Tag: Fire

Fire Up Live large, do tough stuff and give back


Free Download Fire Up: Live large, do tough stuff and give back by Nedd Brockmann
English | 2 October 2024 | ISBN: 1761427393 | True EPUB | 240 pages | 49.2 MB
FIRE UP! shares some of the lessons I’ve learned from the first twenty-five years of my life, from growing up in the bush to running across Australia. This is what fires me up every single day.

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Walk through Fire The Train Disaster that Changed America


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English | ISBN: 0806542187 | 2023 | 272 pages | PDF | 56 MB
The first book to examine the rarely-acknowledged Waverly Train Disaster of 1978 – the catastrophic accident that changed America forever and led to the formation of FEMA. Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the event, WALK THROUGH FIRE is a tribute to the first responders, as well as an examination of the strengths and vulnerabilities in rural America.

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Concentration Under Fire Mindfulness Practices for Success


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English | October 15, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DK61TD7V | 78 pages | EPUB | 0.87 Mb
In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to concentrate has become more crucial than ever, especially for adults facing tight deadlines. Concentration is not just about the act of focusing; it involves actively engaging with a task and filtering out distractions that can derail progress. When tasks pile up, the pressure can lead to anxiety, which in turn diminishes our ability to concentrate. Understanding the importance of maintaining focus can empower individuals to manage their time effectively, leading to successful completion of projects and overall satisfaction in their work.

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Designing Steel Structures for Fire Safety


Free Download Venkatesh Kodur, Raul Zaharia, "Designing Steel Structures for Fire Safety"
English | 2009 | pages: 186 | ISBN: 0415548284 | PDF | 1,7 mb
Structural design in fire conditions is conceptually similar to structural design in normal temperature conditions, but often more difficult because of internal forces induced by thermal expansion, strength reduction due to elevated temperatures, much larger deflections, and numerous other factors. Before making any design decisions it is essential to establish clear objectives, and determine the severity of the design fire. The art and science of designing structures for fire safety has grown considerable in recent years, accompanied by the development of sophisticated codes of practice such as the Eurocodes. The Eurocode documents now represent the best international consensus on design rules for structures exposed to fires. Similarly, codes and standards in the US and the rest of the world are being updated with rational design provisions for evaluating fire resistance of structures. One such example is the recent introduction of rational fire design approach in the latest edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction’s steel design manual.

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Rebuilding the Fire and Rescue Services Policy Delivery and Assurance (Emerald Points)


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English | 2020 | ISBN: 1838677585 | EPUB | pages: 160 | 0.9 mb
Contemporary reforms of the fire and rescue service result from two excoriating reports from the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee that demonstrated the inadequacy of contemporary policy, service delivery and public assurance for fire and rescue services in England. This book focuses on the key reforms proposed by Theresa May when she was Home Secretary in response to these reports and critically examines the new National Framework and the new external Inspectorate that were created as a result. Rebuilding the Fire and Rescue Services will prove invaluable for both academics and practitioners in order to build a more efficient and effective performance regime for this essential emergency service. It demonstrates the context, the parameters, the agencies and the inter-relationships that operate within the areas of policy development, service delivery and public assurance in the service. It shows how the new national framework and the new inspectorate can be improved. Most of all it shows the need for robust data and intelligence at both the national and local levels.

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Tunnel Fire Dynamics


Free Download Tunnel Fire Dynamics by Haukur Ingason, Ying Zhen Li, Anders Lönnermark
English | March 22, 2024 | ISBN: 3031539222 | 597 pages | MOBI | 27 Mb
This updated, second edition unveils the mystery of the tunnel fires, covering most of the issues in fire safety engineering in tunnels, clearly describes the phenomena related to tunnel fire safety, presents state-of-the-art research, and gives detailed solutions to these major issues. The book retains its chapters on fuel and ventilation control, combustion products, gas temperatures, heat fluxes, smoke stratification, visibility, tenability, design fire curves, heat release, fire suppression and detection, CFD modelling, and scaling techniques allowing readers to create their own fire safety plans for tunnels. It gives detailed solutions to the major issues in fire safety engineering in tunnels and provides example calculations. A new chapter on Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) safety has been introduced as well as updated information related to AFVs in respective chapters.

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