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Home Fire Safety
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Residential Smoking Fires and
Casualties
In 2002
alone, lighted tobacco products caused an estimated
14,450 residential fires, 520 civilian deaths, 1,330
injuries, and $371 million in residential property
damage according to a new USFA topical fire research
series report. The report summarizes the
characteristics of smoking fires, with an emphasis
on the casualties associated with these fires. |
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Fire Extinguisher Basics
There are three types of fire extinguishers
available for use on campus by the general
population: pressurized water, carbon dioxide, and
multi-purpose dry chemical. In addition, there are
specialty extinguishers which are available in
specific locations for special hazards. These
extinguishers include: sodium bicarbonate based BC
extinguishers for kitchen use, halon extinguishers
for use on computers and other sensitive electronic
equipment, and Metal X extinguishers for use on
metal fires. |
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123, Weight Loss & Maintenance Has Become So Easy
Millions
of people spend billions of dollars, hoping to
achieve the same thing, effective weight management.
For years, many people have struggled to maintain a
healthy weight and body. With a majority of
Americans being overweight or even obese, the
problem has grown into a crisis. Nearly 300,000
people die each year from weight-related disease. |
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Fire Fighters In action!
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7 Proven Ways to Resist the Urge to Smoke
Millions of people spend
billions of dollars, hoping to achieve the same
thing, effective weight management. For years, many
people have struggled to maintain a healthy weight
and body. With a majority of Americans being
overweight or even obese, the problem has grown into
a crisis. Nearly 300,000 people die each year from
weight-related disease. |
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Understanding Over-weight - How to Successfully Get slim
If you eat more nutrients containing
energy than you need for your daily activities, for the
internal processes of your body, and for the burning
process that maintains the body temperature, the
excessive nutrients can be transformed to fat and stored
in the fat depots in your body. The causes of this
occurring, and thus of overweight, are one or more of
these factors. |
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