Good Day Atlanta viewer information: April 8, 2021
By Good Day Atlanta
Fundraising climb hits home with Gwinnett County firefighters
The annual event challenges people across the country to race up stairs while raising money for the American Lung Association.
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Fundraising climb "hits home" with local firefighters:
Gwinnett County firefighter Brian Martin’s nickname is "Treefrog" — and his ability to quickly scale heights came in especially handy back in 2011, when a fellow firefighter asked him to take part in an event called the Fight For Air Climb.
"That year was one of the longer ones," Martin remembers, "and I took third place overall. And he was like, 'Where'd you come from?'"