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...that direction just as a [[submarine chaser]] crossed through the line of fire and dropped five [[depth charge]]s. Thereafter, the cruise in these waters ...roceed to Willemstad. ''Erie'' swung into the wind; efforts to subdue the fire were unsuccessful. The gunboat was finally beached, officers and crew aban

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...he decimal separator in German). <!-- The Allied slang for anti-aircraft fire, ''ack-ack'', does not come from the German, but is a World War I term from ...rcraft could fly, often flying over {{convert|6000|m|ft}}, nor could they fire rapidly enough to be effective against fast aircraft. Many military planner

...hting. Unlike the common coal gas, or coke gas which was used in municipal service, this gas provided a more efficient heating fuel.Gaseous-fuelled internal c *They are far cleaner burning than, say, a wood fire or even a gasoline-powered engine is (without emissions controls), producin

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...designed for the ''Luftwaffe'', but never used in combat. The ADEN entered service on the [[Hawker Hunter]] in 1954, and subsequently used on every British gu ...heavier projectile makes the ADEN more lethal, and it has a higher rate of fire of about 1,300 rounds per minute.

...''Shershen'' class torpedo boats. The weapon was officially accepted into service in 1969. ...0 mm. The barrels are rifled with 12 grooves. The guns each have a rate of fire of 1,000 round per minute, they are fed by independent 500 round belts of a

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Armstrong's system was adopted in 1858, initially for "special service in the field" and initially he only produced smaller [[artillery]] pieces, .... The [[Royal Navy]] used all these guns and all except the 20-pounder saw service in [[New Zealand]].

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...d in the early 1990s after the end of the [[Cold War]]. It is currently in service with the [[Canadian Forces Land Force Command|Canadian Army]] as a mobile, ...ound-based [[air defence]]/[[airspace]] coordination and long-range direct fire/NLOS support for ground engagement to defend against asymmetric and convent

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|service=Approx. 1990 ...helicopters and [[Su-25|Su-25T]] aircraft. It is believed to have entered service around 1990, having been first shown publicly at the 1992 [[Farnborough Air

|service= ...idual targets while minimizing the exposure of the launch vehicle to enemy fire. It is to be the main weapon system of the [[Eurocopter Tiger]] UHT and HAD

|service=1992 ...st moving. In the event of sudden appearance of a target, the operator can fire from the shoulder with the launcher rested against a local object. Two othe

|service=2009 - ...ग, [[Indic transliteration|Nāg]] ''"Cobra"'') is a third generation "[[Fire-and-forget]]" [[Anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank missile]] developed in [

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|service=2005- In March 2005, Brimstone entered service with [[No. 31 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="MOD1">[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInt

|service=1994 ...+developments.-a09046203|date=1990-04-01|ISSN=0252-9793}}</ref> It entered service in 1994.

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...ied [[Vickers Wellington|Vickers Wellington II]]. This was not adopted for service, but when the need to attack tanks from the air was identified, the "S" gun ...200 other vehicles. However, they suffered heavy losses, mainly to ground fire (the Hurricanes were poorly protected) and also lacked effectiveness agains

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|service=1915&ndash;1956<ref name=navweaps/><ref>1956 is the year the Argentinian ba ...the [[Breech-loading weapon|breech]] and was capable of an average rate of fire of 2&ndash;3 rounds a minute. It could throw a 870&nbsp;lb. (394.6&nbsp;kg)

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...alled in a variety of aircraft; the only German autocannon to actually see service in the air during the war. ...that held 10 or 15 rounds; the latter weighed another 5 kg. As the rate of fire was 325 rounds per minute, this magazine could be emptied very quickly. The

|service=1944&ndash;1961<ref name=navweaps/><ref>1961 is the year the last remaining ...the [[Breech-loading weapon|breech]] and was capable of an average rate of fire of 2.4&ndash;3 rounds a minute. It could throw a 1,140&nbsp;lb. (517.093&nb

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|service=1943–1992 ...was fired.<ref>{{cite web | title =Do battleships move sideways when they fire? | work = NavWeaps.com| url = http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-022.h

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...>[http://www.wp.mil.pl/pl/strona/205/LG_59_150 MON]</ref> Cyclic [[rate of fire]] is between 8 and 10 rounds per minute, with the gun returning to an eleva ...anger to the gunner's fingers. Using the autoloader, the gun has a rate of fire of 6–8 rounds per minute while a skilled gunner could easily achieve 10 r

