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Fire Fighter Nation NOW | View online | October 24, 2016 |  Forward to a Friend Connect with us October 24, 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. The clock is ticking...Send a well-deserving firefighter to FDIC 2017 now with a video nomination. See the full details on the Honeywell scholarship program HERE. Bill Carey, Online News/Blog Manager NEWS Georgia Mobile Home Fire Kills Six  Investigators work the scene near Trion, Ga., where multiple people were killed in an overnight fire that engulfed a single wide trailer home in Trion, Ga. State officials say the fire was caused by an improperly installed wood stove. (Dan Henry/The Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)  Read more » Share: More News  • Five Dead in Georgia House Fire • Toddler Dies with Dog in Spokane House Fire • Wrong-Way Crash Kills Five in Massachusetts • Multiple Fatalities in California Bus Crash • More News on FirefighterNation FIRERESCUE MAGAZINE FEATURE Apparatus: Innundators  With a production capacity of 430,000 barrels per day, the Whiting refinery is BP’s largest refinery and the sixth largest refinery in the United States. (Photos by Ferrara Fire Apparatus.)  Read more » Share: History: October 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: INDUSTRY & ORGANIZATION NEWS Globe Manufacturing Wins International Achievement Award for ATHLETIXâ„¢ Turnout Gear Design and Innovation  Globe received the Award of Excellence and Best in Category for Advanced Textiles for its new ATHLETIXâ„¢ turnout gear, which is unlike any firefighter turnout gear today. (Globe photo)  Read more » Share: PHOTOS St. Joseph, Missouri Structure Fire  A fully engulfed five story structure fire burns in St. Joseph, Mo., Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. As of late Friday night the blaze was still being attended to by firefighters. (Dougal Brownlie/The St. Joseph News-Press via AP)  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