you stay in a hotel that advertises “absolutely fireproof”? The average person would say yes‚ most people think “It can’t get any safer than absolutely fireproof can it?” Well there was a problem December 7th 1946‚ when the Winecoff Hotel caught on fire. Opened in 1913 as the tallest building in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Built with a steel-framed structure making the owner think it was fireproof‚ but it wasn’t. History of the Winecoff Hotel‚ now known as the Ellis Hotel The steel-framed structure was built
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Prevent • Make sure it do not start • Control fuel sources Communicate • Ensure if fire happens‚ occupants know what to do Escape • Provide a route for escape for occupant to move safely before threatened by smoke Containment • Ensure fire can be contained to smallest possible area Extinguishment • Ensure fire can be extinguished quickly with minimum damage FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM SMOKE DETECTORS HEAT DETECTOR FLAME DETECTOR GAS SENSING DETECTOR Ionisation Dectectors
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REVIEW PAPER ON MINE FIRE IN INDIA INTRODUCTION The problem of mine fire is as old as the history of the mine. The fires in coal mines are posing great hazard due to its increasing trend in the world and much more so in our country while mining of thick and thin seams under difficult geo-mining conditions. Due to fires in underground as well as surface mines‚ not only a considerable amount of resources is lost‚ but the entire mine environment is badly affected. So long as the fires are restricted to
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1. Fire definition – Actual ignition under accidental circumstances is known as Fire. 2. Fire business has been detariffed from 1st January‚ 2007. 3. Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy with the permitted “Add-on” covers if any can be issued. 4. Storm‚ Tempest‚ Flood and Inundation group of perils and/or Riot‚ Strike‚ Malicious Damage perils at inception of of the policy can be excluded from the scope of the policy. 5. Any risk which has not been provided for in the Tariff shall be referred
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Rhonda Griffin Due:February 6‚2013 CIS110 Notebook computer Kindle Fire HD From my experience the Kindle Fire HD Android tablet‚ and views‚ the Kindle Fire HD is said to be the most advanced in the world. This mini-tablet computer version of Amazon.com was announced on September 28‚2011. I have had good experience from this tablet. I received one for my Christmas present last year. This is a light weight tablet that weighs approximately 6 ounces compared to lugging a laptop around .The
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THE IMPORTANCE OF CARRYING OUT A FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT Carrying out a fire risk assessment on a regular basis is obligatory in all workplace environments‚ commercial premises and other places that members of the public have access to. Moreover‚ failure to comply with the regulations can carry serious penalties‚ including imprisonment in certain circumstances. If your company employs more than five staff members then the assessment must be recorded in writing and retained in a safe place. Ideally‚
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Peshtigo Fire The article‚ The Blood-Red Night by Lauren Tarshis illustrates how the Peshtigo fire in 1871 was a very deadly natural disaster that changed the lives of many people. The Kramer family’s lives were going pretty great in Wisconsin the forest was very big. Next‚ the article talks about the fires that began to spread out of control and burn things up‚ like the creek. People began to become panicked and started to try and prepare for the fire. The fire hit them hard and became a firestorm
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1975 GULF OIL REFINERY FIRE In the early hours of August 17‚ 1975‚ a tragic disaster occurred on the Gulf Oil refinery in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. This horrific disaster took the lives of eight firefighters‚ and potentially could have taken more lives if it wasn’t for the help of many surrounding fire stations. The cause of the fire was the overfilling of Tank 231. While no crude oil escaped from the tank as a result of being overfilled‚ large quantities of hydrocarbon vapors were trapped above
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Jack London is one of the greatest American authors of all time‚ and more specifically one of the greatest Regionalism literature. He short story “To Build a Fire” displays many of the characteristics of this subgenre of Realism. There is a strong emphasis on the harshness of nature to man and how man must fight to survive and the main character is of a lower class. Also there is a simple language that is realistic to the characters and setting. These characteristics combine to create one of the
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Financial constraint and political constraints make it unlikely that the short falls will be picked up by the Local tax payers‚ Kent Fire and Rescue (2007a). (See appendix 1 Economic) Social Communities have been changing HMFSI (1999) observed the Fire Service lacked diversity and consequently it did not match the communities that it served‚ it set targets for increased diversity. However‚ Baine (2002) suggested that the situation had not
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