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    now that winter is coming. Sometimes, homeowners are hesitant to use their chimneys for fear of having a fire. However, chimney fires can usually be prevented by homeowners having their chimneys regularly inspected and maintained. If you have a chimney, here are some important guidelines for making sure that deadly creosote doesn’t cause a fire in your home. The Problem with Cresote Most fires that begin in chimneys and fireplaces are caused by creosote. As wood burns in a fireplace, the process

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    might burn out slower because all of the oxygen in the whole beaker would be used up rather than just the middle part. 4. Propose a reason why the water rose in this experiment I think the water rose in this experiment due to air pressure. The candles’ fire burns the oxygen inside the beaker, leaving less gas inside the beaker than outside. Since the lip is covered in water, no gas can get in that way unless the water goes through first. The outside air’s higher air pressure pushes the water in through

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    property from the hazards of fire and emergencies. Firefighters do more than just put out fires, they respond to different medical calls such as traffic accidents, and just other emergencies where they are normally the first on the scene. The first permanent firefighting company in the United states was formed by Benjamin Franklin in philadelphia in 1706 (Cosgrove). From horse drawn steam hand pumped engines to state of the art computer operated fire apparatus, the fire service is a constantly evolving

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    A ball of fires comes from the small compact car called the Ford Pinto. Just a touch of the bumper will cause injury and death to happen in this car. This car has been known through time to be a very dangerous car. The history of the car, the way the car was designed and made, and the aftermath and problems it caused prove why this car is such a dangerous car. The car itself was the start of an era for small compact cars. The idea for the Ford Pinto started in about 1968 when car companies were

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    In this career you will notice that they're is multiple places that are being held as a fire station and they are commonly found in most city, states, and countries but mainly every place within a distance away from you. General duties in this career is just driving fire trucks, keeping people safe, and helping out the society with all the other duties. Firefighting has specific duties such as put out fires with specialized hoses and treat sick people and get them out of houses with burning buildings

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    Health care entities across the U.S. manage their own medical mandates, each varying from state to state. States organize a set of mandates to ensure proper incident reporting. Health care organizations abide by such mandates in order to detect patient safety events and improve overall quality. The ensuing paper researches incident reporting systems from two separate states. Responsibility. Although not clearly stated, the responsibility of reporting incidents at both Utah and Minnesota institutions

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    breakthrough candles have several advantages over the old-fashioned ones. Here are some of the reasons why flameless candles beat regular candles. Flameless Candles Are Safe. The best reason to use flameless candles is due to safety. Since these candles operate without a flame, there is no fire danger like there is with the regular kind. With a candle that is flameless you don't have to worry

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    Becoming A Firefighter

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    Fire fighting is one of the most essential duties for civilians safety. Without them Wildfires would burn out of control, no one would be around to save burning buildings, and bomb threats would be and even bigger concern with no one to defuse them. After knowing this it is essential that we hire the best qualified candidates for the job. After looking at multiple studies the conclusion had been made that the men candidates would be best for the firefighters positions. First off and probably the

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    Safety Information Vacuum pump and pumping system for operation in chemical environments   I. Introduction 3 A. Scope of the publication 3 B. Hazard sources 4 II. Hazardous pumped gases 6 A. Flammable material 6 a. Operation below the lower explosive limit (LEL) 7 b. Operation above the upper explosive limit (UEL) 7 c. Operation below the minimum oxygen concentration (MOC) 7 B. Pyrophoric material 8 C. Oxidizing agent 9 D. Explosive material 9 E. Corrosive material 10 F. Toxic 11 III. Vacuum system

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    to collect data from several tests involving burn time of a candle. Oxygen, O2, is a kind of gas. A lot of the air we breathe as human beings is oxygen. Which is good since we need oxygen to stay alive. Oxygen is also a primary element in fire. Fire is a chemical process. Three elements are needed for this process: oxygen, heat and fuel. Without one of those

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