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    Service “Education is not the filling of a pail‚ but the lighting of a fire.” by William Butler Yeats. Firefighting is a big role in life and there’s a lot more to know than just picking up the hose. It is a very dangerous and hard job to be a firefighter. They are always trying to save someone else’s life by putting their own life at risk. Burning buildings and houses could collapse on them when they’re trying to save someone; also‚ many firemen deal with Trauma from seeing decided people in car

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    Running head: SUICIDE RATE OF FIREFIGHTERS DUE TO JOB-RELATED Suicide Rate of Fire-Fighters due to Job-Related Stress Brenda Bell-Smith Barry University Public Safety PUB 409 Dr. Smith Jun 25‚ 2008 Suicide Rate of Fire-Fighters due to Job-Related Stress Few individuals realize the gravity of depression in another human’s life. For some‚ the state of being depressed is a choice‚ and a person can easily “snap out of it” if only they would think positively and cut all the drama. Depression

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    brief introduction that leads into a listing of all 343 firefighters who died that day – it goes on for pages. 2) All the Firefighters who were there during that horrific attack‚ each related back to the local government. Firefighter’s can work for any government. There are federal‚ state and local firefighters. The federal government for example‚ employs firefighters in national parks as do some states in state parks. Also every firefighter risks their lives to help save others.

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    Flag At Ground Zero

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    The Picture that United Us All Raising the Flag at Ground Zero is a photograph by Thomas E. Franklin. The photo depicts three firefighters raising an American flag while being surrounded by the rubble of the former World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks that took place in 2001. This picture captured the attention of the American media‚ and became synonymous with uniting the American public and creating a feeling of hope on one of the most tragic days in American

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    the book‚ I thought the book was just going to be a boring book about a firefighter‚ but after reading the entire book‚ I realized that there was much more than just the story of a firefighter. I really enjoyed how the author‚ Dee Henderson‚ portrayed Jack O’Malley‚ the firefighter‚ and his family of seven orphaned and abandoned teens who became a family‚ and changed there sir to O’Malley. The Protector is about a firefighter named Jack O’Malley‚ and his ’family’ of seven people orphaned as teens

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    Firefighting Tactics

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    NIST is trying to change the firefighting tactics and strategy in order to make the job safer for firefighters‚ and also to decrease victim’s mortality rate. The idea is by cooling the house on fire by throwing water on it‚ either from inside or outside‚ by doing so‚ it’ll also decrease the toxic gases inside the house. When a building in on fire‚ two things will help put the fire out‚ adding water to the fire and by having a proper ventilation. It is undeniable that has been changes in the residential

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    Kearlsey Case Study

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    for a position as a firefighter with the City of St. Catharines and was accepted on condition that he were to pass a medical examination by a doctor specified by the city. However‚ during the medical exam the doctor discovered that Kearsley had an atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) and refused to pass him. Kearsley took it upon himself to consult a medical specialist who advised him that his condition would indeed not affect his ability to perform his job as a firefighter. Kearsley then filed

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    the line to save many others. The firefighters that ran into the World Trade Center truly demonstrated what a hero means to America. They went in not knowing what would await them‚ and many of them perished in the ruble. No one would have thought that the two twin towers would ever fall so easily. Even if the firefighters knew when the towers would fall over that they would have went in any ways save as many lives possible any ways. Over three hundred firefighters lost their lives weather it was trying

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    Unit 5 Assignment 1

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    Unit 5 Writing Assignment There are many avenues that the fire service can utilize to reduce the injuries‚ deaths‚ cost and risks that fire poses to firefighters and those in the community. Among these numerous avenues that are at the fire service’s disposal‚ in my opinion‚ the most effective is the presence of fire suppression systems in homes. With that being said‚ I’m in support of requiring the installation of fire sprinklers in homes‚ for while there may be an initial financial hit‚ there are

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    Are Professional Athletes Overpaid? There’s a great deal of controversy over the topic of whether professional athletes are overpaid or not‚ as compared to teachers‚ police officers‚ and firefighters. Jennifer Fontaine‚ a sports promoter‚ clearly states that she believes professional athletes are not over paid‚ due to their careers being short lived due to any serious injury‚ or injuries‚ that could end that highly paid career. On the other hand‚ Roberto Hinojosa‚ a high school math teacher‚ disagrees

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