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...× 8) armoured personnel carrier. A small number of these have now entered service. More recently, the 30&nbsp;mm 2A42 cannon has been installed in a new turr ...dual- and six-barrel naval and air force cannons. The 2A42, 2A38 and 2A72 fire percussion-primed ammunition; the naval and aerial cannons use electrical p

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|service= 1925 - 1940 ...re made to mount existing [[field gun]]s on new mounts to allow high angle fire, but it was soon obvious that more a more specialised weapon was needed. At

|service= 1936 - 1940 .../32 was equipped to receive [[Gun laying|gun-laying]] information from a [[Fire-control system|central sight]], and also had a device for automatically adj

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|service=[[1940]] - ...8 and T9 versions developed in the early 1930s that were intended to enter service later in the decade.

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...or other [[artillery]], and are mechanically loaded for a faster [[rate of fire]]. They can use a variety of ammunition: common shells include high-explosi ...00 rounds per minute. Williams, p. 241.</ref> Such extremely high rates of fire are effectively employed by aircraft in air-to-air combat, where the target

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|service=1901 - 1972 (Fort Scratchley) <br>1915 - 1918 (field use) ...ich was mounted on a heavy traveling carriage in 1915 for [[British Army]] service to become one of the main heavy field guns in the [[World War I|First World

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...armament of the [[CV90]] [[infantry fighting vehicle]]s (IFV) currently in service by the [[Danish Army|Danish]] and [[Royal Netherlands Army|Dutch]] armies. *'''Rate of Fire:''' Semi-automatic or 200 spm

...er of 75 mm, the barrel was 46 caliber-lengths long and it was accepted in service in 1934. *Rate of fire:

...designed cannon, and one of the most successful anti-aircraft guns to see service during [[World War II]]. It was used both in an anti-aircraft role and as a ...se systems proved troublesome and unreliable, while the less sophisticated fire control system of the 90/53 was found to be highly reliable, though not as

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...ish Army from 1945 to the late 1990s. It was gradually replaced in Swedish service by updated AK5 and AK4 assault rifles. ...tuation (straight blowback) makes it easy to control during full automatic fire. Single shots are also easy to achieve (with very little training) by letti

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...moving the howitzer from the launch to field carriage and back. In naval service the boat howitzers had gun crews of 10 in the boat and 11 ashore. ...] and [[shell (projectile)|shell]]. Percussion primers were used in naval service, but the howitzers could also use friction primers obtained from the army.

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...''' ({{lang-ru|Грязев-Шипунов ГШ-6-23}}), also known by its service designation, '''9-A-768,''' is a powerful, fast-firing six-barreled 23&nbsp ...the aircraft's power systems, and they accelerate to their maximum rate of fire much more quickly. There is less "spin-up" time for the barrels than with a

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...he [[Ho-1 cannon|Ho-1]] and [[Ho-3 cannon|Ho-3]] (Army Type 97) in general service. The Ho-5 was belt-fed using typical Browning-style steel disintegrating li *'''Rate of fire:''' 450-600 rounds/min

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...saw limited use during World War II. It was the largest gun to see active service derived from the Model 1921 Aircraft Browning. It was used as upward-obliq *'''Rate of fire:''' 400 rounds/min

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Former: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Company, High Standard Company, Savage Arms Corporation, Buffalo Arms |service= M2HB from 1933–present

...automatic twin 40&nbsp;mm M2A1 [[Bofors 40 mm gun|Bofors]], with a rate of fire of 240 rounds per minute (rpm) and either a .30 cal. [[M1919 Browning machi ...ted as the M42. Initially, aiming the 40mm guns assisted by a [[radar]] [[fire control system]] housed in a secondary vehicle of similar design but this i

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...igher muzzle velocities were felt to be worth the risk. The MK 103 entered service in 1943 as main armament of the [[Henschel Hs 129|Hs 129 B-1]] ground-attac ...e-engine fighter planes such as the Bf-109K, but probably never saw active service. As a consequence, the MK 103 was largely restricted to the role of an air

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...e and gave off too much hydrogen gas<ref>Blair, p.280.</ref> (a hazard for fire shipboard, and potentially lethal in submarines), and there were bugs in pr The design was dropped from service in 1950 in favor of faster and more reliable later types.<ref>[http://www.n

