How much does it cost to enter?
A$100, which includes your event tshirt.
Can I bring my own breathing apparatus set?
Unfortunately not. As we cannot confirm the quality of the air, or the set condition, we are unable to permit non-climb supplied sets.
What about a set from my brigade?
We are unable to permit the use of sets from appliances or other organisations as the climb should not compromise service delivery.
I am awaiting delivery of my structural PPC, or don’t have structural PPC as yet. Can I still compete in the firefighter stair climb?
Yes, you are very welcome to get involved! We understand with delays in PPC production, recent recommencement of training courses following delays due to COVID-19, we have decided that you can climb in your clean wildfire PPC.
You’ll be placed into a dedicated category being “Donned Only – Non Competition”. You’ll climb wearing the set without being on air, but will be ineligible to rank for a position with other Donned Only participants. This is because wildfire gear is much lighter than structural ensemble and doesn’t suffer the challenges with heat generated by metabolic energy.
I am a new climber, and I don’t have an account yet, how do I sign up?
You don’t need to create an account before you register. Once general registration is open, click “Sign Up” on the menu.
Do returning climbers who are Charity Superstars need to sign in before registrations open?
We recommend logging in to make sure your password works and aren’t stressed out trying to reset passwords or email addresses before preferential entries open. You must be signed in before signing up on during preferential entry, so the website can confirm your individual fundraising amount is above $1,000.
Where can I join a team?
We automatically put you into a team with other members of your brigade. Just enter your brigade name when signing up and we’ll take care of the rest.
I am not listed in a team after signing up, what’s happening?
After you register, our Registration Team correlate and match you up to your team mates. This is so we can ensure team names follow a convention avoiding issues like spelling errors, extra suffixes after brigade names and the like. We do this every couple of days.
How do I log in to the website?
Go here and enter the email address you signed up with, and follow the instructions to set a new password.
What’s my username?
Your username is your email address you signed up with at registration.
What do I need to bring?
Everything but the BA set really. Helmet, turnout tunic and pants, boots and gloves.
Do I need to bring proof of my BA qualification?
Yes, if you’re climbing in the Donned & Started category, bring a photocopy of your BA qualification certificate, a photocopy of your competencies, or your firefighter employee identification.
For more detailed information, please read the participant info.
What is the criteria for Charity Superstar? Does this grant me preferential entry?
Charity Superstars are individuals who have raised $1000 in 2026. This is to recognise the personal achievement of individuals rather than splitting the money raised across a brigade or team.
Charity superstars are eligible for preferential entry into Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb 2027, meaning you will get a full 24 hours head start on all other registrations.
Virtual climbers are eligible to be Charity Superstars, so if you missed out on registering to climb in-person in 2026, and raise more than $1000 as a virtual climber – you’ll get preferential entry into the 2027 climb, landing you with a 24 hour head start on registering.
When will I be advised my climber time and squad allocation?
Squad allocation and squad times are published approximately two to three weeks before the event due to the number of changes and cancellations of participants. This occurs around the same time we order bibs for the climb.
I have a commitment on climb day and need an adjusted climb time?
We will try to assist however no promises or guarantees can be made. We have 1000 climbers to allocate, balancing BA refill times, logistical movements of sets and start line management to bring together the event. For example, we have a number of donned-and-started squads followed by donned-only squads to provide time to clean and refill sets (and consider how long it takes to setup a set for restowage on an appliance) – our team are doing that more than 500 times on the day. With allocations, we assign everyone together with their brigade colleagues but at random (so those in Bairnsdale don’t climb first every year, and Yea climb last), but also have our top 20 climbers in the first couple of squads, international and interstate guests in the first five squads and sharing the involvement with our partner agencies.
We’re close to the event as I didn’t receive my climb time, or the most recent newsletter with all the key information to climb. What do I do?
You can login to your climber page, and on your page there is a yellow section that shows your team, bib number, squad allocation, start times and marshaling times. Our final newsletter will include key information for the day, PPC requirements, safety and donations.