The short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is a short story about a man traveling along the Yukon River in the bitter winter weather. While warned against traveling alone in the frigid cold‚ he travels out to meet his companions at a remote camp many miles away‚ with only his native Husky dog. Overcome by mother nature‚ he eventually dies along the way‚ leaving his dog to complete the journey alone. This story displays how the forces of nature can surprisingly overwhelm even the most confident
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FIRE What is fire? For a fire to occur‚ three elements need to be present; 1. Heat 2. Fuel 3. Oxygen The three elements are normally described as the triangle of fire and if the three elements come together‚ a potential fire will occur. Oxygen is generally always present; the other two elements vary depending on the environment. In a working environment fuel is present in four types of groups: Solid fuel Liquid fuel Electrical Gaseous Paper Alcohol gel Computers Propane Cardboard Oils Televisions
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Fire Safety Fire safety has become the simplest way to save us from fire. Also‚ fire safety belongs to the precautions which are taken to prevent or reduce the probability of a fire which may result in damage‚ injury‚ and death. Fire safety is the most important component of building safety. Not only is fire safety the most important component of building safety‚ but it is also the most important component of ships‚ and airplanes safety. Fire safety keeps people safe. If fire
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went into depth about some issues that the others did not. Among the similarities noted all three of the documents mentioned fire prevention & education‚ training‚ and being accountable. These documents listed the ways that we can educated the public‚ both young and old on how to prevent fires‚ in and around the home‚ school‚ and office. They stressed the need for fire drills‚ educational seminars‚ and site safety programs. At some point all of the documents addressed the need for sprinkles in
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Three Benefits of a Monitored Security Service for Your Home There are many options available to the home owner for a security alarm system. Many of them are simple‚ while others can be quite complex‚ but there is one type of security system that stands out and that is the monitored security system. There are several benefits to having this type of security system for your home. The following are just three of these benefits. Protection at all times Whether you are sleeping or away at work or vacation
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Roman Emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps or fire fighting watchmen in 24 BC”. (NAED) In this primitive form of fire fighting the men passed water by buckets from hand to hand to the flames to put them out. Since then fire fighting has changed and grown immensely and will continue to. The description though of what they do has stayed the same. Firefighters are the men and women who take control of‚ and put out fires. They respond to emergencies in which people’s lives‚ possessions
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When you hear the word firefighting‚ what does one think about? Burning builds‚ grass fires‚ car fires‚ all the modern day stuff‚ right? Has one ever sat back and thought about how firefighting started? Going back even 100 years‚ one will see such a big difference. Firefighting is a bit of a family tradition‚ in some stations. For example‚ station 11‚ the Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department‚ has been passed down for three or four generations with the Sicchitano family. They eat sleep breath firefighting
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someone’s house is a blaze with fire. It is your duty to put that fire out‚ preserve as much as possible‚ and protect life. Do you think you could handle so much responsibility‚ pressure‚ and risk? I know I could. It is a dream of mine to become a firefighter in all sense of the word. I enjoy the thought of risk taking and even helping people‚ which is why I think that this profession would be just right for me. Ever since I was about 11 years old‚ and my house had caught fire‚ had I wanted to be a firefighter
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The first time I ever tried to catch Santa Claus. I was only maybe seven years old. One Christmas I was super excited for Santa Claus to bring me presents. I made up my mind that I was going to go to sleep early and try to catch Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve we put up our Christmas tree‚ but we did get to put the decorations on the tree. We rearranged the furniture in the living room so we could put the tree up. Then we went outside to put up the outdoor decorations. We put lights around the
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Protector is about a firefighter named Jack O’Malley‚ and his ’family’ of seven people orphaned as teens who basically adopted each other and who all changed there sir name to O’Malley. Jack O’Malley is a firefighter who has seen so many wrecks and fires he has lost count‚ but the arsonist who is treading on he‚ and his fellow firefighters lives‚ he knows his task at hand‚ to stop the arsonist in its tracks before he ends up killing one of his own. Cole‚ the arson investigator is worried‚ but wont
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