2007 San Diego Fire Season: The Witch Creek and Guejito Fires The Witch Creek Fire (WCF) took place in San Diego County on October 21st 2007 ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). The exact location of the fire within the county was the witch creek area‚ just east of the Southern California town of Ramona ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). This fire was believed to have been started around noon of that day ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). The Guejito fire was discovered near Guejito bridge
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Dillan Graham Professor Polnac ENGL 1302 25 July 2013 Short Story Analysis The short story by Jack London‚ “To Build a Fire” is a about a newcomer to the Yukon Territory‚ and his journey as he travels the Yukon Trail with his wolf-dog‚ to meet his friends at an old claim. The passage along the little-traveled trail was through the spruce timberland. He began the trek at nine o’clock‚ and was expected to reach his destination around six o’clock. According to the narrator‚ the newcomer was
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Analysis of Fire and Ice In Robert Frost poem‚ “Fire and Ice”‚ the reader receives the poet’s opinion on the two different ways civilization could end. Frost compares the destructive forces of fire and ice‚ which are allegorical of the passionate nationalism and rigid isolationism of the day. He uses an imperfect rhyming scheme to emphasize points and links throughout the poem. In nine short lines‚ Frost sums up the socio-economic situation of his time. The rhyme link‚ between “fire” and "desire”
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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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vandalism‚ insects‚ mold and fire. Because of the speed and totality of the destructive forces of fire‚ it constitutes one of the more serious threats. Vandalized or environmentally damaged structures can be repaired and stolen objects recovered. Items destroyed by fire‚ however‚ are gone forever. An uncontrolled fire can obliterate an entire room’s contents within a few minutes and completely burn out a building in a couple hours. The first step toward halting a fire is to properly identify the
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had gathered near a big building which was on fire. Flames were rising high. People were running about confused. The cries of children got mixed with the shrieks of women. It was really a heart-rending scene. Soon the news spread. Some boy scouts arrived at the scene. They at once set to work. They brought pails of water from the tap nearby and threw it on the flames. Some of them brought bags of sand. I‚ too joined in the work. Someone rang the fire brigade. Soon it came down the street‚ making
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approximately 640m elevation compared to approximately 590m at the pick up point. The slope and degree of slope of an area is an important factor when determining fire risk (Ellis‚ 2004)‚ therefore as there is approximately a 50m slope at minimal angle‚ there exists a fire risk in Lyneham however it isn’t severe. Housing factors in Lyneham posed several fire risks. Lyneham has a large variety of property types; of the 1‚817 occupied private dwellings in 2001‚ 40% were detached houses‚ 29% were semi-detached
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To explain the significance of the word fire that is portrayed repeatedly in section 2 of the Glass Castle‚ we first need examine why she uses the word fire. Can she relate the meaning of the word fire to her life? Well on page 15‚ paragraph one‚ lines 5 through 6; “You can’t live in the fear of something as basic as fire”‚ shows that fire is something that one shouldn’t be in fear of and should be least feared. That she should be in charged and not the other way around. The second time is on the
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plays a pivotal role in life on this wonderful planet. Nature is extremely dangerous but it is also a beautiful component of the earth. People view nature in unique ways that are displayed through actions and words. Jack London‚ author of “To Build a Fire”‚ and Henry David Thoreau‚ author of Walden‚ both value nature and view it in a unique way that is translated to their works of literature. These two authors apply a unique perspective of how nature can apply to everyday life. The aspects of interacting
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poem “Fire and Ice‚” it is both a lyric and didactic poem. There are several meanings that can be argued in “Fire and Ice.” Is Frost’s “Fire and Ice” about the world ending or a past love that has ended? In the first two lines‚ Frost writes‚ “Some say the world will end in fire‚ / Some say in ice.” The first thought that comes to mind when reading these two lines is that the poem is about the debate on how the world will one day end. Christians believe that the world is going to end in fire as the
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