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Fire Fighter Nation NOW | View online | August 26, 2016 |  Forward to a Friend Connect with us August 26, 2016 The IAFF has released information on the growing numbers of firefighters at risk for PTSD and cancer. You can read the details 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 Aftershocks Add to Earthquake Damage in Italy  Strong aftershocks damaged two key access roads into quake-struck Amatrice on Friday, threatening to isolate the tiny hilltop town as hopes dimmed that firefighters would find any more survivors from the earthquake that killed at least 267 people.  Read more » Share: MORE FIRE AND RESCUE NEWS  • Plane Crashes into Indiana House • Belgium Sports Center Explosion Kills One, Injures Four • Children Identified in Maryland Apartment Explosion • NFFF Receives Grant for Online Training and Education Program • Investigation Probes Spending Habits of Utah Unified Fire Authority • More News on FirefighterNation FIRERESCUE MAGAZINE FEATURES Vehicles: Multi-Purpose Apparatus  “What we also liked was that the vehicle has an 11-foot, nine-inch stabilizer spread that allows us to set up in narrow streets, alleys, and cul-de-sacs,”  Read more » Share: Operations: Air Management  We owe it to those who have gone before us to try to prevent more LODDs in the future. The creation, implementation, and integration of an air management policy give us a way to do it.  Read more » Share: VIDEOS AND PHOTOS Baltimore Firefighter Surprises Neighborhood Boy with Gift  Firefighters respond to all kinds of emergencies. They don't usually show up to deliver a gift. So when a member of Engine 33 went to a Baltimore boy's home with a gift, the family was touched. See More Videos Read more » Share: Gallery: Search and Rescue in Italy  Firefighters search through debris of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy. (Italian Firefighters via AP) See More Galleries Read more » Share: FEATURED BLOG In Defense of the Senior Man  The senior man is a valuable source of experience for subject matters related to doing your job and also the administration of your department. 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