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Fire Department Metropolitan Areas
764 wordsFIREFIGHTER TODAY Firefighting is one of the worlds most honored but hazardous occupations. It is the duty of every fire department to practice life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation. Whenever and wherever an emergency arises, the fire department is one of the first called and to respond. In todays fire service the fire department has an expanded roll that involves more than just fires. The emergencies involve accidents, aircraft crashes, water rescues, hazardous material...
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Press The Button Distress Buttons Alarm
373 wordsAll homeowners should have an alarm system in their home. Alarm systems can help you in times of distress. They can even save your life and keep your belongings from getting stolen. I think that all homeowners should have and alarm system for their safety and the safety of their belongings. First, alarm systems have distress buttons. You can press this to get medical attention and or the fire department. When you are in a fire, and you don't have time to use the phone, all you have to do is pres...
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Gender Inequality Female Roles
1,283 wordsThe question on how gender inequality shapes peoples' life chances is one that has been echoing widely through minds of modern society in the recent decades. Historically sociologists have suggested, amongst various other reasons, that biological differences between men and women constitute as one of the main reasons for males having better job opportunities. Thus males were always branded the breadwinners of the family whilst a female's place was at home (Joanne Naiman 1997: 250 - 51). However,...
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Tear Gas National Guard
1,332 wordsThe Vietnam War marked an era of heartbreak and tragedies. On of the most significant of these is the crisis at Kent State University in Ohio. This was a direct result to President Richard Nixon's decision to send troops into Cambodia without interacting with congress. Protests were held before the crisis at hand and rallies followed. The Mayor of the city of Kent, Leroy Stratom, called in the National Guard, who, on May 4 th, killed four students. The question that remains unanswered is why the...
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Los Angeles County Santa Ana
1,327 wordsHuman beings are able to adapt to almost any environment, unfortunately sometimes we take advantage of our natural surroundings. We find ourselves amidst a struggle between our lifestyles and nature. Although we affect nature profoundly with our activities, we in turn are shaped by nature's potent forces. Nature can be brutal to humans, but we must remember that it merely is following its course. As a result, we must learn to coexist with it. Fire is a naturally occurring phenomenon which humans...
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Fire Department Water Supply
1,308 words... ions that took place throughout the fire ravaged area. Along the eastern ridge of the fire, many high voltage power lines were burnt which eliminated power to homes in the surrounding communities and also presented complications with the fire department's electrically run hydrant system pumps. The fire companies resorted to using water from local swimming pools to put out some of the encroaching flames instead of using the pumped water from the hydrants. Fatigue, injury, and a feeling of vul...
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Begin To Feel Carbon Monoxide
1,141 wordsCarbon Monoxide Poisoning Imagine that it is the first really cold night of the winter season. You begin to feel a chill in the house so you decide its time to turn on the furnace. So you get up out of your chair and adjust the thermometer. After a while you notice that it has not really warmed up much in the house. So you decide to check it again just as soon as you get something for this awful headache that just came on. But, as you get up out of your chair you almost fall over because you are...
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Widely Accepted Insurance Premiums
1,713 wordsFire sprinklers are widely recognized as the single most effective method for fighting the spread of fire in their early stages, before they can cause severe injury to people and damage property. Fire sprinkler systems have had a dramatic influence in the designing of new buildings. Fire sprinkler systems prevent fires from spreading, and contain it to a small area. This has allowed arkatecks the flexibility to design floor plans and not have to worry as much about codes relating to fire safety....
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Drug Addict Fire Department
823 wordsHero Worship When asked to conjure up descriptions of a hero or heroism, many people would imagine similar scenes. The firefighters pulling a family from a burning building, a soldier saving his platoon from certain death, rescue workers pulling a stranded mountain climber from a precarious ledge, and the Knights of the Round Table saving a damsel in distress, are all examples of the common hero. Many people display heroism in everyday life but are rarely recognized either by their peers or by t...
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Dead Body Fire Department
692 wordsRevision # 2 In this cold generation, called Generation X, where young men and women find themselves lost wondering what to do with their life, finding a passion for something, a passion that rules your life, is very important. I found out in my interview with Phil Gervais that unlike many of his generation he has a direction. He looks like any other 18 year old, but he is different because in some way he has what many of us lack: he knows what he wants. He wants to become a firefighter. Phil ha...
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Safe Schools Fire Department
1,390 wordsSafety in our Schools Safety in the schools can mean life and death in many situations. One way is fires. With such things as thin walls, flammable interior, or exterior, schools could turn into a flaming inferno. All schools should be routinely checked for things such as escape routes from the building and the ease of opening and closing these routes. They also should be clear from any interfering things nearby. Schools should have such things as walls inside and outside that do not have flamma...
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Number Of People Late Night
946 wordsThe Techno Clubs Techno Clubs The drastic increase in the number of techno clubs creates the possibility for many potential health hazards. Any person who enters one of these clubs is putting himself or herself at risk. From overcrowded dance floors to drug abuse, there is a potentially dangerous situation lurking around every corner. The scariest thing about these clubs is that their popularity is drastically increasing in towns all across the nation. College towns are an ideal location to open...
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