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Flash Point

The shocking, page-turning psychological thriller from Anita Waller

de Anita Waller ...

They call it the ‘flash point’ – where the fire ignites and it becomes a blaze that can’t be stopped. When you see that flash, you’d better hope nobody is nearby...When their neighbour’s shed goes up in flames, the residents of the housing estate all gather around. They don’t want to believe anyone was in there. But to the devastation of the parents of two teenagers, their children are found dead ... Leer más

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They call it the ‘flash point’ – where the fire ignites and it becomes a blaze that can’t be stopped. When you see that flash, you’d better hope nobody is nearby...When their neighbour’s shed goes up in flames, the residents of the housing estate all gather around. They don’t want to believe anyone was in there. But to the devastation of the parents of two teenagers, their children are found dead
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Forgotten Fires of Chicago

The Lake Michigan Inferno and a Century of Flame

de John F. Hogan, Alex A. Burkholder ...

A historical journey through the city's catastrophic fires, and the stories of the heroes who fought them.Chicago's war against cinder, flame, and smoke did not end with the Great Fire of 1871. In 1909, fire ripped through the dynamite room of a staging facility a mile and half off the Lake Michigan shoreline, transforming the pipe-laying operation into a raging inferno. During the World's ... Leer más

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A historical journey through the city's catastrophic fires, and the stories of the heroes who fought them.Chicago's war against cinder, flame, and smoke did not end with the Great Fire of 1871. In 1909, fire ripped through the dynamite room of a staging facility a mile and half off the Lake Michigan shoreline, transforming the pipe-laying operation into a raging inferno. During the World's
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3000 Degrees

The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It

de Sean Flynn ...

The unforgettable and heartbreaking true story of the firemen who bravely fought "the perfect fire". ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

The unforgettable and heartbreaking true story of the firemen who bravely fought "the perfect fire".
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Monster Fire at Minong

Wisconsin’s Five Mile Tower Fire of 1977

de Bill Matthias ...

Ignited by a single match on April 30, 1977, the Five Mile Tower Fire raged out of control for 17 hours. It would be one of the largest wildland fires in Wisconsin history, ultimately destroying more than 13,000 acres of land and 63 buildings. As a column of black pine smoke reached high in the sky, citizens from Minong, Chicog, Webster, Gordon, Wascott, Hayward, Spooner, Solon Springs, and other ... Leer más

$11.15 USD

Ignited by a single match on April 30, 1977, the Five Mile Tower Fire raged out of control for 17 hours. It would be one of the largest wildland fires in Wisconsin history, ultimately destroying more than 13,000 acres of land and 63 buildings. As a column of black pine smoke reached high in the sky, citizens from Minong, Chicog, Webster, Gordon, Wascott, Hayward, Spooner, Solon Springs, and other
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The Book of the Crossbow

de Ralph Payne-Gallwey ...

One of the most devastating weapons of the Middle Ages, the crossbow fired a 12-inch bolt capable of piercing all but the strongest armor. This fascinating illustrated study traces its use in both medieval and modern times as a military and sporting weapon. ... Leer más

$0.89 USD

One of the most devastating weapons of the Middle Ages, the crossbow fired a 12-inch bolt capable of piercing all but the strongest armor. This fascinating illustrated study traces its use in both medieval and modern times as a military and sporting weapon.
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Protección Pasiva Contra Incendio …y como entenderla

de Max R. Schmidt ...

La Protección Pasiva contra Incendios es la medida primaria integrada a los elementos de construcción de un inmueble para brindar una seguridad y protección contra el fuego inherente, respondiendo contra las llamas, el calor y el humo para mantener los requerimientos fundamentales de la compartimentación de los espacios del inmueble, su estabilidad estructural, la separación del fuego y una ruta ... Leer más

$6.29 USD

La Protección Pasiva contra Incendios es la medida primaria integrada a los elementos de construcción de un inmueble para brindar una seguridad y protección contra el fuego inherente, respondiendo contra las llamas, el calor y el humo para mantener los requerimientos fundamentales de la compartimentación de los espacios del inmueble, su estabilidad estructural, la separación del fuego y una ruta
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Creative Woodburning

Projects, Patterns and Instruction to Get Crafty with Pyrography

de Bee Locke ...