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...replace the [[World War II|wartime]] [[Nudelman-Suranov NS-37]], entering service in 1946. It was 30% lighter than its predecessor at the cost of a 23% lower ...z AP-T) shell. Its muzzle velocity was still considerable, but its rate of fire was only 400 rounds per minute. The weapon's considerable [[recoil]] and wa

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...United States Military Academy|West Point]] graduate. He resigned from the service in 1836 and became the superintendent of the [[West Point Foundry]] in [[Co ...|yd}} with a trained crew.<ref name="Big Guns at Gettysburg">National Park Service: Gettysburg National Military Park. [http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/soldie

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|service=1914—46<ref name=Hogg&Thurston1972page78>Hogg & Thurston 1972, page 78</r ...f name=Routledge1994page13/> This would appear to be the effective rate of fire found to be sustainable in action.

...e to develop a mounting with elevation over 55°, the lack of a predictive fire control system in destroyer classes built prior to the introduction of the * '''QF Mark II''': Land service used by the [[British Army]].

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...den is loaded manually with three-round clips. This limits its capacity to fire in automatic mode to 6 rounds. The Rarden gun does not require an external ==Service use==

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...e also developed, like the 42&nbsp;mm [[Oerlikon RK 421]], but did not see service.<ref>Anthony Williams, [http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/RED%20QUEEN.htm "Th ...]. The Rheinmetall Millennium 35 mm Naval Gun System is the largest to see service.<ref>The British were developing a 42 mm revolver cannon in the 1950s befor

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...ship|USS ''Iowa'']]. After the 1950s, GCFSs were integrated with missile [[fire-control system]]s and other ship sensors. ...e="NavOrdAndGunV2">{{cite book|title =NAVAL ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY, VOLUME 2 FIRE CONTROL, NAVPERS 10798-A|publisher =U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel|da

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...the 1960s, 70s, 80s and part of the 90s, but have since been removed from service in favour of the [[Leopard 2]]. ...e crest of a hill, in order to reduce the exposure of the vehicle to enemy fire. In this firing position the level of exposure is determined by the distanc

|service= ...aft Corporation]]. It replaced the [[Vickers Vigilant]] missile in British service. It was a product of both its predecessor the Vigilant and the experimental

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...the [[Germany|German]] [[Flak 38]]. It entered service in 1942. A central fire-control system was developed for Type 2, which could control and direct 6 o *'''Rate of fire''': 300 round/min

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...mounted on a [[WZ551#Type 90|Type 90 APC]]. Only a limited number entered service. ...of air-cooled barrels for weight reduction, resulting in decreased rate of fire. Two types of ammo are standard and both have the same weight: 0.45 [[kg]]

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...onals (including physicians or other licensed prescribers) at the point of service is subject to rules that vary by jurisdiction. ...the drug to addicts. All [[Edmonton Police Service]] and [[Calgary Police Service]] patrol cars carry an emergency single use naloxone syringe kit. Some [[Ro

...oogle.com/?id=ykEN2zHvCpQC&pg=PA260|page=260|title=The Pillar of Celestial Fire|author=Cox R|publisher=1st World Publishing|year= 1997|isbn=1887472304}}</r ...rcury light switches]] installed prior to 1970), tilt switches used in old fire detectors, tilt switches in many modern home thermostats,<ref>{{cite book|u

[[File:Metlx.jpg|thumb|left|upright|A class D fire extinguisher for various metals]] ...eat from the fire, and also forms an oxygen-excluding crust to smother the fire. The plastic additive melts and helps the crust maintain its integrity unti

...tment of Agriculture, Forest Service, [[Rocky Mountain Research Station]], Fire Sciences Laboratory | date=1994 }}</ref>, Atlantic Poison oak has small clu

...er". Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets. Cooperative Extension Service, Purdue University. Retrieved on 2009-07-27.]</ref> The most significant of ...use the dried or fresh branches for spearing food, in preparing a cooking fire, or as a food skewer. Many of the Oleander relatives, such as the Desert Ro

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...ing radio systems that don't hop from one frequency to another. Police and fire departments on these systems are generally found in small or rural towns an * Listen to police, fire, aircraft, marine, CB, FRS/GMRS, FM radio and Ham communications in your ar

...he 2005 [[Codie awards|Codie award]] for "Best Online Consumer Information Service";<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.siia.net/codies/2005/winners.asp#Conten ...gravity was caused by the [[fire (classical element)|classical element of fire]].<ref name="kogan_1958" /> However, the ''Britannica'' has also staunchly

