2013 I visited fire station #6 located in Costa Mesa‚ California. I called the station prior to my visit and spoke with a fire fighter named Story. He said it would be alright to stop by around two o’clock. Upon arrival I came up with ten questions to ask him that I thought would provide me with a better understanding of what it takes to be a fire fighter. During my visit to the fire station I wanted to identify what it takes to be a firefighter‚ the day to day operations at the fire station‚ and see
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FIRE DRILL & EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE 1. Introduction • Every department has to conduct a fire drill and emergency evacuation for their respective building. • Fire drill must be conducted at least once a year for all departments‚ and at least once every quarter for the cash centre • The fire drill has to be planned and conducted by the Security Department assisted by the other departments within the branch. • The Safety and Health Officer will organize and provide safety
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the sleeping child beside me‚ and grabbed a hold of the black metal frame of my bed. My reflexes reacted quickly‚ and I released my grip. The hot metal had burned my hand. In that short second‚ I turned my head without taking a breath and saw that a fire was dancing up the side of the wall‚ trailing black ash behind it. "Cheyenne‚" I whispered‚ not knowing whether I should be waking her up or leaving her to sleep. "Cheyenne‚ wake up! Please wake up!" I grabbed her arms and tossed her body until her
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Fire Ants Fire ants have been in the United States for over sixty years‚ and almost every American that lives in or frequently visits the quarantined states which they inhabit has had an unpleasant run in with these troublesome critters. Inhabitants of the Southeast who have ever stood unwittingly atop a fire ant mound know that the insects are aptly named. When the ants sting it creates a sensation similar to scorching caused by a hot needle touching the skin momentarily (1. Tschinkel 474)
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Cinema Rex Fire‚ she explains that the fire was started by the government and that they locked all the doors in the cinema and‚ as the caption says‚ “forbade
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FOREST FIRES A forestfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to
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Angels fire was the worst school fire from Illinois history. This fire taught other schools in the future how to prepare for fires‚ and what is not safe to have in a school in the event of a fire. The fire killed many children and nuns in just two hours. It was December 1 1958‚ at 2:40 pm a small fire started in the basement of Our Lady of Angels School in Chicago‚ Illinois. The school was a two-story building and was recently remodeled. At the time the school was up to code with the fire safety
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A HOUSE ON FIRE It was the month of October. The weather was delightfully cool. I was sleeping soundly. All of sudden‚ I was disturbed in my sleep by loud cries of ‘fire ‚fire’. I sprang out of window. I was people with pails and buckets‚ running out of the burning house. On enquiry‚ I learnt that the palatial double-storeyed house of my neighbour‚ Mr. Sharma ‚ was on fire. I ran downstairs with a bucket. I no time‚ I reached the place of occurrence. It was a heart-rending sight. The newly-built
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consist of similarities related to fire and cross-examining these regions provides insight to management. Comparing regions that have similar ecosystems allows for a greater understanding of how the environment has an effect on fire as well as how fire effects the environment. The comparison of fire regimes and history between the sage-steppe ecoregion found in the Great Basin of the US‚ as well as the steppe forests found in Patagonia is a good example. Fire Regimes Fire has played an integral role
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Overcoming the Fire In Susan Perabo’s short story‚ “Some Say the World‚” fire is the most prominent element in the lives of the story’s three main characters: the daughter‚ the mother‚ and Mr. Arnette. Each of their lives is controlled and affected by the daughter’s obsession with fire. The fire is an essential part of the daughter’s life; she uses fire as a way to gain attention‚ deal with abandonment‚ feel alive and needed‚ and fill a maternal void. The fire has taken on its own life to her. By
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