improve the efficiency of the Aurora Fire Department? First‚ if we look at the capacity of their tankers which are 1500 gallons‚ it would be beneficial to purchase tankers with greater tank capacity. Maybe in the range of 2000 to 2500 gallons. Let’s not forget that in case of water shuttle‚ greater capacity takes lengthy time to refill depending on the hydrant flow. On the other hand‚ having access to a significant water capacity in the first few minutes of a fire can be a tremendous advantage that
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For this discussion assignment I chose ’To Build a Fire’ by the great writer Jack London to read and wrote. I read summaries which were written by my fellow students last week. Their description encourages me to read this story‚ specially Reza Hosseini‚ when she wrote "Jack London also had a great interest in nature‚animals and the ups and downs of human relations with them"(Hosseini‚ (2017‚March 1)‚ posted on discussion forum Unit5). In this story‚ London told us about a journey made in freezing
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“I See Fire” is a folk song by British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran‚ the song was originally written in 2013 for the movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The song appears during the closing credits of the movie and on Ed Sheeran’s 2nd album‚ X. The song was written for the movie specifically because the song it’s self prepares you for what has happened and for what is to come but the lyrics and theme of the song incite protest or even rebellion. I interpreted the song as that everyone is willing
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September 19th. A fire started Saturday in California’s Carmel Valley. Two communities are under evacuation. “So far the fire has burned 1‚200 acres and only 10% of it is contained‚ according to the state wildfire fighting agency‚ CalFire‚” This weekend another fatality occurred due to the fires in California and another ten homes burned. Three other deaths have occurred this summer due to the large multitude of the wildfires. “The American West has seen one of its worst fire seasons this year‚
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The story To Build a Fire demonstrates possible dangers of traveling in the Yukon under extreme cold. Through a young man‚ Jack London depicts the consequences of ignoring instinct and survival advice. The man travels with a dog‚ who can perceive the dangers of the freezing wilderness. The reader learns of the man’s personality through descriptive words and phrases while journeying through the story. At the beginning of the story the man turned aside from the main trail. He stopped at the top
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of farms have been affected by veld fires? Who has been responsible for fires? Have the RDC established an environmental committee to oversee environmental issues including veld fires? How often do you conduct meetings with environmental sub committees? Are the members sub-committee cooperative? Did the RDC with the help of EMA appoint an environmental monitor in the ward? How effective is the environmental monitor? Who are other stakeholders responsible for fire management in the ward? Are the stakeholders
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Orange County Fire Authority is one of the biggest departments in southern California. It was founded as Orange County Fire Department in 1980 and declared bankruptcy in December 1994. Then three months later in March 1995‚ it reopened as Orange County Fire Authority with a new Fire Chief. It now has seventy-one fire stations‚ four helicopters‚ a wildland unit‚ and a hazmat unit. It has over one thousand full-time firefighters‚ two hundred reserve firefighters‚ covering twenty-three cities‚ and protecting
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the sun in days. Jack London‚ the author of To Build A Fire‚ goes into immense detail throughout the story to draw his readers into the setting of the crisp winter chill. London’s vast description of the environment allows his readers to picture every single object throughout the mountains as if the reader was experiencing the exact situation. As the protagonist travels miles to reach his destination where his friends await him with food and fires‚ the setting intensifies the man’s conflicts and influences
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“To Build a Fire” Character Analysis: The Man With a Plan In “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ the main character‚ also known as “the man”‚ is the protagonist. The protagonist is “the central character in a literary work and the character who initiates the main action of the story.” (Kennedy 2080) The man is a dynamic character whose lack of instinct‚ thoughtlessness and determination leads him to his own death. In the story‚ the man is traveling with a dog. The dog is somewhat a companion
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There was nothing more isolating then traveling alone in the Yukon in temperatures under 75 degrees bellow zero‚ with no cell phone‚ no nose guard to keep his nose and face warm‚ and simply not enough warmth. The story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London has several themes that was covered throughout the story about a man that decided to travel the Yukon trail followed by a wolf dog. The traveler was given advice and warnings from an old man from Sulphur Creek but simply didn’t take it into consideration
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