...t gravity is caused by the [[Fire (classical element)|classical element of fire]]. He seems to have been swayed by [[William Jones]]'{{dn}} ''Essay on the ...es to be published even today. Powell also introduced the Library Research Service (1936), in which owners of the ''Britannica'' could write to have their per

...he blood" by instead insisting that we feel a desire "to sit cosily over a fire in cold weather". ...A Tribute to Charles A. Bunge and the Challenges of Contemporary Reference Service

...aterial)|pipe]] through-penetration in a [[Fire-resistance rating|two-hour fire-resistance rated]] [[concrete]] floor assembly.]] ...sed to prevent the penetration of [[air]], [[gas]], [[noise]], [[dust]], [[fire]], [[smoke]] or liquid from one location through a barrier into another. Ty

...3DQP can be [[Lathe|machined]] in the same way as metals and is tough and fire-resistant. 3DQP is used for the manufacture of [[Nuclear Weapon]] [[Atmosph ...('''IFE''') for the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[UGM-27 Polaris]] system that was in service from 1982 to 1996, when it was replaced by [[Trident D5]].

...o-Know Act]]. The [[American Chemical Society]] defines Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers ([[CAS numbers]]) which provide a unique number for each c Many companies offer the service of collecting, or writing and revising, data sheets to ensure they are up t

...he outside exposed surfaces into the bore of the pipe, so fuel leakage and fire may follow. ...and Gagg, C, ''Forensic Polymer Engineering: Why polymer products fail in service'', Woodhead/CRC Press (2010).

...esult in severe burns if the service member is involved in an explosion or fire of any kind.<ref>[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps11992/2002/fsmnov02.pd

...[safety-critical]] polymer components can cause serious accidents, such as fire in the case of cracked and degraded polymer [[fuel line]]s. Chlorine-induce ...tment, electric sparks can ignite the [[gasoline]] and can cause a serious fire.

...airflow through the chimney) which increases the probability that the wood fire is not getting enough air to burn at high temperature. ...omes in contact with the creosote which then ignites - causing a [[chimney fire]].

...hen a DU penetrator reaches the interior of an armored vehicle, it catches fire, often igniting ammunition and fuel, killing the crew, and possibly causing ...e to crash. The metal can also [[oxidation|oxidize]] to a fine powder in a fire. Its use has been phased out in many newer aircraft. [[Boeing]] and [[McDon

...rrier such as drywall on the interior of a house. For example a 15-minute fire rating may be required. ...] is 21 and smoke developed is 217 which makes it a Class I material (best fire rating). Disadvantages: Is an Isocyanate.

...developed index]] of less than 450, which means they can be used without a fire barrier (but require a 15 minute thermal barrier) according to [[Building c ==Health and fire hazards==

...l, and 30% sulfur.<ref>Julian S. Hatcher, ''Hatcher's Notebook'', Military Service Publishing Company, 1947. Chapter XIII Notes on Gunpowder, pages 300-305.</ ...ithout degradation if it is kept dry. [[Muzzleloader]]s have been known to fire after hanging on a wall for decades in a loaded state, provided they remain

...gency Service's protection gear if it involves high heat (e.g., tackling a fire), and Kevlar body armor such as vests for police officers, security, and [[ ...prevent punctures, and due to its excellent heat resistance, is used for [[fire poi]] wicks. In Table tennis, plies of Kevlar are added to custom ply blade

...have the highest volatilities. The opposite is true for flash points and fire points. Spontaneous ignition temperatures of polyphenyl ethers lie between ...This is reflected by increased evaporation loss, lowering of the flash and fire points and increased viscosity. Other chemical reactions caused by radiati

*Stop the risk of smoke and fire of objects ...t i.e. high flow rate. If the system is shut down suddenly (pulling into a service area after a high speed drive and stopping the engine) the oil that is in t

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...d production in 1966. From its fortuitous founding in time to rebuild the fire-ravished city of Chicago until its closing, it was the major producer of ar ...tion of Historic Glazed Architectural Terra-Cotta], from a [[National Park Service]] website

...[fire test]] in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This was an [[R & D]] test leading to a [[fire-resistance rating]] of three hours.]] ...ce rating|fire-resistance rated]] wall and/or floor assemblies, based on [[fire test]]ing and [[certification listing]]s.

