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Chap 1 Flashcards

1
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Jamestown 1608

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first major fire in new world

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2
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1631

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Boston banned thatched roofs and wood chimneys

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3
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1653

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Boston purchased first fire engine

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4
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1678

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first ever paid fire company in Boston

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5
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1647

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New Amsterdam governor appointed the Surveyors of Buildings

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6
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1658

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New Amsterdam fire company was formed with 8 members

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7
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1735

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Citizens of Philadelphia formed a fire society in 1735

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8
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1736

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Guided by Benjamin Franklin, they formed union volunteer fire company

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9
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1737

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New York formed its own volunteer fire department

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10
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Iroquois theater fire 1903

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Required panic hardware on exit doors and swing outward. Limit number of theater seats in an aisle and amount of combustible material allowed in places of assembly

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11
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Great fire of 1904 toronto

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Lead to major changes in toronto

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12
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Triangle shirt waist fire 1911

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Lead to means of egress

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13
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Cocoanut grove night club 1942

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stricter requirements for assembly-type occupancies

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14
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Ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus fire 1944

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regulate the manufacture and use of tents for public occupancy

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15
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Our lady of the angels school fire 1980

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schools conduct fire evacuation drills, fire detection, alarm system and enclosed stairwells

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16
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MGM grand hotel 1980

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local law required all medium and high rise buildings install sprinkler systems

17
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Station nightclub 2003

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changes in fire sprinkler, crowd management and occupants aware of and to use the closest exit

18
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Murrah building, Oklahoma city bombing 1995

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Increased emphasis on structural collapse, confined space and search and rescue

19
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World trade center

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Communications and interoperability

20
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National commission of fire prevention and control (NCFPC)

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Was authorized by the fire research and safety act of 1968

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