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National Stair Climb and Fire Escape, LODD Lessons View online | August 9, 2016 |  Forward to a Friend Connect with us August 9, 2016 Join us Wed. at 1:00 p.m. EDT for this week's Fire Engineering Humpday Hangout. Bill Gustin and friends will be talking about power saw operations and safety HERE. Registration is open for the NFFF 2nd Annual National Stair Climb. Find all the details here to register and climb - even if you can't make it to New York City - HERE. Fireground tactics is our theme for August. What issues and challenges has your department faced in understanding the latest fire behavior research? Send your comments in an email so that we can share them in a later story. - Bill Carey, Online News Manager NEWS Southern California Wildfire Triples in Size  Firefighters aided by 16 aircraft battled flames that spread across nearly 10 square miles on the northern side of the rugged mountain range east of Los Angeles.  Read more » Share: MORE FIRE AND RESCUE NEWS  • Elderly Man Rescued from South Carolina House Fire • Wildfire in Portugal Causes Evacuation of Hospital • Homemade Flamethrower Causes Small Fire in Washington Apartment • Families of Station Nightclub Fire Upset over “Pokemon Go”  • More News on FirefighterNation FIRERESCUE MAGAZINE FEATURES Firefighting Operations: HCN and CO in Firefighting and EMS  My intention is to share with you some of what I’ve learned from my customers and multiple other sources as my company has investigated and developed hydrogen cyanide (HCN) metering equipment.  Read more » Share: Prevention and Education: Integrated Community Risk Reduction  There are more things going on in Rochester than I can list here, but hopefully readers will get the point: ICRR is more than one thing. It integrates the emergency response and prevention capabilities into a more effective community safety strategy, which can be measured.  Read more » Share: VIDEOS AND PHOTOS Fire Training Aboard a Navy Destroyer  Naval Station Rota fire emergency services conducted an annual fire drill onboard destroyer USS Donald Cook to practice integration between the two parties in case of a ship fire emergency. See More Videos Read more » Share: Gallery: Crestline, California Wildfire  A fire engine drives away from flames on the ridge, east of Silverwood Lake in Crestline, Calif. (Terry Peirson/The Press-Enterprise via AP) See More Galleries Read more » Share: INDUSTRY AND ORGANIZATION NEWS South Carolina’s Horry County Fire Rescue Purchases Nine Pierce Enforcer Apparatus  “With these new Enforcer apparatus, we are well into the process of standardizing our fleet, to develop vehicles as similar as possible for our firefighters and maintenance personnel,” said Joey Tanner, fire chief for Horry County Fire Rescue.  Read more » Share: More Industry and Organization News  • Breathe Clean Air in Your Station! FEATURED BLOG Command Safety: Operational Safety on Fire Escapes  When Firefighter Wheatley reached the roof, he lost his grip and fell 53 feet to the ground. Firefighter Wheatley landed on his feet and immediately dropped to the ground.. 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