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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decimated the population and ruined the living conditions‚ the Great Fire of London struck the medieval city at the end of a dry summer in 1666. The fire started as an innocent blaze in a bakery‚ but due to lack of immediate response‚ turned into a giant inferno that raged for 3 days and ravaged London (Tinniswood 42). Despite the suspicions of the paranoid city dwellers‚ the official statement issued by the Parliament on the cause of the Fire was that “nothing hath yet been found to argue it to have been
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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London‚ from Sunday‚ 2 September to Wednesday‚ 5 September 1666.[1] The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened‚ but did not reach‚ the aristocratic district of Westminster‚ Charles II’s Palace of Whitehall‚ and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13‚200 houses‚ 87 parish churches‚ St. Paul’s Cathedral‚ and most of the buildings of the
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What is Fire Prevention? The goal of the Fire Prevention Division is to prevent the loss of life and damage to environment‚ property and other values in Santa Fe County through the establishment of community partnerships‚ information dissemination‚ code development and enforcement‚ planning‚ review and active involvement in our communities. Fire Safety Tips X Lauren Romano Lauren Romano became a freelance writer in 2007. Her work appears on various websites and in print. Lauren specializes in
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Computer Technology in the Fire Service Brent Lefebvre Mount Wachusett Community College Abstract This abstract will discuss how computer technology is used in the fire service today. I will clarify how in today’s world everything revolves around technology‚ mainly computer technology. In the fast paced world we live in‚ everyone is looking for a way to help get the job done faster and easier‚ including the fire service. The fire service continues to adopt new procedures and methods
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automatic fire sprinkler system was one of the earliest sprinkler systems placed into effect. The origin of the modern day automatic sprinkler system dates back to the early 1800’s. The first automatic sprinkler system was created in England in the 1806 by John Carey. It consisted of a pipe with valves held closed by counterweights attached by string. When flames burned through the string the counterweight dropped to the floor‚ which opened the valve that released the water and extinguished the fire. As
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FIP 128/450 Sp2014 Bottoms City Fire Department CASE NUMBER: #123456 DATE: 4/21/14 Description On April 21‚ 2014‚ I responded to 100 Eddie Lane‚ at the request of the Captain from Engine 1. Arrival at the scene by the unit was 0200 hours. At the time of the investigators arrival‚ the fire had been extinguished by Engine 1. I observed a wood-frame construction‚ two-story‚ basement‚ one-family residence. The fire was restricted to the main structure‚ meaning no out buildings or vehicles were
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Stored Pressure Fire Extinguisher Introduction The fire extinguisher is a portable device used to put out fires of limited size. Such fires are grouped into four classes‚ according to the type of material that is burning. Class A fires include those in which ordinary combustibles such as wood‚ cloth‚ and paper are burning. Class B fires are those in which flammable liquids‚ oils‚ and grease are burning. Class C fires are those involving live electrical equipment. Class D fires involve combustible
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Elements of Fire Protection Engineering We always look at the fire-fighters and firemen and consider them to be extremely brave and dedicated because they risk their lives to save the lives of others. But it is not as simple as it looks from the outside. Fire protection is an extremely vast and important topic because it can cause serious damage and hazard and can outburst anywhere and at any time because of no solid reason as such. And hence the engineers of the world have taken on the responsibility
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Running head: Budgets and Fire Departments How Budget Cuts Effect Fire Departments Leann Rae Edison State College How Budget Cuts Effect Fire Departments Budgets have played a major role in fire departments all over the world. In the past couple of years‚ fire department budgets have been in the headlines quite frequently. This is especially true in Florida‚ where there has been much controversy in the proposal and passing of Amendment 1‚ in January 2008. The passing of
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