Crime & Safety

MS Climb to the Top: Arlington Fire Fighters Raise Over $2k

Here's how the team finished at the MS Climb To The Top Fundraiser!

ARLINGTON, MA—Members of the Arlington Fire Department climbed 61 flights of stairs in full gear on March 5, raising $2,385 in the process.

Teams and individuals from around the greater Boston area gathered for the MS Climb To The Top fundraiser benefitting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The teams and individuals climbed the over 1,200 steps of the Clarendon Tower.

The Arlington Fire team finished second in the firefighters division, just behind Springfield Fire. The team had a total time of 1:07:05 and finished 25 overall.

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Here are the top-four finishers on the team, according to the official results:

Rich Gallagher: 14:02

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Liam Macdonald: 16:24

C. Benajah Potter: 16:51

Marc McCabe: 19:46

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