Race to the Top

Race to the Top

Story by: MAYA MORALES | DECEMBER 4, 2024 | 4:54 PM

First responders compete in 2nd annual Sky Tower challenge

Racers from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, L.A. County Fire Department, city of Santa Clarita, Loan Depot and California Highway Patrol competed in the second annual Sky Tower challenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain Wednesday morning.

In the spirit of building up morale and camaraderie among the departments, Capt. Justin Diez with the SCV Sheriff’s Station said last year he had the idea to invite the departments to run up the Sky Tower at Magic Mountain for a friendly competition – the challenge being which department could make it to the top of the Sky Tower the fastest.

Diez said it would take the average racer two to three minutes to make it to the top of the stairs. And, on Wednesday, the winning racer set a record for the fastest climb to the top.

“It’s a great thing to build morale between public sector and private sector. It’s good for everybody to let their hair down a little bit, relax, have some coffee, mess around a little bit, talk a little smack and see who wins,” said Diez.

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🐝 From Fire Station 126, Justice Bennett ran the challenge in 3 minutes and 27 seconds winning first place for the fastest female racer, giving the Fire Department a clean sweep over the challenge.

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📸 Participants run up the Sky Tower during the second annual Sky Tower Challenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

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