Ford Pinto Fires In early 1968‚ the Ford Motor Company decided to take on the foreign car competition by introducing a compact‚ affordable vehicle they named the Pinto. What began as the decision to enter the race for the top small car ultimately led to an unprecedented court case wherein the Ford Motor Company found itself charged with reckless homicide and was the first corporation charged with criminal conduct. In this paper‚ the authors delve into the tragedy of the Ford Pinto fires and
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The County Fire Department is one of the largest departments in Maryland providing fire protection‚ emergency medical services‚ as well as other services to over 800‚000 citizen. The department is a fire-based EMS system that answers around 130‚000 calls a year‚ with 70% being Emergency Medical Services (EMS) related making EMTs and Paramedics the backbone of the department. There is around 1‚100 employees with 20% of those employees being paramedics. The function of a paramedic is to provide advance
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Ford Pinto Case Ford Pinto Case If we were involved in the Ford Pinto dilemma we would have used Deontological Ethical reasoning to decide whether or not to disclose the danger that the Pinto posed and/or use that reasoning to determine whether or not to install the part(s) that would make the Ford Pinto safer. Our decision would be to do what is morally right and avoid doing what is morally wrong‚ regardless of the consequences. True enough Ford was not obligated by government regulation or
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The Effect of Microwave Radiation on the Respiration Rate of Phaseolus vulgaris Aerobic Celluar Respiration is a process that is carried out by most living organisms. The process is a series of chemical reactions that occur within the mitochondrial matrix and cristae of eukaryotic cells. Following the anaerobic process of glycolysis‚ partially broken down sugar molecules enter the matrix of the mitochondria where they are further reduced by oxygen. In the process‚ a small amount of ATP is created
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Unit Assignments Unit III Case Study You have been hired as a consultant by your town’s emergency management coordinator to help develop emergency action plans. One of the reasons you were selected is your expertise in using the General Behavior Model (GEBMO) to assess risks. Your first task is to assess the hazardous material risks at a local gas station. The station has one 30‚000-gallon underground storage tank compartmentalized to hold 10‚000 gallons each of the three gasoline grades‚ and
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Disaster Recovery Plan Types of Teams * Information Technology Team In the Event of a Disaster *Standard emergency procedures 1. In the event of a fire: a. Attempt to suppress Fire in early stages b. Evacuate personnel by alarm c. Notify fire department d. Shut off utilities 2. In the event of a Hurricane‚ Tsunami or Severe Thunderstorms with Lightning: a. Power off all equipment b. Listen to emergency weather advisories c. Evacuate area if flooding is possible d. In the event of severe lightning
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During an impromptu conference call with the state fire marshal‚ county officials learned all but one of Wayne County’s fire departments received more than $700‚000 in funding to purchase new radios. County commissioners Jim Carmichael‚ Ann Obrecht and Scott Wiggam were meeting Wednesday with Joe Villegas‚ director of the Emergency Management Agency who spearheaded the grant application‚ and he happened to mention fire departments were in the process of being notified about receiving the grant‚ which
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Holmesville area family when a fire started in the basement of their home Tuesday night. Firefighters were dispatched to 9102 State Route 83‚ at 8:56 p.m.‚ after homeowner Alvin Hilty called 9-1-1 to report his home was filling with smoke and there was smoke coming through the baseboards from the basement‚ according to Prairie Township Volunteer Fire Department Chief Reuben Miller. The first truck arrived at 9:04 p.m.‚ at which time first responders found there had been a fire in the basement‚ which had
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Introduction In 1972 the national highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) put a price on life - $200 725 (adjusted for inflation). The Ford Motor Company used this data along with other statistical studies to determine the cost benefit of improving the safety of the Ford Pinto compared to the cost of loss of life. It was determined that the cost of the suggested improvements outweighed their benefits. This essay aims to address whether cost-benefit analysis is a legitimate tool and what
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Case Study 8.3 Affirmative Action and the Urban‚ African-American Student Experience on Rural‚ Predominately White Campuses: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease? Suppose the Supreme Court decided that race could no longer be a factor in college admissions. Would you expect this change to increase or decrease the turbulence on Milltown State’s campus from Mr. Pike’s perspective? What about the perspective of Mr. Garcia and Mr. Smith? What about the perspective of future students of color on the campus
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