...t in reducing or eliminating structural damage or destruction provided the fire is promptly extinguished. ===In fire protection===

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...turdy, light-weight, [[waterproof]] and [[List of fire-retardant materials|fire-resistant]] composite [[building material]] made from a core of [[sugar can ...line station]]s and [[factories]].<ref name=Celotex/> The [[National Park Service]] used the building material widely in its [[Mission 66]] building program

Rebuilding Rome after the [[Great Fire of Rome|fire in 64 AD]], which destroyed large portions of the city, the new building co ...ste Isolation, Distribution Category UC-70, National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1982.)</ref>

...e used to [[ornament (architecture)|ornament]] a floor or perform a useful service. Examples include [[Floor medallions]] which provide a decorative centerpie *[[Compartmentalization (fire protection)|Fire protection]]

...5 to 40 percent clay will yield strong bricks. The New Mexico US Extension Service recommends a mix of not more than 1/3 clay, not less than 1/2 sand, and nev Adobe roofs can be inherently fire-proof, an attribute well received when the fireplace is kept lit during the

...rthern [[Idaho]] and westernmost [[Montana]].<ref name="Silvics">US Forest Service, Silvics Manual: [http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/thuj ...usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=THPL ''Thuja plicata'']</ref><ref name="FEIS">Fire Effects Information System [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/

*Masonry is very heat resistant and thus provides good fire protection. ...ere it provides a well-drained support for the log (this will increase its service life).]]

...ession and all by hand (see [[lath and plaster]]).<ref name="National Park Service: Preservation Brief 21: Repairing Historic Flat Plaster--Walls and Ceilings ...ate]] as a retarder, various additives that may increase [[mildew]] and/or fire resistance (fiberglass or [[vermiculite]]), [[wax]] emulsion or [[silanes]]

...dous materials generators (if containers are exposed to rainfall), vehicle service and maintenance areas, and vehicle and equipment washing and steam cleaning ...oducts specifically for industrial applications. Working examples exist at fire halls, busy retail complex parking lots, and on public and private roads, i

...ommodity summary - cement - 2007 | publisher=US [[United States Geographic Service]]|date=2007-06-01|url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/ceme ...ucts of the steel [[rebar|reinforcement bar]]s, freezing of trapped water, fire or radiant heat, aggregate expansion, sea water effects, bacterial corrosio

...type of [[stainless steel]] used for making cutlery, and hospital and food-service equipment.<ref name="Metallo"/> | width="80pt"|Fire diamond for powdered iron metal

...ces thousands, of years old. Every broken limb or root, or deep wound from fire, insects, or falling timber, may afford an entrance for decay, which, once ...important. The results of a series of tests on hickory by the U.S. Forest Service show that:

...]s, including risks of [[toxic]] or [[asphyxiant]] [[gas]] accumulation, [[fire]]s, falls, [[flood]]ing, and entrapment may be classified as permit-require ...asphyxiation, inhalation of toxic gases, fumes or vapours, engulfment and fire and explosions.

...n the [[UK]], [[Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen]]/Fire service information centre for dangerous goods in [[Belgium]]. *[http://www.big.be Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen/Fire services information centre for dangerous goods]

...is maid spilled [[kerosene]] (paraffin) on it. He subsequently developed a service cleaning people's clothes in this manner, which became known as "nettoyage ...where the customer could collect them. This was due mainly to the risk of fire or dangerous fumes created by the cleaning process.

The '''Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program''' (FFFIPP) is admini .../www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/implweb.html "Traumatic Occupational Injuries,"] ''Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program'', Accessed July 15,

...brate its 100th anniversary in 2011 and commemorate 100 years of dedicated service to workplace safety and health at events across the nation during this mile ...include academics, construction, consultants, engineering, environmental, fire protection, healthcare, industrial hygiene, international, management, manu

...1972]]<ref>S.3</ref> and gives powers to the [[Employment Medical Advisory Service]] to order medical examination and supervision of employees. ...nded to require fire certificates for a wide class of works presmises.<ref>Fire Precautions (Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises) Regulations 19

* to stop the spread of an open fire * to confine fire within an enclosed, controlled, or regulated location

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...arged with creating and maintaining minimum standards and requirements for fire prevention and suppression activities, training, and equipment, as well as ...ith the stated purpose of standardizing the new and burgeoning market of [[fire sprinkler]] systems. The scope of the NFPA's influence grew from sprinklers

.... American workers under pressure technical report. St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company.</ref> Many studies suggest that psychologica High levels of stress are associated with substantial increases in health service utilization.<ref name=NIOSH_Stressatwork/> Workers who report experiencing

...lectrical and chemical damage. When asbestos is used for its resistance to fire or heat, the fibers are often mixed with [[cement]] or woven into fabric or ...ade containing chrysotile including brake linings, cloth behind fuses (for fire protection), pipe insulation, floor tiles, and rope seals for boilers.{{Cit

...e [[cost-effectiveness]] of production<ref>Simpson G. (1984) An ergonomics service to industry: The IOM Ergonomics Branch. Ergonomics; 175: 1-6.</ref>. One of ...se of breathing apparatus, standards currently used by the UK Mines Rescue service.

