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August 24, 2016

The FDIC 2017 Scholarship nominations are now open. Send that deserving firefighter from your department to the largest training show around. 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

Several Dead and Injured as Earthquake Strikes Italy 

$subtitles.get($x)Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood at 120, but the number of dead and missing was uncertain given the huge number of vacationers in the area for summer's final days. 

Special Operations: Post-Earthquake Building Collapse Tactics 

$subtitles.get($x)You’ve arrived at a building collapse site in the aftermath of an earthquake. Treat this response as you would any other incident, but remember that your incident may be one of many, and you may need to operate with fewer resources initially than you would on a single-site incident. 

Technical Rescue: Incorporating Volunteers into Search and Rescue 

$subtitles.get($x)Due to budget reductions, fire departments across the country have had to reduce levels of support staff along with highly trained firefighters/paramedics. Many departments haven’t been able to take advantage of training or purchase needed equipment due to their lack of funding. 

Commercial Structure Fire in Quebec 

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The fire broke out before noon and propagated across a large vacant building that used to be a wood plant. See More Videos

Gallery: Earthquake Strikes Central Italy 

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Rescuers carry a victim on a stretcher in the town of Amatrice, central Italy, following an earthquake. (Italian Firefighters Vigili del Fuoco via AP) See More Galleries

Lessons from the Fireground: Buffalo 

$subtitles.get($x)On August 24, 2009, 45-year-old Lieutenant Charles “Chip” McCarthy and 34-year-old Firefighter Jonathan S. Croom died in an early morning fire after a partial first floor collapse at a mixed occupancy commercial/residential structure. Read More from Fire EMS Blogs
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