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Fire Fighter Nation NOW | View online | October 12, 2016 |  Forward to a Friend Connect with us October 12, 2016 Climb for the Fallen – Join us on Saturday, Oct. 29 for the NFFF Second Annual National Stair Climb at Citi Field in New York City. Details are HERE to register and to do a virtual climb if you can’t be in New York. Bill Carey, Online News/Blog Manager From Factory to Fireground with Key Hose  Bill Gustin and Bobby Halton tour Key Hose headquarters in Dothan, Alabama. It is one of the largest and most advanced hose production facilities in the world. Join them as they get a first-hand look at the production of hose from raw material to finished product. They sat down with some of the wonderful folks from Key Hose and discussed NFPA standards, annual flow testing, friction loss, heat resistance and the latest research and development going on at Key Hose.  Read more » Share: FIRERESCUE MAGAZINE FEATURES Dealing with Increasing Demands  Firefighters are being pushed to do more psychologically and physically exhausting work with less resources to get these tasks done. (Photo by Tod Sudmeier.)  Read more » Share: October 1916 Fires  Ten people lost their lives, including five firefighters, when flames tore through the Christian Brothers College. Exceptional firefighting held the fire to the front portion of the large building. (Photo courtesy of the Paul Hashagen collection.)  Read more » Share: NEWS Kansas City Marks LODD Anniversary  October 12, 2016, marks one year since Kansas City lost two of its firefighters in the line of duty.  Read more » Share: • Connecticut Plane Crash Possibly Intentional • North Carolina Authorities Encouraging More Evacuations • Video: FDNY, North Carolina Flood Rescue • Three-Year Old Rescued Alive in China Collapse • More News on FirefighterNation PHOTOS New York Fallen Firefighters Memorial  Christopher Taylor of the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control holds a pike pole during a ceremony at the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)  Read more » Share: FEATURED BLOG POST Thoughts About My Fire Company  Being “the only girl” in the company has the potential for so many challenges, but when everyone’s main focus is to simply put out the fire, those challenges tend to be extinguished as well. Read More from other 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