...before certification authorities will permit these aircraft in commercial service. ===Fire===

...ng Environments (Mining, Industrial, Manufacturing, transport and storage, service industries and offices); ...d identification, risk assessment and risk communication, data management, fire evacuation and other emergency responses);

...name=retail/> The ubiquity of pesticides puts emergency responders such as fire-fighters and police officers at risk, because they are often the first resp ...e Action Network North America|newspaper= Pesticide Action Network Updates Service|date= 2005-09-15|url= http://www.panna.org/legacy/panups/panup_20050915.dv.

...go incomplete [[combustion]]. It is produced in [[volcano]]es and [[forest fire]]s, and is also a component of [[cigarette]] smoke. Benzene is a principal ...y contain low levels of benzene from tobacco smoke, wood smoke, automobile service stations, the transfer of gasoline, exhaust from motor vehicles, and indust

...[[civil defense]] or within the conventional structure of the [[emergency service]]s. However, emergency management actually starts at the lowest level and o ...cuation of flood victims to be performed by mutual aide agreements between fire departments and rescue squads, should be identified early in planning stage

...of certified experts to cover the risks in the organisations which use the service: ...s risk assessment. Recent major changes to the laws governing asbestos and fire safety management embrace the concept of risk assessment.

...taken by the air district from June to August at the elementary school and fire department in Davenport registered measurements of hexavalent chromium that ...n February 2008. The cause was lung disease at age 42. His death was ruled service-related. His brother believes it was hexavalent chromium.<ref>[http://news.

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...he [[explosion]] and [[fire]] at [[2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire|Buncefield]] in 2005. Though it formerly reported to the [[Health and Safet ...nisations, and other persons are provided with an information and advisory service and are kept informed of, and adequately advised on such matters.

...ng [[aircraft]], these wildfire-trained crews suppress flames, construct [[fire break|firelines]], and extinguish flames and areas of heat to protect resou ...en exchanged for those who encourage wildland fire use, or the allowing of fire to act as a tool, such as the case with [[controlled burns]].

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...trade names AM-HI-CO, Dream, Spice (Gold, Diamond), Zoom, Ex-ses, Yucatán Fire and others have been declared to contain ''Salvia divinorum'', Hawaiian Woo ...ssession and use of Spice, or any other mood-altering substance, among its service members.<ref name="usafban">{{Cite web|url=http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp

...A) incendiary bomb on board a [[Ballymena]] to [[Belfast]] passenger train service on 17 January 1980. The train was a [[Northern Ireland Railways]] afternoon service carrying passengers between [[Ballymena railway station]] and [[Belfast Cen

...n Germany|police]], fire department and other municipal authorities in the service center at the ''Behördenhof'' (authorities' court), a large building speci ...entrance on September 26, 1980 at 22:19. The bomb consisted of an empty [[fire extinguisher]] filled with 1.39 kilograms of [[trinitrotoluene|TNT]] and mo

...tration of a [[Tibet]]an [[sand painting]] ceremony, Draper leapt onto the service desk in the Fiction section brandishing a [[M1911]] pistol and claiming to ...and evacuating the five-story building in under five minutes, by using the fire alarm. Several staff stayed onsite to provide police with floor plans and o

...]. Paige was hit multiple times and killed instantly. Trombino was able to fire a single shot from his handgun, but was soon struck in the shoulder and arm ...Keenan was shot in the leg, but managed to duck behind a tree and return fire.

...Others attempted to fight the fires and eventually called the Jersey City Fire Department. ...It soon became clear that the fires of the smudge pots had not caused the fire, and that the blast had not been an accident. It was traced to a [[Slovaks|

...anded in the custody of what was then the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]], which subsequently deported them. ...l Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]], the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] and police departments in

...denied [[African Americans]] their [[civil rights]]. One of the buses was fire-bombed outside of Anniston on [[Mother's Day]], Sunday, May 14, 1961. As th ...&nbsp;m)</span> wide. Anniston's nearest major airport with full passenger service is [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]].

