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    To begin with, a basic part of human civilization and life is the element of fire, though a fire is not all that basic. A fire is not a simple element, but it is a complex part of chemistry that requires multiple elements. First of all, a fire starts due to a hot temperature igniting the combustible material. Most of the common material found lying around can burn but only if there is a high temperature to ignite the material; the minimum required temperature to burn an object is known as the…

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    Firefighting Tradition

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    The Butler Community College Fire Science department motto is “Duty, Pride, and Tradition”. It speaks for itself. It is straight to the point to what they want people to know about our firefighters. Our past, present, and future firefighters. The Duty, where our past firefighters have lost their lives. The Pride our present firefighters wear daily with their bunker gear. The Tradition that the future firefighter will continue to uphold. Everyone knows about the brave firemen and women, the…

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    Fire safety means that you are being protected by any unlikely danger including fire. Fire is very harmful to humans and nature. Just a couple weeks ago there was a fire in Southern California. Thousands of people had to flee the area. Many were killed as this wildfire spread throughout 55,000 acres of land. Since fire is so dangerous i'm going to give some safety tips about fire during the holidays Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On Fourth of July many people light fireworks but…

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    face mask and would be located in the state of Pennsylvania As a firefighter I have seen turn out gear that was able to withstand up to five hundred degrees for five minutes or 1,200 degrees of heat for 8 minutes. However, I have learn from my fire academy instructor and from pictures that our face mask is not able to withstand 450 degrees of heat, but will start to bubble and holes will start to form. Which for any firefighter is pretty much a death sentence. The market is continuing to make…

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    Wild Fire Research Paper

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    There are three conditions that need to be present in order for a wildfire to burn, which firefighters refer to as the fire triangle: fuel, oxygen, and a heat source. Fuel is any flammable material surrounding a fire, including trees, grasses, brush, even homes. The greater an area's fuel load, the more intense the fire. Air supplies the oxygen a fire needs to burn. Heat sources help spark the wildfire and bring fuel to temperatures hot enough to ignite. Lightning, burning campfires or…

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    Pyromania

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    resist carrying out fire setting, despite potentially negative or harmful consequences. The presence of several episodes of intentional and purposeful fire setting characterize this disorder. Individuals with this disorder usually experience emotional arousal and tension prior to the act of setting a fire. Individuals with pyromania have a fascination with, interest in, or attraction to fire in several contexts (e.g., paraphernalia and consequences). They may set off fire alarms in stores and…

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    Portugal Firefighters

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    This is all happening while firefighters struggle to put out a deadly, devastating fires in Spain and Portugal. At least 35 people have died as strong hurricane winds swept hundreds of fire across northern Spain and Portugal. Authorities have declared states of emergency in areas that have been affected, and over 500 fires have been recorded. As of Monday morning, October 16, thousands of firefighters fight 63 fires. Relief is needed, and is achieved when rain starts to dump on the areas,…

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    on the island is shown through the flame from the signal fire. Hope is shown coming and leaving throughout the novel…

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    I've already seen my goals and my vocabulary to answer this lesson question. How can I write an effective argument for or against using planned fires to protect wild areas? To answer this lesson question, I begin by learning about the writing process. The first step in the writing process pre-writing, in which you'll plan out how to write a convincing argument about the best way to protect wild areas. As part of the pre-writing stage, I'll investigate this topic and form a claim. First I want to…

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    The drought stricken lands of the Western states of America have been battling wildfires for so long that other nations have been extending their assistance to affected areas. The wildfires have been burning approximately 526,000 hectares of land across 10 US states, including California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. One of the badly hit drought-stricken western states is Idaho with 17 huge wildfires blazing since Friday followed by Washington, Oregon and California. The Canadian and American…

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