Week 5: LODD – Electrocution at Structure Fire Review the NIOSH – F2005-7: Career captain electrocuted at the scene of a residential structure fire – Californiareport. Did the conclusions in this report offer recommendations for future prevention of similar incidents? What relation did established regulations and standards have to the events surrounding the fatality? ———————————————————————————————————— #1 In this week’s forum the topic at hand describes […]

What is the most common material used by arsonists to start fires? Why?  ———————————————————————————————————— #1 Arsonists use several different ignition points which are flammable liquids like gasoline, smokeless gunpowder, rags soaked in kerosine, ropes used to light the fire or newspaper, waxed paper used for a tinder or fabric softener strips. Even furniture is great for arsonist to use. When these matetials are spread out around the area and […]

Rough Draft of the Final Report You are required to develop a rough draft for your Final Lab Report, which covers the drinking water quality experiment from the Week Two Lab assignment “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination.” Please use the Week Three Assignment Template for preparing your rough draft to insure that you include all required components in a well-organized manner.  Before completing this […]

To prepare for this Assignment: ·         Review this week’s Learning Resources and media program related to one-way ANOVA testing. ·         Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help found in this week’s Learning Resources and search for a quantitative article related to post-hoc tests and consider providing and interpreting post-hoc tests along with commenting on the strength of any relationship found (effect size). ·         Using the […]

After working in facility design for many years, you have become well-known in the industry. Your manager has asked you to create a short handout that new employees can refer to as they receive training through the company. This handout should walk new employees through the process of facility planning. Create a 350- to 700-word handout that summarizes the process of addressing facility planning needs. Include […]

Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors The United States has always been known as a melting pot.  Our country continues to become more diverse each and every year.  Some portions of our communities do not respond to traditional fire safety education efforts, and this is where community risk reduction on a more local level becomes important.   Read the following resources before authoring your forum post: Socioeconomic […]

Week 1 – Review Questions  Provide complete responses to the following:   Chapter 1 – Review Questions (page 14).   Chapter 2 – Review Questions (page 27).   Post as a Microsoft Word attachment.  Indicate which chapter and question you are answering in your responses.  Be sure to include your name on your submission.  To receive maximum points, you should cite references in-text and list […]

Signature Assignment – Communicable Disease Research Paper Topic: HIV/AIDS Write a 5-6 page (excluding title page, abstract and reference page) research paper on an emerging/re-emerging communicable disease (HIV/AIDS) using at least 5 or more current credible sources, APA format, double-spaced, and 12 point font. (100 points) Include a cover page, abstract, introduction, specific details of the disease (see below), and a conclusion. The rubric provided […]

  Objective: Organize your thoughts and the main points of your research for your final presentation Assignment Instructions: To help you complete Assignment 3: The Presentation, you will first submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline should be formatted a specific way and must contain the following elements as described below. To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you […]

1. List and discuss the heat sources identified by the NFPA as being the primary causes of ignition for residential fires. 2. Define stratification, and explain how this phenomenon is predicted. How can stratification be defeated? How are fires detected where stratification is predicted to occur? #1 This week I have chosen to discuss common heat sources identified by the NFPA in being common causes of ignition in home […]