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    Fireproof Essay

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    classes I have taken so far‚ and watching this movie‚ and paid very close attention to the details. All my life since I was 3 years old‚ all I wanted to do is be a Firefighter‚ and I have never knew about the movie Fireproof. I wanted to be a firefighter so bad‚ for Christmas when I was 4 years of age my parents bought me a firefighter hat‚ and I wore that hat everywhere I went. In the movie I seen how the firefighting profession can be dangerous and you never know what kind of incidents you are going

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    make it stop. A hero can be a police officer who gets a criminal‚ or it can be a firefighter who gallantly gets a kitten out of a tree. Some people have their own definitions of a hero. Things that heroes do are their decision. They can save someone from a burning building‚ they could save someone from a car crash‚ they could even give someone food. The little things people do is important to someone else. Firefighters save people everyday in their home. Police officers can arrest the people who want

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    department has one of the most highly trained fire fighters in its team‚ the chief is concerned about some security issues which were due to result of negligence and disobedience on the behalf of the firefighters. There are several examples given in the case which include deaths of both the fire firefighters and the clients who they are supposed to serve and rescue. The management staff believes that these incidents could have easily been avoided if the fire fighters would have been a little more responsible

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    chapter 1 assignment

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    responders on the local‚ state and federal levels. 4. Describe how the events of 9/11 help identify improvements to building and fire codes. They helped identified the need for Elevators high-rise buildings more than 120 feet tall so firefighters can get to‚ and fight fires‚ without walking up from the ground floor with heavy equipment‚ A higher standard for fire resistance in high-rise buildings more than 420 feet tall‚ a stronger fire proofing for buildings more than 75 feet tall‚ shafts

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    Fire Service History

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    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 burning roofs‚ responsibility of for the supervision and operation of water pumps‚ firefighter who supplied water to pumps

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    Analysis - A review of Firefighting Segments in the United States Firefighters The NFPA estimates that there is 1‚148‚100 firefighters in the United States‚ of these 29% or 332‚949 are professional/full time firefighters and 71% or 815‚151 are volunteer firefighters. (Source: US Fire Department Profile Through 2009‚ Michael J. Karter‚ Jr.‚ NFPA‚ Quincy‚ MA‚ October 2010). In the training/education industry as it pertains to firefighters we can assume that our customer market is comprised of 1.1 million

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    in Firefighting Math is used extensively in firefighting‚ partly because firefighters have so many jobs to do in the course of their work. As a volunteer firefighter‚ I have seen mathematics used in many areas of firefighting. If you don’t have a solid background in math‚ especially algebra‚ you will struggle to pass the required exams and have a hard time getting through many of the daily task required by firefighters. For instance‚ in pumping operations‚ rise over run calculations are essential

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    Yarnell Hill Wildfire

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    lightning just outside the city of Yarnell‚ AZ. The Prescott Fire Department ’s elite group of firefighters‚ who were called Granite Mountain Hotshots‚ were called in to contain the fire. While attempting to contain the fire around Yarnell‚ the winds changed directions‚ and picked up speed. This caused the fire to circle around the firefighters‚ cutting off their escape route. Nineteen of the twenty firefighters were killed June 30‚ 2013. Yarnell Hill Wildfire June 28‚ 2013 in Yarnell‚ Arizona

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    determines the levels of four pre-calibrated gases to indicate to the firefighter is it is safe to be there or not. It helps us to detect faulty heating appliances by telling us if the appliance is burning its fuel completely or not. Without these gas meters a simple call would turn into a two hour ordeal while we tried to find out what was wrong instead of being able to look at the screen and see exactly what we

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    Fire Safety

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    the cause of the blaze was a candle that has been left burning unattended while the homeowners left the house. Accidents like this are the reason for fire safety awareness. Fire safety is an essential part of education for both the public and firefighters that has proven to decrease the risk of accidental fires and fire related deaths. The history of the fire service dates back to the early days of history. The service has evolved dramatically from the beginning. The first records of the fire

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