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…brothers had trouble starting fires and keeping warm because their shacks could not hold out the gusts of wind. One day, a wolf appeared in the camp and started chasing my brother while they were playing. Each made it to their house unscathed. The wolf…

…measured 7.8 on the richter scale. This earthquake was devastating to the city, mainly due to fires caused by broken natural gas lines, which could not be put out because all the water mains were broken and firemen had extreme limited resources to work…

…THINK YOU’RE HAVING A BAD DAY ? This article came from a national magazine: Fire Authorities in California found a corpse in a burnt out section of forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The deceased male was dressed in a full…

…buildings such as sheds/garages. Once the fire is upon the owner's property, there isn't really much that can be done to protect houses from burning. For anyone to lose their home to a bushfire would no doubt be one of the most significant turning points…

…and left a wake of destruction 290 miles long -- from Mendocino to Monterey Counties -- with shock waves that traveled at over 7000 miles per hour. In the city of San Francisco, it toppled chimneys and smokestacks, crumpled wood-frame houses into kindling, threw…

…. Meltzer, Milton. Bread and Roses. New York: Random House, 1967. No Way Out: Two New York City Firemen Testify about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. [online] http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/57/. March 12, 2002. The Triangle Factory Fire. [online] http…

…an explosion and be struck by equipment, colliding with a vehicle, etc. They would also slow down the firefighters often causing in yet another life or to the firefighter themselves. As in a house fire…

…The use of elemental imagery in Jane Eyre, revealed throughout the novel both literally and metaphorically, is one of Charlotte Bronte’s key stylistic devices. The opposition of the two elements, fire and water, highlights the need for the characters…

…Dear Charles, Have these strange men come around to your house and taken your dad away? Well yesterday they took mine away; they said something about our father stealing something. Not really sure on what he would steal; our father would have worked…

…of the precious Yang essence, which brings good fortune. In Fung Shui, the element of fire is placed in the south corner of a room or house to bring in great success, fame and recognition. For the element of fire you can use a bright lamp, fireplace, candles etc…