Turn an ordinary piece of wood into a fire-burned masterpiece!If you're a crafter or an artist looking for something new and different, try pyrography. With this type of art, you use a heated instrument to burn images and words into wood. By using techniques from drawing, such as shading and stippling, you can also add depth and embellishments to your creations.It's easy to get started with ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Turn an ordinary piece of wood into a fire-burned masterpiece!If you're a crafter or an artist looking for something new and different, try pyrography. With this type of art, you use a heated instrument to burn images and words into wood. By using techniques from drawing, such as shading and stippling, you can also add depth and embellishments to your creations.It's easy to get started with
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The Supe's Handbook

Leadership Lessons from America's Hotshot Crews

de Angie Tom ...

What can you learn from a hotshot supe?You might be surprised.Clearly, it takes toughness, strength, and will to lead a hotshot crew. Did you know it also takes empathy, humor, and intellect? All that and more goes into building a motivated, efficient team that survives the grueling fire season and sticks together like a family. The hotshot superintendents in this book don't just know this, they ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

What can you learn from a hotshot supe?You might be surprised.Clearly, it takes toughness, strength, and will to lead a hotshot crew. Did you know it also takes empathy, humor, and intellect? All that and more goes into building a motivated, efficient team that survives the grueling fire season and sticks together like a family. The hotshot superintendents in this book don't just know this, they
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Fire Is Hot

de Randall M. Rueff ...

Fire Is Hot Created by Randall M. Rueff - K9RMR 7-14-2020 A.D. ... Leer más

$2.32 USD

Fire Is Hot Created by Randall M. Rueff - K9RMR 7-14-2020 A.D.
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Analisi prestazionale mediante un codice CFD di un impianto antincendio a sprinkler

de Vincenzopaolo Maggialetti ...

La progettazione di un impianto antincendio a sprinkler e i benefici apportati dall’utilizzo di un codice di calcolo fluidodinamico. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

La progettazione di un impianto antincendio a sprinkler e i benefici apportati dall’utilizzo di un codice di calcolo fluidodinamico.
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Network Radar Countermeasure Systems

Integrating Radar and Radar Countermeasures

de Qiuxi Jiang ...

This is the very first book to present the network radar countermeasure system. It explains in detail the systematic concept of combining radar and radar countermeasures from the perspective of the information acquisition of target location, the optimization of the reconnaissance and detection, the integrated attack of the signals and facilities, and technological and legal developments concerning ... Leer más

$128.78 USD

This is the very first book to present the network radar countermeasure system. It explains in detail the systematic concept of combining radar and radar countermeasures from the perspective of the information acquisition of target location, the optimization of the reconnaissance and detection, the integrated attack of the signals and facilities, and technological and legal developments concerning
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Surviving the Firehouse

A Rookies Guide to "Surviving the Firehouse and Fire Department Life"

de Mauro Porcelli ...

Over the course of my twenty-five-year career as a firefighter, I noticed that many promising rookies and probationary year firefighters made mistakes that sent them into a tailspin, ending their careers. Most of the time, their mistakes weren't really their fault. I remember thinking that they would have made it if only they had had a mentor or someone to show them the ropes, show them how to ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Over the course of my twenty-five-year career as a firefighter, I noticed that many promising rookies and probationary year firefighters made mistakes that sent them into a tailspin, ending their careers. Most of the time, their mistakes weren't really their fault. I remember thinking that they would have made it if only they had had a mentor or someone to show them the ropes, show them how to
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Beyond Safety Training

Embedding Safety in Professional Skills

Edición de Corinne Bieder, Claude Gilbert, Benoît Journé, Hervé Laroche ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book investigates why, despite more and more resources devoted to safety training, expectations are not entirely met, particularly in the industrial sectors that have already achieved a high safety level. It not only reflects the most precious viewpoints of experts from different disciplines, different countries, with experiences in various ... Leer más

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book investigates why, despite more and more resources devoted to safety training, expectations are not entirely met, particularly in the industrial sectors that have already achieved a high safety level. It not only reflects the most precious viewpoints of experts from different disciplines, different countries, with experiences in various
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The Importance of Quality Assurance Systems in the Fire and Rescue Service

A Comparative Study between North and South European Fire Services with a Case Study of the Hellenic Fire Service

de Kimon - Alexander Pantelides ...

