Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Senior Airman Nickolas Torrez, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, leads the way carrying the American flag at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. Torrez received this flag during a deployment from an F-16 pilot that carried out anti-terrorism missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Senior Airman Nickolas Torrez, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, leads the way carrying the American flag at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. Torrez received this flag while deployed to an undisclosed location from an F-16 pilot that carried out anti-terrorism missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Senior Airman, Nickolas Torrez, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, marks the number of flights he and other firefighters climbed during their 9/11 memorial climb at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. The memorial not only paid tribute to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives, but also honored other first responders and innocent bystanders who were affected by the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Minot Air Force Base firemen climb stairs in honor of the 15th Anniversary of 9/11 at Minot AFB, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. The base fire department along with off-base emergency responders held the memorial in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice responding to the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Nembhard, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, enters the training tower at the top of the stairs during the fire department’s 9/11 memorial climb at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. The base fire department along with off-base emergency responders held the memorial in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice responding to the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Firemen from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron huddle up before they start their 9/11 memorial climb at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. In honor of the emergency responders who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Minot AFB fire department climbed 110 stories, the equivalent of what the twin towers had prior to the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Firemen from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron climb stairs during their 9/11 memorial climb at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. In honor of the emergency responders who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Minot AFB fire department climbed 110 stories, the equivalent of what the twin towers had prior to the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department climbs in honor of 9/11

Minot Air Force Base firefighters catch their breath after climbing 110 flights of stairs in honor of 9/11 at Minot AFB, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. The fire department climbed not only in honor of the innocent lives of the people that were in the towers already, but the 343 firefighters who lost their lives as well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

Minot AFB fire department honors 9/11

Published Sept. 12, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The Minot Air Force Base fire department climbed 110 flights of stairs in honor of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in 9/11 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 11, 2016. The firefighters climbed 110 flights because that is the equivalent to the amount of stories that were in the twin towers before the attacks. Off-base firefighters also participated in this memorial. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)