decimated the population and ruined the living conditions‚ the Great Fire of London struck the medieval city at the end of a dry summer in 1666. The fire started as an innocent blaze in a bakery‚ but due to lack of immediate response‚ turned into a giant inferno that raged for 3 days and ravaged London (Tinniswood 42). Despite the suspicions of the paranoid city dwellers‚ the official statement issued by the Parliament on the cause of the Fire was that “nothing hath yet been found to argue it to have been
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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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The fire service has been around for over 2‚000 years and there are fire departments all over the world. Regardless of the location of any fire station every firefighter shares the same roots. The fire service first started back in rome in 6 AD. Emperor Caesar Augustus formed the first fire fighting organization called the Vigiles. The Vigils were former slaves and also served as watchmen who patrolled through the city during the night. Each crew member had a certain job some of which included removing
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Banning Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins has good intentions—protecting children; however‚ children/teenagers should be trusted to make their own decisions about what they read. Books are usually challenged or banned to protect others‚ for example; violence‚ sexually explicit or offensive language. Catching fire is said to be challenged because of its violence‚ anti-ethnic‚ anti-family‚ insensitivity‚ and offensive language. The Hunger Games series was on the 2010 challenged books lists. I believe
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The Great Chicago Fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters of the 19th century‚ and destroyed much of the city’s businesses. This disaster and the rebuilding of the city made Chicago one of the most important American cities. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow is blamed as the most common cause of this fire. The fire started at about 9 P.M. on October 8th‚ 1871. The reconstruction of Chicago started a rapid increase in economic development and population growth. The fire was around a small barn belonging to
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Lit. & Comp. “Nighttime Fires” pg. 587 “Nighttime Fires” “Nighttime Fires” is a narrative poem written by Regina Barreca. The poet uses powerful imagery which vividly illustrates the lasting impression made upon a girl whose father seeks satisfaction through witnessing the destruction caused by nighttime fires. The poem creates a picture in the reader’s mind of the father’s character as his grown child still remembers from when she was five years old. Although it is obvious that the
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The story “ To build a fire “ by Jack london is about a man who goes hiking alone in the woods‚ with only his dog to accompany him. He is the trying to make it to where his friends are. To do so he must go through “Henderson Creek.” Along the way he faces many dangers. The overall meaning of “To Build a Fire” is to think things through in life. The author conveys this through the use of conflict. From the start of the story the author portrays that the man didn’t think things through because
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One’s approach toward extreme weather situations could be the difference in survival or death for them. Respect for one’s limits and the conditions of nature are the key aspects of survival. Arrogant and unaware of his limits‚ the man in To Build a Fire‚ a short story written by Jack London‚ died. Aware and prepared‚ the climbers in the documentary Cold‚ directed by Anson Fogel‚ survived. Using experience‚ the understanding of the power that nature has over oneself‚ and preparation‚ gives a human
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Out of the Crisis – W. Edwards Deming The “Red Bead Experiment” was an interactive teaching tool that W. Edwards Deming made use of in his four-day seminars. In the experiment‚ a corporation is formed from workers‚ quality control personnel‚ a data recorder‚ and a foreman. The corporation’s product is white beads‚ which are produced by dipping a paddle into a supply of beads. The paddle has 50 holes in it‚ and each hole will hold one bead. Unfortunately‚ there are not only white beads in the bead
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Fire Protection Systems There are several types of fire extinguishing systems. They are wet‚ dry‚ chemical and gaseous types of systems that can be implemented. The type of fire and the circumstance that created it will dictate which methods are the best‚ safest and most efficient ways to extinguish a fire. Examples would be kitchen fires‚ grease fires in particular are difficult to extinguish with water and sometimes counterproductive to extinguishing the fire. Wet chemical systems are most
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