Firefighting is an action of extinguishing fires; in fact, most firefighters only make an average of 46,000. To be a firefighter there is many requirements like being physical fit, EMT certification, also it helps to have a bachelors in fire science. Being a firefighter is not a job for every one, firefighters put their life on the line. The average firefighter makes 46,870 annually. You will also need to have some volunteer time for your community. With that you also need to have a very clean background
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trend of modern life poses a hazard to the lives of building occupants by the nature of its physical composition. Majority of these items, which are in common use, are combustibles or hazardous materials that catches fire easily. Fire is an agent of chemical change. Uncontrolled, it can wreak havoc to many people, maiming, killing and wasting hundreds olives. It can easily convert valuable asset to ash or smoldering heap of useless objects. Man has attempted to tame fire. However, due to apathy
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the Department of Financial Services (DFS) State Fire Marshals is a well managed, properly functioning organization that provides the most pristine service to its communities, when referenced to the above mentioned functions. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) is a state organization that has many divisions encompassing anywhere from financial accounting to law enforcement investigations. Under this organization, the Division of State Fire Marshals is a law enforcement investigations unit
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someone's house is a blaze with fire. It is your duty to put that fire out, preserve as much as possible, and protect life. Do you think you could handle so much responsibility, pressure, and risk? I know I could. It is a dream of mine to become a firefighter in all sense of the word. I enjoy the thought of risk taking and even helping people, which is why I think that this profession would be just right for me. Ever since I was about 11 years old, and my house had caught fire, had I wanted to be a firefighter
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Construction Auditing I will be auditing the new construction site of a four story office building. The building will be closed in; meaning office spaces and hallways will be indoors. This office building will be located in a heavy traffic area in a big city. The traffic will consist of sidewalk traffic along with delivery trucks and other vehicles passing by the work site location. It will not be connected to other buildings; it will stand alone with a parking lot and parking deck.
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Imagine your home catches fire but the local fire department won't respond, then watches it burn. How safe are the communities we live in? In 2010 in Obion county Tennessee a house burned to the ground as firefighters were doing nothing to stop the fire. Firefighters let a house burn down because the owners of the house did not pay a $75 yearly fee for the services. The firefighters were doing their job by letting the house burn. Next door neighbor’s house saved from the fire. Pay your fees or suffer
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The Evolution of Fire Investigation and Its Impact on Arson Cases Journal Article by Kevin Weitzel Arson investigation is an ever changing field of science and crime investigation. Arson investigators need to be highly educated in their field and unfortunately most are not properly educated resulting in many high profile cases being unfinished or citizens being wrongly convicted. This paper will cover an article by John J. Lentini discussing these topics. Fire investigation is a complex field
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directed by Jay Russell, and produced by Casey Silver. Ladder 49 was released in 2004 and grossed a little over $22.1 million. This is a story about the heroic Baltimore City firefighter, Jack Morrison. Jack is trapped by a blazing, four alarm fire, inside the belly of a 20 story grain warehouse. While waiting for his brothers from Ladder Company 49 to come to his rescue, Jack struggles to remain conscious. His life plays like a movie, as flashbacks take him back to his first days with the
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Many of us never think of the sweat, heart, and soul that firefighters and emergency medical individuals pour into saving complete strangers and even own family on a daily basis. My goal of this interview report is to give insight into a fireman’s/medical emergency person’s life struggles and heartaches that come along with the job. Thirty-two years of dedicated service in saving lives Mr. Marc Thomas is still doing so to this day. From the time that he became interested in firefighting in 1985
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1/6 RIM SEAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM. FLOATING ROOF TANK (RIM SEAL) PROTECTION SYSTEM. 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Grishma's TANK GUARD - Floating Roof Tank protection is a fully automatic detection cum extinguishing system. The system is designed and manufactured for extremely fast detection and extinction of rim seal fires as per the International Safety Standards. 2. WORKING PRINCIPLE. To understand the complete working philosophy of the system, the system has been divided in the following
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