Essay Homework
I. As discussed in this unit, there are five different classifications of fire. Which classification do you feel is seen the most by fire protection crews? What around you in your home or professional setting would lead to one of these fires? Explain your reasoning/selection.
II. Fire dynamics is important for newly graduated firefighters to understand. Knowing the components of fire and the different classifications is part of the bread and butter of the knowledge they should have.
For this homework, you have been tasked to create a training document for personnel beginning employment at the fire department in your community. Within your training document, you should discuss the following information.
i. Describe the process of combustion, particularly the chemical chain reaction as it applies to fire.
ii. List and describe the four stages of fire evolution.
iii. List and describe the classifications of fire.
iv. Discuss how the stages of fire and classifications of fire impact emergency situations.
v. Indicate the main factors that influence fire spread and behavior.
vi. You may use photos of the various types of fuel seen in your surroundings when describing each classification of fire, but this does not count toward your page requirement.
III. Within each community, there are buildings of varying construction types. Take a picture of a building within your community and post it with explanation of what your thoughts would be if it was on fire. Have you had a unique building incident? If so, describe the incident and how it was handled. If not, describe how you think a fire might be handled in your home or office.
IV. If you were a business owner and you hired a general contractor to perform a major construction project, how would you feel about that general contractor hiring 10 different subcontractors to complete the project? Would you feel like the vision for the project will get convoluted when the general contractor explains it to the subcontractors? Do you feel as if there is less control over areas such as safety, quality, and productivity? With the potential for the safety standards to get less stringent, do you believe that you (the business owner) are now more at risk if an accident did happen?
V. Based on the readings in the textbook, the advertisements on the internet and your own views of the television commercials that are very common in America, discuss your perspective on the contingency attorneys who are commonly seen advertising during daytime television. You will hear these attorneys advertising such as "one call... that's all..." or "Have you been injured at work? Let Attorney X get you the cash and benefits you deserve..." If you or a family member were hurt at work, would you immediately hire one of these attorneys, or would you wait for the due process to work? In these commercials on television or the internet, do you believe these attorneys lack integrity or ethical considerations? Why, or why not?
Write your unit journal entry as if you were trying to advise a friend on contacting the attorney or not contacting the attorney. Try to make a convincing case based on what you have seen and what your perception is; imagine it is a temporary partial disability such as losing a finger or toe but not a thumb.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.