theater fire Introduction Since the inception of human civilization‚ fire has been both a cause of disaster as well as a resource of comfort to man. United States has had a long historical record of fire disasters that have claimed thousands of lives and caused heavy destruction of property. Some of the most disastrous fires in the United States in the 20th century include the Iroquois theater fire in Chicago in 1903‚ general Slocum wheel boat fire in 1904 the Ohio State penitentiary fire in 1930
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Assignment: Guide to Fire Detection and Alarms Student Name MOS 5301‚ Fire Protection Technology Professor Dr. William Pessemier Columbia Southern University Introduction One of the most vital aspects of fire protection is to recognize a budding fire emergency as soon as possible‚ and to notify the facility’s tenants and proper emergency groups. This is the primary function of all fire detection and alarm systems. Depending on the expected fire situation‚ structures
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The Triangle Fire was a horrible event which caused deaths of workers who were working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. This factory was a sweatshop. A sweatshop was a place where people worked for long hours with low pay‚ and they worked in very poor conditions. People who worked here were there for the money that they needed. They were immigrants‚ young women‚ and children. They may have been doing this to support their family. Poor conditions and a few other things caused many deaths in this
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you stay in a hotel that advertises “absolutely fireproof”? The average person would say yes‚ most people think “It can’t get any safer than absolutely fireproof can it?” Well there was a problem December 7th 1946‚ when the Winecoff Hotel caught on fire. Opened in 1913 as the tallest building in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Built with a steel-framed structure making the owner think it was fireproof‚ but it wasn’t. History of the Winecoff Hotel‚ now known as the Ellis Hotel The steel-framed structure was built
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Prevent • Make sure it do not start • Control fuel sources Communicate • Ensure if fire happens‚ occupants know what to do Escape • Provide a route for escape for occupant to move safely before threatened by smoke Containment • Ensure fire can be contained to smallest possible area Extinguishment • Ensure fire can be extinguished quickly with minimum damage FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM SMOKE DETECTORS HEAT DETECTOR FLAME DETECTOR GAS SENSING DETECTOR Ionisation Dectectors
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My timeline for the fire comes from Fairchild’s 2015 NFPA conference‚ revisiting The Great Adventure Haunted Castle Fire. He uses the NFPA investigation and the trial testimony for his information. The foam pad caught on fire. After the fire started it took 60 seconds for the ceiling above the foam pad to become involved. Two minutes for other parts of the Castle to smell smoke. Two and a half minutes for the end of the strobe corridor (end where the fire started) to reach flashover. Three minutes
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vandalism‚ insects‚ mold and fire. Because of the speed and totality of the destructive forces of fire‚ it constitutes one of the more serious threats. Vandalized or environmentally damaged structures can be repaired and stolen objects recovered. Items destroyed by fire‚ however‚ are gone forever. An uncontrolled fire can obliterate an entire room’s contents within a few minutes and completely burn out a building in a couple hours. The first step toward halting a fire is to properly identify the
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Example Fire and Emergency Evacuation plan (This is only an example. If you wish to use this document please amend and complete in relation to your own premises/procedures) For (Premises Name) Emergency instructions 1 The action employees should take if they discover a fire Immediately operate the nearest alarm call-point. Attack the fire if possible‚ with appliances available‚ without taking personal risks. 2 How will people be warned in there is a fire The electrical
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The Great Fire of London‚ which occurred in September of 1666‚ completely devastated the city of London‚ leaving one-sixth of its population homeless and destroying a large swath of the city‚ including St. Paul’s Cathedral. In Adrian Tinniswood’s novel‚ By Permission of Heaven: The True Story of the Great Fire of London‚ he argued that the majority of Londoners saw the fire as either an act of terrorism or as an act of God. Those who believed the act of terrorism theory blamed the fire on England’s
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THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON The Great Fire of London was a disaster that spread throughout the City of London in September 1666. Preceded by bubonic plague which struck England in 1665‚ the fire was another disastrous event that threatened Londoners in the seventeenth century. Medieval in its street plan‚ the City of London with timber buildings and very narrow streets had been threatened by several minor fires before. Yet the risk of the fire of 1666 was increased by a long period of severe drought
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