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Fire and the Development of the Fire Service

mean firefighting in all its permutations, from urban areas to forest fires; it includes training and equipment as well. This pape...

Fire's Effects on the Evolution of Plant Species

This paper examines the effects of fire on various metabolic and evolutionary aspects of plant life. The author focuses on the Po...

Fire Inquiry Design Regarding an Offshore Platform Fire Investigation

In five pages this report presents the inquiry and process of a fire investigation regarding an offshore oil platform's design fla...

Evaluating UK Fire and Rescue Service's Disability and Race Policy

for many others it will not. Severe dyslexia is classified as a disability under this act (Dyslexia Association, 2004). If we are ...

2003 Fire at Rhode Island's Station Fire Nightclub

they tried to go out the same way they came in...the other three exits had signs with battery-powered lights, but people couldnt s...

OSHA Safety Standards and Fire Services

In five pages this paper examines how OSHA is involved in determining safety protocols and discusses how this affects fire service...

Ecological Management and the Role of Fire

In twelve pages management of the ecosystem is discussed in a consideration of fire's role with emphasis upon the fire effects on ...

Firefighting Assistance from Computers

to accurately predict the conditions in which the fire would burn out (Walton, 1985). This revolutionary computer "expert syste...

Firefighting and Labor

In a literature review consisting of twenty five pages this paper considers various labor issues concerning civilian fire casualti...

“The Gates of Fire” by Steven Pressfield

on history, on ancient people and cultures. Pressfield has obviously researched the types of weapons the people used, the struggle...

Sonnets and Poems

are not red as coral; her breasts are not white but dun colored; her hair is coarse and wiry (on her head; Shakespeare being Shake...

The Great Chicago Fire

been very well off. At the same time, it seems that there was a lot of money in the area. After all, there had been private mansio...

“Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War”

twenty-five percent of infantrymen "in the most aggressive companies and under the most intense local pressure" actually fire thei...

Barreca/Nighttime Fires

the children, "It was festival, carnival" (line 15). These contradictory images to how house fires are generally perceived are mad...

Reviewing Gas Plants in Terms of Fire Safety

need to consider the causes and how to deal with these potential events. There are three basic types of explosion, the first ids...

Fire Prevention, Private and Governmental Interactions

In four pages this paper examines the fire prevention role of state and federal agencies and the private companies' responsibility...

Fire Safety Issues

This paper examines various fire prevention and fire safety issues with an emphasis on institutional buildings. The author cites ...

Asia, Forest Fires, and Air Pollution

burned in addition to the health havoc it wreaked on the population of South East Asia (Linden, 1998). At the height of the fires,...

Fire as a Theme in Virgil's Aeneid

the contest because she bribed Paris by offering him Helen of Troy, the fairest of mortal women, which is the basis for the confli...

Why Should a Trailer Mounted Fire Unit be Replaced?

with an understanding of how to deal with five in the environment, and their ability to think quickly and react in the appropriate...

Lane v. Franks 2014

In 2006, Lane fired an employee because she never came to work and refused to do so. She sued. Lane was fired and filed a lawsuit....

Amazon.com and the Kindle Fire

improve project management in the future. 2. The Background 2.1 The Company The Kindle Fire was developed by Amazon. Amazon is ...

Overview of the Gatling Gun

In five pages the Gatling gun is examined in an overview of its development as well as its single to rapid fire development. Thre...

Fire Service Recruitment

In ten pages this paper discusses recruitment in the fire service field in a consideration of female and minority underrepresentat...

Fire Services, '2 In 2 Out' Rule and OSHA

In three pages this paper discusses the fire services industry implications of the 'Two In Two Out' rule devised by OSHA. Ten sou...

Fire Service Industry and Labor Relations

In five pages this paper examine issues including unionization, safety protocol maintenance, and volunteer usage in a consideratio...

Contracting Fire Services and Police Pros and Cons

This paper consists of five pages and assesses the pros and cons of contractual fire services and police departments. Four source...

Emergency and Fire Services and Legal Principles

In eight pages this paper examines how fire and emergency services personnel are influenced by liability law and legal regulations...

18th Century Paris Fire and Police Services

has a smoke detector and fire extinguisher, as well as firearms to ward off criminals, things were much simpler in those days. Of ...

Cities, Towns, and Emergency Services

a victim whereas a community member who is friends with him, will make that extra effort. Bruegman (1997) contends that while peop...