***MEDIA ALERT*** – Firefighters to embark on 24-hour stair climb, raising funds for Motor Neurone Disease | Katoomba

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***MEDIA ALERT*** - Firefighters to embark on 24-hour stair climb, raising funds for Motor Neurone Disease - Katoomba

Published: 30 Aug 2024 06:09am

A group of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters is set to take on a mammoth 24-hour stair climb of the Furber Steps at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains to raise money for charity.

The group aims to raise $100,000 to aid research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND), as part of the annual 'Firies Climb for MND' event.

In what will be his fifth year tackling the Furber Steps, Firefighter Gavin Clifton, of Leura Fire Station will climb the stairs for 24-hours straight, starting at 12pm on Friday 30 August and finishing at 12pm on Saturday 31 August.

WHEN

11:15am TODAY (Friday 30 August 2024)

WHERE

Scenic World Corner Violet Street & Cliff Drive, Katoomba NSW

WHO

• FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell
• Macquarie University Professor Dominic Rowe
• Firefighter Gavin Clifton

NOTES

A Welcome to Country will be conducted by Uncle David King, a Gundungurra custodian, after the media opportunity.

FRNSW fire trucks will sound their sirens to mark the start of the 24-hour event.

MEDIA CONTACT

Orcadia Vandenberg, FRNSW Media Officer - 0474 474 798.