Fire Timeline 1860- Native populations decline and begin to be restricted to reservations- decrease in indigenous fires 1908- Forest Fire Emergency Act- Permitted deficit spending to fight fire 1910- 3 million acres burn in Northern Idaho and Western Montana The fires of 1910 shaped ideas‚ fears‚ policy and management 1924- Aldo Leopold argues that fire is an important natural process 1935- Forest service 10am policy established 1943- Harold Weaver (Burro of Indian Affairs) writes about the
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Fire prevention is a term being heard more and more today in America. It is starting to become a standard in today’s fire departments. Fire has the ability to keep us warm and also has the ability to make us homeless. As we grow as community and the technology changes‚ Fire Prevention needs to be made more of a necessity in our homes today. More homes are being built out of lighter material along with being built closer and closer together. Each can lead to extreme destruction‚ homes being lost
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“Fire Fighter Arson” The reason I decided to choose this topic‚ and not something about a particular part of the fire service‚ is because I was watching a TV show CSI where they solve crimes and such. Well this topic of fire fighter arson was on the show where a fire fighter set a fire on purpose. So I decided that it looked interesting considering it is what I want to do. Fire fighter arson is basically when a fire fighter sets a fire and I will break it down on why some fire fighters do
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1. What is FIRE? “FIRE” stands for “Find Inform Restrict/Resist Extinguish” shortly it means steps to take when a fire is discovered: Fire is the result of a chemical reaction called combustion‚ which requires a combination of fuel and oxygen as well as a source of ignition. Different methods can be used to extinguish fires. The methods often involve the removal of heat by cooling the burning material‚ the cutting of fuel or air source or the adding of chemical substances
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1185 FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES WHEREAS‚ death and injury to persons and loss and damage to property by fire have reached alarming proportion that the economic and social gains of the society are being continually undermined; WHEREAS‚ in order to effect a meaningful reduction of the alarming fire losses‚ there is a need to develop national consciousness and involvement of all persons in the prevention and suppression of fires; WHEREAS‚ fire prevention and suppression
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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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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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Two Months ago the Blue Cut Fire took place in my county. During the fire‚ my grandma‚ my family‚ and I was very scared. It was a huge fire that took place in San Bernardino county and 15 freeways. The fire lasted many days on end. This had to be the biggest fire I’ve ever seen. First‚ the fire was a tiny brush fire. But after less than 6 hours it had burned many acres of land. The San Bernardino Mountains soon lit up in flames. The burning caused my dad to not be able to come home. The firefighters
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Justice October 2‚ 2011 Arson and Fire Investigation What is arson and fire investigation? Arson and fire investigations are conducted to find out whom or what was responsible for creating a fire. It is critical that we know why a fire was created so you can prevent it from ever happening again and also to determine what accelerants were used if any. In this paper I will go into depth on what it takes to become an arson or fire investigator. How do arson and fire investigators get where they are
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GENERAL NOTES Initial Action ((by person detecting the FIRE)): *Activate the nearest manual activator for General Alarm (six or more short blasts followed by one prolonged blast). *Advise the Officer of the Watch *If possible‚ extinguish fire with nearest extinguisher *If unable to extinguish‚ close all doors/openings and proceed to Emergency Stations When the Emergency Signal Sounds: o All persons on board muster at their respective muster stations; o All groups conduct a
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