FDIC Day 1: Welcoming committee greets world famous blogger. Groupies show up at hotel. More on Friday's 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb.
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For the fictional account of these events read IronFiremen.com's hallucinations
I thought it was the welcoming committee. Firefighters coming to see the world famous fire blogger on his arrival in Indianapolis. Once I got my huge ego in check I realized it was just a stuck elevator in the hotel where I am staying. Ladder 13 and Squad 13 handled it quickly.
Not much of a story, except for the people stuck on the elevator. I am told one is a Vancouver, Washington firefighter who had already had a rough start to his FDIC trip, with airline issues including lost luggage. Not his day.
Apparently not mine either. Toward the end of the video above you will see a shot of those same two guys who seem to stalk me where ever I go these days.They just showed up in the lobby. Weird. If these are the groupies you get from a fire blog, I want out. I've alerted the authorities.
The event, supported by FDIC/Fire Engineering and the Pennwell Corporation, will pay tribute to the 343 firefighters who died on September 11, 2001.
Much more important than all of this is clarification on the time for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb during FDIC. It will be this Friday at the Lucas Oil Stadium at 1:00 PM.
Every climber will asked to climb the equivalent of 110 stories at the stadium. The climb is limited to 343 peoplle. You can register here. Or stop by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation booth #9900 in Lucas Oil Stadium starting Thursday and booth #342 in the Convention Center.
