FIRE What is fire? For a fire to occur‚ three elements need to be present; 1. Heat 2. Fuel 3. Oxygen The three elements are normally described as the triangle of fire and if the three elements come together‚ a potential fire will occur. Oxygen is generally always present; the other two elements vary depending on the environment. In a working environment fuel is present in four types of groups: Solid fuel Liquid fuel Electrical Gaseous Paper Alcohol gel Computers Propane Cardboard Oils Televisions
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The Reichstag fire The Reichstag fire took place on February 27th 1933. The Reichstag building was where Germany’s parliament sat. On the night of February 27th Hitler and Goebbels were having dinner at Goebbel’s Berlin home. Just after 21.00‚ Goebbels received a phone call from Dr. Hansfstaengl that the Reichstag building was on fire. Goebbels later claimed that he felt the news was so fanciful that he did not inform Hitler even though he was in the same house. It was only when he received another
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Jan Morgan stated‚ “ Islam cannot and will not peacefully co-exist with any other religion on earth. Never.” Jan Morgan made this statement because she felt as if Islam was a religion of violence. Ever since the 9/11 attack‚ a majority of Americans have this concept that Muslims are terrorist and the religion promotes violence. Americans say the teachings within the Quran condone the use of violence to spread the faith. They believe that Islam is a dangerous ideology‚ if it is to survive in the future
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May 20‚ 2013 Fire Fatality- Rodney Paul Miller They are on call at all hours. They get pulled out of their warm‚ safe beds in the middle of the night to respond to fires‚ crashes‚ floods and other emergencies. They venture out in all kinds of weather‚ blizzards‚ torrential downpours‚ unbearable heat. They save people lives in many cases‚ the lives of people who are not exactly innocent victims‚ whose foolishness puts their own and others lives in danger. They are quite simply heroes‚ typically
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Forged By Fire by Sharon M. Draper is a sad tale about child abuse. When Gerald was a young boy‚ he was constantly left alone in the house without any supervision. He would not have any food to eat and when it was cold he would be shivering. One day when his mother‚ Monique left him home alone‚ he accidentally started a fire and it almost killed him. Luckily he was saved and his mother was arrested for child abandonment. Gerald was sent to live with his aunt. Aunt Queen took him in and raised
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Morgan Koops is a middle aged female living in the United States. She recently went to get a new Social Security Card and was denied. They were able to discover that she was originally from Russia‚ but was given up for adoption at a young age. Her birth files and certificates were destroyed from an aftermath of the Cold War in 1992. The U.S. Adoption Agency has contacted us to try and find out‚ who her birth parents are. They have given us five couples that are possibly the birth parents of
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"Holes" is the story of Stanley Yelnats‚ a young boy that has been sent to Camp Green Lake for something he didn’t do. He believes his family is under a curse‚ and the curse has come to rest on him. However‚ throughout the story we can tell that Stanley is adaptable because he soon made some friends in the camp‚ he quickly learned the rules of the camp and he is becoming like the other boys. These facts can be illustrated in the quotes from the book. First of all‚ he always cares for others no matter
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References Fire extinguishers types.(n.d.). Retrieved fromhttp://www.fireextinguisher101.com/ Nadar‚k. (2010‚ December 2). Fire Extinguishers. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fire_extinguisher Merriam-Webster. (2004)‚ The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. In New York: A fire extinguisher is a portable container usually filled with chemicals for putting out fires. (Merriam-Webster‚ 2004) An active fire protection device used to extinguish or control fires. Fire extinguishers
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Fire Safety Induction Booklet for GP Practices and other small stand alone Healthcare Premises Fire Safety Induction Training Book This booklet should be introduced to new employees on their first day of employment. Section 1: is a checklist of those facts and features that you should be shown on your first day by your line manager Section 2: is a self learning package‚ you should complete it during your first month of employment Section 3: is a check of understanding and should be handed to
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corporation has skeletons in their closet‚ more so than others. With many major corporate officials constantly standing against trial‚ it seems that high profile industries cannot be trusted by the public. This also applies to our very own trusted banks. JP Morgan Chase a trusted financial institution has included itself on the list of corporate crimes. These crimes include but are not limited to rigging bids for personal investments‚ home insurance fraud‚ and overcharging the military veterans. As a result
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