Murrieta Fire & Rescue Capt. Eric Ackerman accepts a donation from a passing motorist during the Fill-The-Boot fundraiser benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Saturday, Feb. 8. Valley News/Ryan Ponitz photo
Murrieta firefighters took to the streets – and the stairs – to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Saturday, Feb. 8.Firefighters donned their gear for the annual Stair Climb and Fill-The-Boot fundraiser raising more than $15,000 part of which will be donated to Murrieta Fire & Rescue’s Stair Climb honoree, Christian, an 8-year-old battling leukemia.“Christian and his family came out to the event to give the firefighters the continued motivation to climb stai