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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’The Reichstag fire was more important than the Enabling Act in allowing Hitler to consolidate power in 1933.’ How far do you agree with this statement? [10] Hitler and the Nazis hated Communism and the arrest of Van der Lubbe gave Hitler evidence that the Communists were plotting against the government. On 27th February 1933‚ the night of the fire 4‚000 leading Communists were arrested and imprisoned to remove the threat that they posed on the government. The next day‚ to increase Nazi control
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Chemistry of Crime Scene Investigation Burn Baby Burn (Arson experiment) Question #1 PURE: 1‚2‚4‚5‚9‚13‚14‚18‚19‚20 MIXTURES: 3‚6‚7‚8‚10‚11‚12‚15‚16‚17‚ Question #2 DID NOT HAVE THE TWO GASOLINE EXAMPLES IN THE PACKET PRINTED. INFORMATION NOT PRESENT. Question #3 Our group decided that we wanted to find out if foam changed the burning rate and style of pine wood. To do this we first burnt just wood. Then we burnt wood with our accelerator Zippo lighter fluid. Then we burnt
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A hero is someone who is courageous and sd a hero to make it saves other’s life. Many people can think a celebrity‚ a soldier‚ or just someone who helps others is a hero. If someone is being harassed they would need a hero to make it stop. A hero can be a police officer who gets a criminal‚ or it can be a firefighter who gallantly gets a kitten out of a tree. Some people have their own definitions of a hero. Things that heroes do are their decision. They can save someone from a burning building‚
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FIRE DRILL & EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE 1. Introduction • Every department has to conduct a fire drill and emergency evacuation for their respective building. • Fire drill must be conducted at least once a year for all departments‚ and at least once every quarter for the cash centre • The fire drill has to be planned and conducted by the Security Department assisted by the other departments within the branch. • The Safety and Health Officer will organize and provide safety
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Fire has a long history of forcing changes in the United States and around the world. On November 21‚ 1980‚ the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas had a fire that resulted in the death of eight-five individuals. According to the incident report from the fire‚ it was started by an ungrounded electrical circuit in a section of the main level of the casino called “The Deli”. It was discovered that the heat caused by the ungrounded wire heated enough to ignite the surrounding area. The fuel source
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Amber Crisp 3/5/14 3/5/14 Flame Test Purpose In this experiment I will learn how to perform and observe the flame tests of some alkali and alkaline earth metals and be able to identify and unknown chemical by the color of the flame Procedure I placed about 0.5 mL of 8 different chemicals into 8 different places in the 24-well plate. I then lit the handy wick to keep a flame burning. I soaked a cotton swab in the first chemical and moved the cotton swab in and out of the flame rapidly to see the flame
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Fire?! Yes‚ FIRE. Katniss unbuckles herself from the perch in the tree and high-tails it out of there. She runs from the heat and smoke along with the rest of the fleeing woodland creatures. Katniss realizes that the fire is no accident: it must be a ploy by the Gamemakers to flush out the scattered tributes and bring them all together. Why? For action‚ of course. There’s an audience watching at home‚ after all. Katniss’s jacket catches half on fire (she stomps it out)‚ then her throat starts
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Question 1 When two forces act along the same direction on an object‚ then the net force acting on the object is ____ of the two forces. A) the average B) less than the sum C) greater than the sum D) equal to the sum View Solution Question 2 Two objects‚ A and B‚ one over the other‚ are moving with the same velocity. Which of the following statements is correct? A) Friction on A is in the forward direction. B) Friction on A is in the backward direction. C) Friction on B is in the forward
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In 1969‚ a sixteen year old student named Michael Kittredge made a candle out of melted crayons‚ a piece of string‚ and an empty milk carton to give to his mother as a gift on Christmas day. A neighbor loved the candle so much that she convinced Michael to sell her the candle. When Michael sold the candle‚ he had enough money to purchase additional supplies to make two more candles‚ and the rest was history. Today‚ Yankee Candle is the largest candle manufacturer in the world. The company produces
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