Fire triangle‚ also called as combustion triangle‚ illustrates the three components a fire needs to ignite: a heat source‚ fuel‚ and oxidizing agent. A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of the elements in the fire triangle‚ which is the essential method for firefighters to suppress the flames. Fires are often caused by natural means (such as lightning)‚ static electricity or energy sources‚ but most fires in buildings are caused by human error. The American Red Cross says
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Importance of Fire Prevention Bureau James Gabbard English 1020 Dr. David Auchter March 26‚ 2012 Importance of Fire Prevention Bureau James Gabbard Professor Auchler English Composition II 1020 Over the years‚ there have been thousands of lives lost due to fires. Fire Departments determined that something needed to happen to bring the number of fire related deaths down. They came up with a way to do so by creating a division within the fire department itself‚ fire departments called
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Being a fire prevention officer you must possess such characteristics as being honest and having integrity. Admit and take time to correct your mistakes and assume personal responsibility for your actions‚ conduct your duties in such a manner that shows your confidence and respect for your position. Having confidentiality is a must in this profession‚ recognize and respect whatever you see‚ hear‚ or learn that may be confident in nature. Fire prevention officers are respectful and courteous
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The Triangle Fire The events of the Triangle Fire of 1911 are incredibly relevant to today’s society. Workers’ rights and safety continues to be a heated topic for debate. Though many people may believe such an issue has been put to rest with our technologically advanced time and our progressive state of mind‚ the truth of the matter is immigrant and foreign workers are still being exploited in the workplace. Often workers are not represented by a union or uneducated as to what a union even
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Fire is defined as a chemical change accompanied by the emission of heat and light and after flame‚ usually a change consisting in the combination of carbon compounds with oxygen of the air. Since fire was invented during the ancient times it brought many changes in mans way of life. Today with the modern technology‚ we are experiencing the comfort brought about with the innovations done since fire was discovered. Fire has many uses to man but if left unattended it has always
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What is Fire Prevention? The goal of the Fire Prevention Division is to prevent the loss of life and damage to environment‚ property and other values in Santa Fe County through the establishment of community partnerships‚ information dissemination‚ code development and enforcement‚ planning‚ review and active involvement in our communities. Fire Safety Tips X Lauren Romano Lauren Romano became a freelance writer in 2007. Her work appears on various websites and in print. Lauren specializes in
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workers. Employers would pay a lot of the workers a very little amount of money. For instance if you were a female and worked in the shirtwaist factory‚ you were paid $2 a day. If you messed up your boss would take it out of your pay. Also the material you used was bought with your money so you would really be getting $1.50 instead of $2. If you worked in the shirtwaist factory there was one way in and out of the building to make sure you don’t steal anything from the factory. If you didn’t like the
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Ramos CWP 102 Final Paper May 2‚ 2011 Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle has acquired the name “The Devil’s Triangle”. We can owe this to people’s suspicions of its evils. There are many stories about aircraft and ships along with the people‚ allegedly disappearing mysteriously and other stories about people stating that they were warped through time after only being in the region of the Bermuda triangle for less then 5 minutes and arrived at a totally different location
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Bermuda Triangle: Have you ever wondered what The Bermuda Triangle is about and why it is a great mystery? Then my speech on the Bermuda triangle will help you understand more about this strange thing. The Bermuda triangle is a strange and mysterious region in the south West Atlantic ocean where people‚ ships‚ boats and air craft flying over it have been sucked in to its stormy waters or disappeared. The triangle is located in the islands of Bermuda‚ Miami‚ Florida and Puerto Rico and it is Also
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One of the older and more basic concepts in fraud deterrence and detection is the fraud triangle. The fraud triangle is also known as Cressey’s Triangle‚ or Cressey’s Fraud Triangle. Cressey’s Fraud Triangle gets its name from Donald Cressey. Cressey was one of the “nations leading experts on the sociology of crime”. He authored a few books including Other People’s Money‚ Theft of the Nation‚ and co-authored Principles of Criminology with Edwin H. Sutherland. Cressey is honored by many anti-fraud
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