"Berlin Firefighter Stairrun": Firefighters train - and want to "reach the top"

With complete protective equipment and attached breathing apparatus, it goes high up: Four members of the Helmbrechts Fire Department are preparing for the "Berlin Firefighter Stairrun." In the "firefighter competition with the largest number of participants in Europe", participants run in teams of two to the 39th floor of the Park Inn Hotel - 110 meters above Berlin at Alexanderplatz. Participants from the Helmbrecht fire department train for the competition, which will take place on May 14.