Fire services around the world share one common objective, to protect life and property. Although they have a variation of functions covered under their mission statements, the protection of life and property is a universal objective irrespective of nationality.However, the way this crucial objective is addressed from country to country, and even between fire services within the same country, ... Leer más

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Fire services around the world share one common objective, to protect life and property. Although they have a variation of functions covered under their mission statements, the protection of life and property is a universal objective irrespective of nationality.However, the way this crucial objective is addressed from country to country, and even between fire services within the same country,
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Social Infrastructure Maintenance Notebook

de Atsushi Yashima, Yu Huang ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book explains in an easy-to-understand manner the “check” points to keep in mind when inspecting various social infrastructure structures. It is put together in a way that not only engineers who are on the front line of maintenance and management but also engineers who are not normally involved in maintenance and management of social infrastructures as well as general public can understand ... Leer más

$44.54 USD

This book explains in an easy-to-understand manner the “check” points to keep in mind when inspecting various social infrastructure structures. It is put together in a way that not only engineers who are on the front line of maintenance and management but also engineers who are not normally involved in maintenance and management of social infrastructures as well as general public can understand
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Road Tunnels

An Analytical Model for Risk Analysis

de Fabio Borghetti, Paolo Cerean, Marco Derudi, Alessio Frassoldati ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book illustrates a new quantitative risk analysis model for road tunnels that is capable of evaluating the role of infrastructure measures, equipment and management procedures as prescribed by EU Directive 2004/54/EC. The risk assessment draws on the typical F-N curves of societal risk, evaluated with the help of event tree analysis, vehicle queue formation dynamics, and users’ egress and ... Leer más

$44.54 USD

This book illustrates a new quantitative risk analysis model for road tunnels that is capable of evaluating the role of infrastructure measures, equipment and management procedures as prescribed by EU Directive 2004/54/EC. The risk assessment draws on the typical F-N curves of societal risk, evaluated with the help of event tree analysis, vehicle queue formation dynamics, and users’ egress and
... Leer más
Ejercicios y prácticas resueltas de emergencias

de Enrique Alejandro Contelles Díaz ...

Este libro, totalmente práctico, abarca todo tipo de cuestiones tratadas en el libro Emergencias: aplicaciones básicas para la elaboración de un manual de autoprotección con más de 370 preguntas y cuestiones tanto teóricas (con diversa tipología de resolución: elección múltiple, verdadero/falso y respuesta corta) como de aplicación práctica. El texto ha sido pensado para que sea de ayuda tanto al ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Este libro, totalmente práctico, abarca todo tipo de cuestiones tratadas en el libro Emergencias: aplicaciones básicas para la elaboración de un manual de autoprotección con más de 370 preguntas y cuestiones tanto teóricas (con diversa tipología de resolución: elección múltiple, verdadero/falso y respuesta corta) como de aplicación práctica. El texto ha sido pensado para que sea de ayuda tanto al
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Human Factors Challenges in Emergency Management

Enhancing Individual and Team Performance in Fire and Emergency Services

Edición de Christine Owen ...

This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art research that has been conducted within Australia, funded by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre. The chapters source and contextualize their own research practice within the context of the international research literature. Therefore, while the research has occurred within Australia it will be of particular interest to scholars, students and ... Leer más

$85.49 USD

This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art research that has been conducted within Australia, funded by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre. The chapters source and contextualize their own research practice within the context of the international research literature. Therefore, while the research has occurred within Australia it will be of particular interest to scholars, students and
... Leer más
Data Driven Methods for Civil Structural Health Monitoring and Resilience

Latest Developments and Applications

Edición de Mohammad Noori, Carlo Rainieri, Marco Domaneschi, Vasilis Sarhosis, Wael A. Altabey ...

