say the least‚ so the idea of prescribed fires for the prevention of wild fires‚ Literally fighting fire with fire‚ is in my opinion‚ a great idea that could help solve a very important problem. Prescribed fires‚ small controlled fires designed to destroy potential fuel for wild fires‚ also have the benefit of creating a more diverse ecosystem‚ and controlling potentially damaging Invasive species‚ as well as the obvious use‚ preventing dangerous wild fires from destroying everything in their path
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Critical Analysis of "Fire and Ice" One said‚ "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." Four time Pulitzer Prize winning American poet‚ teacher‚ and lecturer‚ Robert Frost quoted this. Frost was born in 1874 and died in January of 1963. He lived in New England for practically his whole life‚ only moving to England for a short time to pursue his writing career in which he wrote many popular and oft-quoted poems. In his poem‚ "Fire and Ice"‚ Frost uses imagery
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What is fire culture? What does that even mean? Well‚ I guess to know‚ you have to know something about what culture is and what cumulative it deposits of knowledge‚ experience‚ beliefs‚ values‚ hierarchies‚ religion and more. Now imagine having to live with people you do not know and having different work experience‚ beliefs‚ background‚ age etc. Well‚ that is what firefighters do. How does this work you may ask? It works because they have the same goals‚ the same values‚ and there is not really
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it is another cause of death‚ another tragic way to die. This exact way of dying took 145 souls on March 25‚ 1911. One after another girls aging anywhere between 13 and 23 years of age thought they were leaping for their lives from the out break of fire‚ but instead leapt for death‚ out of the windows to meet the concrete over one hundred feet below. In honor of those who leapt for their life‚ changes were made in occupational safety standards that ensure the safety of workers today. When it comes
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 What do we think of when we hear the word sweatshop? Many people associate that word with female immigrant workers‚ who receive very minimal pay. The work area is very dangerous to your health and is an extremely unsanitary work place. The work area is usually overcrowded. That is the general stereotype‚ in my eyes of a sweatshop. All if not more of these conditions were present in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. This company was located in New York City at
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Playing With Fire A Mini-Ethnographic Study on Life within ------ Fire Authority I had always believed that firemen sit in front of flat screen TV’s watching football all day until they got a call to an emergency. Their job was pretty easy for the most part. Most of their shifts were spent relaxing‚ I was convinced. However‚ as soon as I stepped foot into ---- Fire Authority Station 3‚ all the perceptions I had about firefighters quickly flew out the window and I had a near immediate respect
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Fire Extinguisher Inspection and Accessibility: Class Project XXXXXXXXX University of XXXXXXX Professor XXXXX XXXX Fire Protection Proposal A critical aspect for a successful business is the ability to motivate employees to increase and maintain their productivity. One key element in accomplishing this is to provide a safe working environment by addressing and mitigating risks or hazards facing employees. Although‚ it is impossible to create a completely risk free
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Class D fires‚ which are also known as combustible metals‚ can burn with intense heat. Fire fighters need to do their best to avoid having water coming in contact with these kinds of products‚ such as magnesium and gasoline. According to Robert Vettori‚ “Magnesium has a strong affinity for oxygen that it attracts the oxygen from oxygen containing compounds” (5). With this said‚ it shows that the two products burning are both magnesium and an adequate supply of oxygen. The National Fire Protection
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Summer of Fire Imagine a blazing fire sparking through a forest… is this fire beneficial or detrimental? In the summer of 1988‚ forest fires burned out of control in Yellowstone National Park. Although massive‚ uncontrollable forest fires can pose a threat to our environment‚ it is also evident that fire can be a catalyst for renewal. Fires that burn uncontrollably can damage and devastate the landscape and ecosystem. The article “Summer of Fire” states “...defend the park communities-the information
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Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services THE CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER APPARATUS You wake to a strong smell of burnt wood‚ and your vision is blurred to the point you aren’t quite sure whether or not you are in a dream‚ or if this is truly happening to you. As you jump out of bed the floor feels warmer against your bare feet than normal and it hits you what is occurring- your home is on fire. You sprint to the door and feel the handle; it is cold to the touch so you swing
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