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Fire Fighter Nation NOW | View online | June 15, 2016 |  Forward to a Friend Connect with us June 15, 2016 The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has unveiled a new feature at the memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland. A Pre-1981 Section of Walk of Honor will recognize those fallen firefighters who died in the line of duty before the national memorial was created. Read how you can honor the fallen from that time HERE. Take a look at some of the latest fireground videos in the FFN Weekly Box Alarm. Each offers areas of discussion for your crew. Want to teach at FDIC 2017? You better act fast. Find all the details HERE. - Bill Carey, Online News Manager NEWS Five Discovered Dead in Los Angeles Abandoned Building Fire  It took nearly 150 firefighters more than two hours to extinguish the fire in the green, two-story building that once was home to an acupuncture clinic. It is surrounded by strip malls and an apartment building in the Westlake District about a mile west of downtown LA.  Read more » Share: MORE FIRE AND RESCUE NEWS  • USFA: North Carolina On-Duty Death • U.S. Assistant Chief Killed in fall at Turkey Air Base • One Dead, 15 Injured in Virginia Bus Crash • More News on FirefighterNation FIRERESCUE MAGAZINE FEATURES June 1916 Fires  As the expanding wall of fire sent waves of radiant heat toward the ship, the crew struggled to push the vessel away from the dock. With sections of her mast’s rigging igniting overhead, the ship was eased back.  Read more » Share: Disrupted Sleep and Safety on Scene  Operational demands of the job that lead to sleep deprivation and health risks push trauma-exposed firefighters to the limits of physical and psychological endurance-which can seriously affect their work performance.  Read more » Share: VIDEOS AND PHOTOS Virginia Helmet Cam: Apartment Fire with Person Unaccounted For  FE501 stretched 1-3/4" to second floor and was met with moderate smoke conditions. R501 made entry into second floor, charlie quadrant to complete rescue of occupant.  See More Videos Read more » Share: Gallery: Technical Rescue at Maui Crash  Rescue workers respond to the scene of a car crash off Maui’s Hana Highway in Hana, Hawaii. A Maui woman who was driving the vehicle when it plunged off the cliff is charged with murder in the death of her twin, who was in the passenger's seat. . See More Galleries Read more » Share: FEATURED BLOG HazMat Nation Roundtable: Haz Mat Possibilities at Recent incidents  We are going to address some recent incidents that are happening, and find out how we would handle them if they happened differently...  Read More from Fire EMS Blogs Read more » Share: Subscription Information Fire Fighter Nation invites you to forward this newsletter to colleagues or associates who might be interested Forward to a Friend. If you do not subscribe to FFN newsletters but would like to, click on the following link SUBSCRIBE