The study case that we are presently dealing with is one that can occur at any firehouse. Working with the same partners for a long period of time could either create long time relationship or could possibly produce friction and destroyed the dynamic of a shift. Lieutenant Hanson can no longer deny it. He does not like paper works, unfortunately the situation that arise under his leadership will give him no choice to act on. The situation that occur at station three appear to be minimal at first
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Joining the Explorer Program is the first step i'm taking to gain the experience needed to start a career with the fire service. This essay will be answering the questions about the past accomplishments in my life, my interest in the fire service, and what I would like to gain from the Explorer Program. I would like to join Service because I feel like i'm a good fit for the career. I'm a senior at Sir Francis Drake High School. I have played sports for my entire four years, I play football and
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Fire Spread By: John Williams Abstract A fire is a rapidly moving element that can spread quickly from one building to another. In the event a fire ignites, firefighters must be aware of the factors that cause a fire to spread quickly and work to prevent those elements from aiding in the fuel of the fire. Fire spreads by three causes: convection, conduction and radiation.
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Reducing the Spread of Structure Fires Nameless Abstract This paper gives an overview of just a few of the ways fire companies can help limit the spread of a structure fire. A few factors to take into consideration that are discussed here are ventilation, nozzle type, and time. Along with the ways that these concepts can help reduce the spread of a structure fire are ways that, if used incorrectly or misjudged, can greatly worsen the situation and the behavior
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Arson Investigator 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 it, affects
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Javan Pruett Introduction to Fire Prevention and Public Education What it Means to be a Firefighter 2-25-2015 People choose the careers they do for a variety of reasons. Some of those are money, enjoyment of the job, or the opportunities their profession affords them, such as traveling. I do feel that it is important for you to choose your profession and not the other way around, or for a parent to choose it for you. I chose to pursue a career in the fire service for many
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Growing up in the inner city, the men and women that provided emergency services to my community were important to me. Living in the inner city far too many times the members of the Baltimore City Fire Department crossed my path. Some memories were happy, but lots of the clashes were not. When I became a Fire Fighter/ Paramedic 13 years ago I wanted to make a difference in the lives of the citizens of Baltimore City from a civil servant's point. Becoming a Fire Officer has been one of my goals
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Teamwork, determination, hard work, and the instinct to survive. What do these things have to do with anything? It has everything to do when anyone is a firefighter. They need all of those traits in order to even be considered as a firefighter, moreover if they do not have those qualities they will not be accepted or if they are accepted and they still do not have those qualities they will get others killed. As a matter of fact the role of being a firefighter requires great endurance for training
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Fire service in the United States began in New York which was known as New Amsterdam at the time back in 1648. The Director-General Peter Stuyvesant appointed 4 gentlemen as fire wardens. In 1653 Boston followed similar creating fire wardens and then later that next year Boston purchased their first fire engine. Proceeding after Boston was Philadelphia in 1719 and New York in 1731 purchasing fire engines themselves. Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were noticeable
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------------------------------------------------- How Long Should I Hold My Muscle Stretches? ------------------------------------------------- [Document Subtitle] [Author] Lecturer: How Long Should I Hold My Muscle Stretches Stretching is often performed as part of a warm up prior to physical activity and can be defined as the application of tensile force to lengthen muscle and connective tissue (Stone, Kinser, O'Bryant, O'Bryant, Ayers, & William, 2006). The primary reason for
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