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    Kent Fire Management

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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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    Unit 1 Assignment: Critical Terms Study Guide FS101: Fire Behavior and Combustion Unit 1 Unit 1 Assignment: Critical Terms Study Guide Auto-ignition temperature The minimum temperature to which a material must be raised before combustion will occur. Also called “ignition temperature.” Backdraft A sudden‚ violent reignition of the contents of a closed container fire that has consumed the oxygen within the space when a new source of oxygen is introduced. The introduction of

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    conducive to his downfall. An interaction with the “Old Timer” is what drives many of his decisions‚ and it blinds him from the risks of his environment. He pompously criticizes the Old Timer‚ applauding himself for his manliness while thinking “the fire was a success. He was safe. […] The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below. Well‚ here he was; he had had the accident; he was alone; and he had saved himself. Those old-timers

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    Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

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    York. When all of a sudden a fire began it started in the rag bin on the 8th floor of the 10 story building. Within 18 minutes it was all over. 49 of the workers burned to death or had been suffocated to death. 36 were dead in the elevator. 58 died from jumping out of the windows. 2 died later because of very fatal injuries. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 caused many problems or issues for the people who lost friends and family who were victims of the fire. In total there was 145 people

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    Working Out

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    has a strong‚ lean body build. A person who sits and eats all day has a more relaxed and "lazy" body build. A body becomes complacent with the amount of exertion it is forced to undergo. Increasing this exertion does many things for the body. Working out can help a person gain strength‚ lose weight‚ and improve their confidence. Lifting weights and a cardio workout increases the body’s strength. When a person lifts weight‚ he or she exerts strain on his or her muscles. These muscles are damaged from

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    The Great Fire of London

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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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    Gulf Refinery Fire

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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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    Burn Out

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    communication patterns in the workplace culture preceding burnout.” She frequently lectures on the subject of burnouts. Burnout is loss of engagement‚ i.e‚ reduced energy‚ involvement‚ self-efficacy and motivation. The foundation of burnouts begins with out relationship at work. There are three different dimensions; energy‚ involvement‚ and effectiveness. These three elements are in a continuum between engagement and burnout. If these three deminsions lean towards the burnout side‚ one will start to

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    Kindle Fire Hd

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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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    FIRE Website Analysis

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    Harvey Silverglate. The purpose of this organization is to secure the individual rights at college campuses in America. This website is built to educate students about their individual rights because our rights are getting taken away by others. The FIRE websites is there to enlighten people about the common issues that students might be facing in colleges and universities. There are many college professors who are using this website just to inform students about their individual right and the importance

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