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82The History of Firefighting
The Need For Firefighters From the time of the early Roman empire until the devestation of the Great Fire Of London in 1666, fires in urban landscapes caused signifcant devistation. In 64 AD, the Great Fire of...
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78How to Survive Anatomy and Physiology Class
I think the term “Necessary Evil” was invented to describe Anatomy & Physiology class. That tough class (and extremely unreasonable professor, I might add) made me want to pull my hair out, slap the smile...
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68Wargames: What Are They? How Do you Design One?
A war game is usually a historical simulation on a specific battle based upon the history of the battle. The game plays much like the intensity of Chess, which is really an abstract version of a war game. A...
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78The Best Patio Heater
Well, this is a difficult question. I suppose it depends what you want form your patio heater and how much time and money you have to invest. Anyone who knows me knows that I am an avid gardener. When I'm...
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75Wildfire
Each wildfire season, as soaring flames blacken thousands of acres, not unusual is the news that one or more responders have lost their lives. When wildfires raged in San Diego County in 2003, more than 2400...
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65Project Prioritization
Do you manage projects in your line of work? How many projects do you handle on average at any one time? The term 'projects' need not be limited to just large scale, monumental tasks. As long as you are...
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65Firefighter Jobs
Making the decision to do whatever it takes to get hired by a fire department was the best decision I ever made! It was like hitting the career lottery! Hi. my name is James. I'm a career firefighter. That's...
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76How to be a volunteer firefighter
There are hundreds of articles on the training needed to become a firefighter, whether volunteer or career. This article addresses the necessary character of a person who dreams of being more than a spectator....
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75How to Meet Firemen
I used to have a real thing for firemen. I’ve kind of outgrown that phase, but I know loads of women who want to meet a fireman just as much as I did. This article is a list of the ways I went about meeting...
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68Racism: Isn't it normal?
What exactly is racism? The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1998) defines it as: Racism is destructive. It disempowers people by devaluing their identity. It destroys community cohesion...
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