDNY firefighters lost at the World Trade Center tragedy.

For information about the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation or to make a donation, see the website http://www.firehero.org.

Monarch firefighters and paramedics are members of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2665, which serves much of St. Louis County, Missouri. In addition to putting their lives at risk as first responders, they manage the Monarch Firefighters Community Outreach Fund, a not-for- profit charitable organization inspired by a mission to help local people and families who have suffered injury, illness, or disability.

For information about Monarch Firefighter/Paramedics, see the website http://www.monarchfirefighters.org/.

For information about the Monarch Fire Protection District, see the website http://www.monarchfpd.org/index.php#sthash.TiLrc6Ss.dpbs.

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