Series series Resilience and Sustainability in Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering Systems
Data Driven Methods for Civil Structural Health Monitoring and Resilience: Latest Developments and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of data-driven methods for structural health monitoring (SHM) and resilience of civil engineering structures, mostly based on artificial intelligence or other advanced data science techniques. This allows existing structures to be turned into smart ... Leer más

$105.29 USD

Data Driven Methods for Civil Structural Health Monitoring and Resilience: Latest Developments and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of data-driven methods for structural health monitoring (SHM) and resilience of civil engineering structures, mostly based on artificial intelligence or other advanced data science techniques. This allows existing structures to be turned into smart
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The Economics of Fire Protection

de Ganapathy Ramachandran ...

This important new book, the first of its kind in the fire safety field, discusses the economic problems faced by decision-makers in the areas of fire safety and fire precautions. The author considers the theoretical aspects of cost-benefit analysis and other relevant economic problems with practical applications to fire protection systems. Clear examples are included to illustrate these ... Leer más

$63.89 USD

This important new book, the first of its kind in the fire safety field, discusses the economic problems faced by decision-makers in the areas of fire safety and fire precautions. The author considers the theoretical aspects of cost-benefit analysis and other relevant economic problems with practical applications to fire protection systems. Clear examples are included to illustrate these
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Pyrotechnic Cities

Architecture, Fire-Safety and Standardisation

de Liam Ross ...

Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
This book explores the relationship between architecture, government and fire. It posits that, through the question of fire-safety standardisation, building design comes to be both a problem for, and a tool of, government. Through a close study of fire-safety standards it demonstrates the shaping effect that architecture and the city have on the way we think about governing.Opening with an ... Leer más

$56.69 USD

This book explores the relationship between architecture, government and fire. It posits that, through the question of fire-safety standardisation, building design comes to be both a problem for, and a tool of, government. Through a close study of fire-safety standards it demonstrates the shaping effect that architecture and the city have on the way we think about governing.Opening with an
... Leer más
Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying for Commercial Property

de Adrian Tagg ...

Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying for Commercial Property is the first book to introduce the process of technical due diligence (TDD) and examine the role of the building surveyor within the commercial property sector. The book outlines the processes that the surveyor must go through when performing a TDD inspection and report and, most importantly, covers in detail the typical ... Leer más

$93.59 USD

Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying for Commercial Property is the first book to introduce the process of technical due diligence (TDD) and examine the role of the building surveyor within the commercial property sector. The book outlines the processes that the surveyor must go through when performing a TDD inspection and report and, most importantly, covers in detail the typical
... Leer más
Security Systems Technologies and Innovation

A Comprehensive History of Advances in the Industry

de Charles Schnabolk, Stefanie Coakes ...

Security Systems Technologies and Innovation: A Comprehensive History of Advances in the Industry examines the past 50 years and the expansion of the security industry, security technologies, and the field as a whole. An overarching theme throughout is that advances in security technology run parallel to developments in computers and telecommunications. The coverage emphasizes that the ... Leer más

$70.19 USD

Security Systems Technologies and Innovation: A Comprehensive History of Advances in the Industry examines the past 50 years and the expansion of the security industry, security technologies, and the field as a whole. An overarching theme throughout is that advances in security technology run parallel to developments in computers and telecommunications. The coverage emphasizes that the
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Practical Fire and Arson Investigation

de David R. Redsicker, John J. O'Connor ...

Series series Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations
This bestselling second edition introduces new case studies to illustrate concepts explained in the text and includes information about eliminating accidental causes of fires and investigating fatal fires. Additional information on studies in bloodstain evidence found at fire scenes is presented as well. The book also addresses the National Fire Protection Association Standards 921, regarding ... Leer más

$179.99 USD

This bestselling second edition introduces new case studies to illustrate concepts explained in the text and includes information about eliminating accidental causes of fires and investigating fatal fires. Additional information on studies in bloodstain evidence found at fire scenes is presented as well. The book also addresses the National Fire Protection Association Standards 921, regarding
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