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  2. Stop, drop and roll - Wikipedia

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    Stop, drop and roll is a simple fire safety technique taught to children, emergency service personnel and industrial workers as a component of training in some of the anglophone world, particularly in North America. The method involves three steps that fire victims should follow if their clothing catches fire, to try to extinguish it. [1]

  3. Fire safety - Wikipedia

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    Fire safety equipment at a construction site in China Property loss caused by arson. Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce destruction caused by fire.Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the spread and impact of a fire.

  4. Fire sprinkler system - Wikipedia

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    Over the years, fire sprinklers have become mandatory safety equipment" [8] in some parts of North America, in certain occupancies, including, but not limited to newly constructed "hospitals, schools, hotels and other public buildings", [8] subject to the local building codes and enforcement. However, outside of the US and Canada, sprinklers ...

  5. Fire prevention - Wikipedia

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    Fire departments may visit schools, hang banners, give firehouse tours or hold open houses. [citation needed] Various fire organizations and fire professionals from all across the country attend, along with a number of students and teachers. Songs and entertainment regarding fire safety are also available making fire education fun.

  6. Fire protection engineering - Wikipedia

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    Oklahoma State University offers an ABET-accredited B.S. in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology (established in 1937), Eastern Kentucky University also offers an ABET-accredited B.S. in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology, the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University offers a master's degree ...

  7. In the rush to rebuild, one topic is taboo: What should be ...

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    The orders "will allow property owners to more quickly start rebuilding — with the same building materials and fire safety requirements that failed to protect over 10,000 homes," he said in an ...

  8. Test scores show Texas schools are on fire. Parents, what ...

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    When it comes to Texas public schools, though, we accept failure over and over again. The latest State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness results show miserable performances in reading and ...

  9. Fire drill - Wikipedia

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    The New Zealand Fire Service requires all schools and educational facilities to carry out a fire drill (termed a trial evacuation) at least once every six months, unless a shorter period is specified in the school's approved evacuation scheme. Schools need to give the Fire Service 7–10 working days' notice before a fire drill is planned, and ...