West Warwick, Rhode Island

Justin Richardson Dr. Jones Safety Management 24 May 2018 Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire The single greatest loss of firefighter lives since 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. In the Charleston where the proud fire department haven’t had any line-of-duty casualties since 1965 then on June 18, 2007 they had gut wrenching nine casualties in the Sofa Super Store fire. The call came into dispatch 7:07pm when a passerby noticed smoke coming out over the furniture store. 7:10pm Engine 4 arrives on scene and reports a trash fire on the side of the building. Assistant Chief and Engine 16 shows up minutes later, they are ordered to go inside to separate the fire from the warehouse to the showroom. Led by the Assistant Chief there were sixteen firefighters inside the showroom with no signs of fire other than near the rear ceiling tiles. What they didn’t realize is that the fire had spread to the cavity between the ceiling and the steel truss roof. At roughly 7:30pm, the front windows were broken allowing additional air flow to reach the unburnt fuel below the ceiling. When this happened, the firefighters in the showroom got surrounded by superheated air and dense smoke. The ones who still had contact with their hose were able to make it back out, the others were not as lucky. Running out of air and disoriented they radioed for help, while the radio transmission was jumbled with cries for help, commander barking orders and crews struggling to get water. The fire…

On 7 February 2017 at 1400 a windshield survey was conducted in Roan Mountain, TN; the temperature was a pleasant 70 degrees. Roan Mountain is a town located in the Appalachian Mountains on the side of the mountain it is named for. The valley it occupies is surrounded by amazingly beautiful and diverse landscape and scenery. The population of Roan Mountain is Caucasian and has varying ages. During the windshield survey, roughly 13 people were seen out of doors. Two older gentlemen were…

world, especially in a business environment. That sense of being a competitor is one of the driving reasons behind me wanting to attain my MBA and get a business related degree in college. I grew up with my father always telling me to be the best that I possible could, to strive for greatness. I carried this mentality when I was young in sports, and luckily that attitude transitioned into the classroom and in the workplace once I became an upperclassmen in high school. I had always struggled…

confirm that I had the infection, the test came out positive. I had no where to go, I was penniless, alone, and heartbroken. It was then that I realized what I had done, not only to myself and my future, but most importantly my parents. I called my mother as soon as I left the hospital and apologized, I knew I could never apologize enough for choosing a girl over my mother. Like any good mother, she accepted my apology and I went home for the first time in months. After a restful night, I woke…

It is about the feeling that emanates from a place as a combination of the physical environment and the surrounding community that produces a feeling of place. A place encapsulates an entire community of people and the folklore that is associated within the place. One must embrace their surroundings in order to get the full feeling of being from a place. I consider my place to be the state of Rhode Island. I grew up in that area and and connected with the people neighboring me and got in…

back in England, they came to America for religious freedom. They had many rules and regulations, all revolving around their religion. For example, only the Elect were allowed to be members of the church. Then the Massachusetts Bay Colony was formed. This was formed by a group of non-Separatist Puritans who feared for their faith and for England 's future. They secured a royal charter and formed the Massachusetts Bay Colony as an escape from religious persecutions back home. Religion built the…

The first commercial wind farm in the US is going through final testing before going on line: Using a law pass by a Republican-drove Congress in 2005 and set apart by President George W. Bush, the Obama association has been lighting up the standard methodology and leasing broad patches of the ocean profundities for wind-control change. The monster machine is being mounted on a steel stage that ascents over the Atlantic Ocean around 3 miles southeast of Block Island. Around two dozen endeavors…

During my educational career I was a participant in program called The College Crusades of Rhode Island. The College Crusades of Rhode Island is a college readiness program. Since the third grade I toured several colleges, learned how apply for college, studied good academic writing, was educated on financial welfare and had many classes on understanding how to choose your career. When it came to choosing my own career my view was stuck between what is practical and what do I love? I had a flare…

You arrive to Point Judith with your large beach bag filled with a bathing suit, sunscreen, a change of clothes, a sandwich or two, a few bottles of water and you’re ready to go. You parade up to the stand where you have to make a decision: traditional or hi-speed? With traditional it’s only twenty two dollars for a round trip, while hi-speed is thirty five dollars. You have to make a decision fast because the next ferry leaves in five minutes and you don’t want to miss it because then you’ll…

Stephen Hopkins was born Scituate March 7, 1707 and died in Providence, Rhode Island July 13, 1785 after retiring from serving the Continental Congress. He was born and orphaned to his uncle at an early age, and came from a family prominently involved in politics such as his grandfather who served a prominent role in the politics of Providence, and his cousin, Benedict Arnold, who became the first governor of Rhode Island (Austin, p. 324.). Stephen was apparently self educated and had had a long…