Kansas City Firefighters honor 9/11 victims with 110-story stair climb [Video]

THIS WEEK MARKS THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY HERE IN THE METRO. FIREFIGHTERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE STATE LINE PAID TRIBUTE TODAY. KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING GUYS. KEEP PUSHING. THEY CLIMBED 110 STORIES IN FULL FIREFIGHTING GEAR AT 12TH AND MAIN AS PART OF KANSAS CITY’S NINE OVER 11 MEMORIAL STAIR CLIMB. THEY’RE HONORING THE 343 FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER BACK IN 2011, 2000. IT FEELS LIKE THE DAYS AFTER NINE OVER 11 WHERE OUR COUNTRY CAME TOGETHER, WHERE YOU COULDN’T FIND A FLAG ON THE SHELVES, WRIGHT EVERYBODY WAS TOGETHER. JUST A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND THAT’S WHAT WE FEEL DOWN HERE AT THE BUILDING EVERY YEAR. WHEN WE GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND MONEY RAISED TODAY WILL GO TOWARDS THE SAFE PROGRAM. IT SUPPORTS FAMILIES OF FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. YOU CAN SHOW YOUR RESPECTS THIS WEEK. OVERLAND PARK …