Ford Pinto Fires Case The Pinto fires case is about a series of accidents involving the Ford Pinto’s fuel tank bursting into flames if struck from the rear. A 1978 suit against Ford Motor Co. for the murder of 3 teenagers brought the incidents to the public attention as it was the first time a major corporation was charged in a criminal case beyond negligence (Trevino‚ 2011). Background The Ford Pinto was rushed to production by Lee Iacocca to directly compete in the small car market with countries
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FIRE INSURANCE Overview Fire insurance is a form of property insurance which protects people from the costs incurred by fires. When a structure is covered by fire insurance‚ the insurance policy will pay out in the event that the structure is damaged or destroyed by fire. A fire insurance policy involves an insurance company agreeing to pay a certain amount equivalent to the estimated loss caused by fire to the insured‚ within the time specified in the contract. The indemnity is subject to change
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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 Insurance | | | | Fire insurance is a contract under which the insurer in return for a consideration (premium) agrees to indemnify the insured for the financial loss which the latter may suffer due to destruction of or damage to property or goods‚ caused by fire‚ during a specified period. The contract specifies the maximum amount‚ agreed to by the parties at the time of the contract‚ which the insured can claim in case of loss. This amount is not‚ however‚ the measure of the loss. The
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FIRE TRIANGLE In order to understand how fire extinguishers work‚ you first need to know a little bit about fire. Four things that must be present at the same time in order to produce a fire : * Enough oxygen to sustain combustion. * Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature. * Some sort of fuel or combustible material. * The chemical‚ exothermic reaction that is fire. Take a look at the following diagram called the “Fire Triangle”. Oxygen‚ heat‚ and fuel
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FIRE What is fire? For a fire to occur‚ three elements need to be present; 1. Heat 2. Fuel 3. Oxygen The three elements are normally described as the triangle of fire and if the three elements come together‚ a potential fire will occur. Oxygen is generally always present; the other two elements vary depending on the environment. In a working environment fuel is present in four types of groups: Solid fuel Liquid fuel Electrical Gaseous Paper Alcohol gel Computers Propane Cardboard Oils Televisions
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imaginary worlds‚ and that escape was represented by many symbols during the play‚ one of them were the fire escape. The fire escape which represents the one way excursion which Tom needed in order to find a temporary safe haven from the nagging of his mother‚ Amanda‚ and the responsibilities he had towards his crippled sister‚ Laura. Tom was suffocating both emotionally and spiritually and it was the fire escape that represented the bridge between the illusory world of the wingfileds and the world of the
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I have chosen to write my paper on a fire that occurred on February 4th‚ 2007 and was initially reported at 0934 in a small town in Pennsylvania. The weather at the time of the incident included a high temperature of fourteen degrees‚ with a low of three degrees. Winds were between ten and twenty miles per hour and there were gusts up to thirty miles per hour. This fire killed one firefighter a 27 year old male with approximately thirteen total years experience twelve and a half of those being
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Deceit‚ death‚ and discipline; all of the characteristics listed are lessons taught to Lily Casey. In the novel Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls‚ Lily Casey met many characters throughout her lifetime. Many people throughout the novel had an impact on Lily and taught her something about life. Lily took lessons from each of these characters and applied what she learned throughout her difficult and strenuous life. Through people such as Helen Casey‚ Ted Conover‚ and Adam Casey‚ Lily was able
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The Reichstag fire The Reichstag fire took place on February 27th 1933. The Reichstag building was where Germany’s parliament sat. On the night of February 27th Hitler and Goebbels were having dinner at Goebbel’s Berlin home. Just after 21.00‚ Goebbels received a phone call from Dr. Hansfstaengl that the Reichstag building was on fire. Goebbels later claimed that he felt the news was so fanciful that he did not inform Hitler even though he was in the same house. It was only when he received another
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