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    Firefighters in an active Arson Investigation? Facts: In the case of Michigan v. Tyler the firefighters had had legal reason to initially enter the premises of Tyler’s Auction house on January 22‚ 1970‚ which was to extinguish the fire and surmise the start of said fire. Upon extinguishing flames during a preliminary search containers containing flammable liquid were found in the premises. These containers were seized for evidence. At the time of this initial investigation the atmosphere inside the

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    Effects of Firefighting

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    When a fire arises it affects many people. It affects the Firefighters that are trying to put it out‚it affects the landscape that it consumes‚and it also affects the individuals of the property it destroys. Firefighters are the ones that are affected the most. According to an article from nbc news dated 3/26/2007 heart attacks for Firefighters are on the rise. Stress and Health related issues Firefighters acquire can be managed effectively through specific programs within the Fire

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    GARMENT FACTORY TRAGEDY IN BANGLADESH Bangladesh‚ the world’s second largest garment exporter‚ earns more than 10 per cent of its GDP from readymade garment factories. The country has about 4‚500 factories‚ employing around 4million people. But worker in garment work at a very law price and in a very insecure condition taking the risk of life. Moreover this readymade garment sector has become a death trap for the workers in Bangladesh. Building collapse and fire are very frequent incident in this

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    Arson, Sociology

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    affected by arson are the ones that lose their homes‚ jobs or even a family member or friend. For starters‚ why would someone even want to burn property? Many people assume that the people that are setting these fires are always troubled teenagers acting in revenge‚ but in fact‚ revenge related fires involving teenagers is decreasing as a cause for arson. The more common reason for committing arson is so a person can lie to the insurance company and gain money. Sometimes business owners even hire professional

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    The Fire ‚ William Saroyan William Saroyan was an American dramatist and author. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in and won the Academy Award for Best Story. He is recognized as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century." Stephen Fry describes Saroyan as "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century and suggests that he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway‚ Steinbeck and Faulkner. The heroes of his works were always simple and not very happy

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    Three Types Of Arsonists

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    person who has an obsession over fire. Arson is a malicious burning of the dwelling of another though the actual crime may entail the burning of any structure or object. There are different types of arsonists. One may be a serial arsonist‚ who is someone that habitually and compulsively sets fires. Most serial arsonists commit a serial arson which is an offense committed by fire setters who set three or more fires within a significant cooling-off period in between fires. Not only are there certain types

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    Firefighter Search Paper

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    What happens when a home catches on fire and there are helpless citizens trapped inside or when a firefighter is injured inside a fire and can not get out? Firefighters train long hours sacrificing their blood‚ sweat‚ and tears to be prepared for any situation that may arise during a emergency such as search and rescue‚ rescue of a downed firefighter‚ high angle rope rescue‚ water rescue‚ and also confined space rescue. Not all firefighters are trained in search and rescue; only the most qualified

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    Bushfire Research Paper

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    as vehicle fires‚ Human carelessness‚ for example‚ from discarded cigarette butts or escapes from campfires and Lightning. The Intensity of bushfires is increased by dry vegetation‚ often after a period of heatwave‚ together with strong‚ gusting winds‚ and absence of precipitation Faulty power lines are also often a cause of bushfires. Australia experiences many types of bushfires. Fires can be divided into two main categories‚ depending on topography of the area. Hilly/mountainous fires - Burn in

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    matter is made up of four elements: earth‚ water‚ air and fire. According to David Osborn‚ the Greeks believed that our world exists in a simple balance of these four elements. If the delicate harmony of these powerful forces were to be disturbed by human interference‚ there would be a vast amount of turmoil and chaos on Earth (webpage). Within the novel The Wars the author‚ Timothy Findley‚ utilizes the elements of earth‚ water‚ air and fire to demonstrate the destruction that the war has on not only

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    Burn Burning

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    Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” certain objects function symbolically. One object is blood. The blood symbolizes the unity of the family. Loyalty and family ties are symbolic in the blood as well. Fire is also an important symbol in "Barn Burning‚” fire is in almost every section of the story but the fire that counts is the fire Abner builds the night the family camps out before arriving at the de Spain mansion. Another symbol is the wagon on moving day and spring. To begin with‚ blood comes up a lot in "Barn

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