1. What is FIRE? “FIRE” stands for “Find Inform Restrict/Resist Extinguish” shortly it means steps to take when a fire is discovered: Fire is the result of a chemical reaction called combustion‚ which requires a combination of fuel and oxygen as well as a source of ignition. Different methods can be used to extinguish fires. The methods often involve the removal of heat by cooling the burning material‚ the cutting of fuel or air source or the adding of chemical substances
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Running Head: FIRE SPRINKLER ALARM Fire Sprinkler Alarm Christopher Sazon Justine Vergara Legazpi City High School CHAPTER I Introduction Fire is extraordinary helpful. It gave humans the first form of portable light and heat. It also gives us the ability to cook food‚ forge metal tools‚ form pottery‚ harden bricks and drive power plants. But at the same time‚ fire can destroy houses and possessions in less than hour. It can also reduce an entire forest to a pile of
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should never be taken lightly. Is it like a crystal ball‚ allowing the user to see into the future‚ and maybe save their life. Arrogance is a major flaw in literary characters of all regions and time periods. In Jack London’s short story‚ To Build a Fire‚ the unnamed man is working his way through the Yukon to reach a camp and "the boys‚" with his dog as his only travelling partner. The man ignores the advice of an old man about travelling alone when the temperature dips below negative fifty degrees
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1185 FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES WHEREAS‚ death and injury to persons and loss and damage to property by fire have reached alarming proportion that the economic and social gains of the society are being continually undermined; WHEREAS‚ in order to effect a meaningful reduction of the alarming fire losses‚ there is a need to develop national consciousness and involvement of all persons in the prevention and suppression of fires; WHEREAS‚ fire prevention and suppression
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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 history of the fire service has been very interesting and informative. I hope that after this essay that you will farther understand the history behind the service of fire fighting. The activity of fire fighting can be dated back to Ancient Rome 6AD. Rome was the first to have a paid fire brigade of seven thousand fire fighters. The fire brigades would also patrol the streets in order to check for fire code violations‚ when not responding to fire calls. In Rome around the time of the second
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The fire service has been around for over 2‚000 years and there are fire departments all over the world. Regardless of the location of any fire station every firefighter shares the same roots. The fire service first started back in rome in 6 AD. Emperor Caesar Augustus formed the first fire fighting organization called the Vigiles. The Vigils were former slaves and also served as watchmen who patrolled through the city during the night. Each crew member had a certain job some of which included removing
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strategies of Fires during a fire‚ which is NFPA. The primary factors to determining a strategies is Rescue‚ Exposures‚ Confinement‚ Extinguishment‚ Overhaul‚ Ventilation‚ Salvage is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The plan of fire attack is to Rescue‚ Evacuation‚ Ventilation‚ Attack‚ and Salvage. Strategic Concepts in Firefighting OFFENSIVE: Direct attack at seat of fire. Normally at Incipient Stage‚ this solves all problems. OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE: An attack on the main body of fire‚ while
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(CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE) LA PRESENCIA DE UN GAS QUE APAGA EL FUEGO (THE PRESENCE OF AN OFF GAS TO THE FIRE) INTRODUCTION This science project shows that not all gases are the cause of the fire‚ there are several gases that cause the flame is extinguished. Therefore we developed the first fire extinguisher ready and try to prove one of the most important gases in our planet’s carbon dioxide. PROBLEM It is possible that the presence of gas off the fire? HYPOTHESIS There are different gases that can turn
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Symbolism of Fire In the story ‘’The Road’’ by Cormac Mccarthy‚ fire is often used as a symbol‚ and fire is represent survival. From the beginning of human’s civilization‚ fire has been using by human for live and survive‚ and the fire in the story was not an exception. In the path of the father and son‚ there were many obstacles that stand against them‚ yet they did not give up to live and fire is become their assistance. An example for fire became a symbol of survival was when it states‚ ’’The
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