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…FIRE PREVENTION by Robert Sawin Living in a house surrounded by nature and wildlands can be peaceful and beautiful, but it can also be risky. The risk of a high intensity wildland fire, is rising in many wildland ecosystems, and with it comes…

…. Shortly before the court house burned down 100 prisoners were released. Most of the prisoners began looting. When the Water Works was hit by the fire, many of the firemen went home. Finally around 11P.M. the wind died down and showers began falling…

…. It was a lot worse in the middle class and poor sections of the town. (1, p.19) Just about every house was made out of wood. Even buildings that claimed to be fire proof had wood roofs covered with tar. The richer part of town had stone and brick homes…

…not only because of the strong bonds they form with the horses, but also because they guarded the engine. At the sound of the bell, the dog would "stir up" the horses and then run outside and bark at the people trying to cross in front of the fire house…

…, the town's luck failed, and the consequences of complacency and dry weather were demonstrated. Two large fires struck the downtown area; one wiping out sixteen businesses along Main Street, the other destroying the Sprague House hotel. The infant fire…

…sense of nervousness and excitement. I can still remember my captain telling me hit the horn and siren as we went thorough busy downtown Mystic. I was imaging a house engulfed in flames. As we arrived at the scene to my surprise, a brush fire caused…

…and final being a general alarm that summoned every available engine in the area to the scene. Flames were seen rising from a small stable behind a house near the corner of De Koven and Jefferson streets. Just as quickly as the fire could be put out, it had…

…;<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>2 of 3 the house recently for sale? Was anyone there before the fire? Did they hear any unusual…

…A Review of the Essay "Rose Schneiderman and the Triangle Fire" Reported by Leslie Regina Goodson The American History Illustrated, published in July of 1981, featured an essay by Bonnie Mitelman. The essay expounds on the tragedy of a horrific…

…There are many benefits to fire sprinklers. They help save lives and more. If there weren’t such an invention, then many buildings would be burnt down and many more lives lost. If fire sprinklers were installed in every building, then people would have…