...he Texas School Book Depository. Circle "A" indicates where he saw a man fire a rifle at the motorcade ...ey heard what they first thought to be a firecracker or the exhaust [[back-fire|backfire]] of a vehicle just after the president started waving.<ref>Althou

...[[Washington Post]]'' called the bombing an "act of war."<ref>History News Service: [http://www.h-net.org/~hns/articles/2001/091701a.html Beverly Gage, "The F ...ce the [[Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire|1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire]].]]

Police, fire, and emergency medical response organizations have obvious roles. Local [[f [[Fire department]]s, perhaps supplemented by public works agencies, utility provi

In a Western context, Rosenau cites a British [[Secret Intelligence Service]] definition as "a generalized intention to ('''emphasis added''') “overt ...uman rights, civil institutions and individual protections, public safety (fire, ambulance, sanitation, civil defense) and population security.

...greatest intensity between 1938 and 1943, the [[Imperial Japanese Army Air Service|Japanese]] used [[incendiary bombs]] against Chinese cities such as [[Shang ...its [[Esenboga airport attack]], on 7 August 1982, two ASALA rebels opened fire on civilians in a waiting room at the [[Esenboga International Airport]] in

...POLITICS: U.N. Member States Struggle to Define Terrorism], [[Inter Press Service]], 25 July 2005.</ref> Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those ...to "elevate her grievances beyond the norms of civilized society" through fire and destruction, U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney said. The case _ which wa

...He was handed over to US forces, who referred to him as "the [[Special Air Service|SAS]] guy" in reference to his extensive training<ref name="Begg">Begg, Moa ...forced there into and it will be said to them, Take ye the penalty of the fire which ye will want to reject as false. And indeed we will make them taste o

...bu Sayyaf gunmen knocked on door in a farm in Patikul, Mindanao and opened fire after asking residents if they were Christians or from another religion. Si .../international/abu_sayyaf.html Profile: Abu Sayyaf], [[Public Broadcasting Service]]

...-01.htm US Groups Hail Censure of Washington's "Terror War], [[Inter Press Service]] on May 20, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/docs/A ...[Richard Fides]] said the country had no black sites, but its intelligence service spokesman [[Vladimir Simko]] said he would not disclose any information abo

...mbing of an automobile at a Soviet diplomatic residence, the 1985 and 1986 fire and pipe bombings of a rival JDL member's cars, the 1986 firebombing at a h ...as the recipient of a parcel bomb that was detonated by the Toronto Police Service's bomb squad.<ref>Henry Stancu, "Police detonate bomb sent to Zündel's hom

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...ted by [[Harry Samit]] of the [[FBI]] and [[Immigration and Naturalization Service|INS]] agents in [[Minnesota]] and charged with an immigration violation<ref '''4/22/2002:''' Moussaoui tried to fire his court-appointed lawyers. Judge Brinkema took the request under adviseme

...were formulated by the USPS in conjunction with local responders including fire, police, hospitals and public health. Employees of these facilities have be ...Army]] personnel are routinely vaccinated against anthrax prior to active service in places where biological attacks are considered a threat. The [[anthrax v

...nd an offering to the gods&mdash;especially [[Agni]], the [[Hindu]] god of fire&mdash;for more than 3000 years; references to ghee's sacred nature appear n ...from [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] Foreign Agricultural Service (1999). [http://www.fas.usda.gov/dlp2/circular/1999/99-07dairy/toc.htm Dair

| author=Economic Research Service ...hting [[dental caries|dental cavities]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Science Service, Inc.|journal=Science News|date=March 23, 1991|url=http://www.highbeam.com/

...age filters continued to be designed up to that point and many remained in service into the 21st century.<ref>Irwin W. Sandberg, Ernest S. Kuh, "Sidney Darlin ...WWII by [[Norbert Wiener]] with the specific application to anti-aircraft fire control analogue computers. Rudy Kalman ([[Kalman filter]]) later reformula

| title = Crystal fire: the invention of the transistor and the birth of the information age ...existing large metal objects, such as [[bedspring]]s,<ref name="Kent" /> [[fire escape]]s, and [[barbed wire]] fences as antennas.<ref name="Binns" /><ref>

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