Essay On Dbq Fire

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In the 1700’ the revolutionary war was occurring and fire was a huge threat to the colonist. Houses in urban areas were built really close together. Making it easier for the spark to spread, and they spread fast. Fires were being used every day at this time since there was no electricity, they used it for the warming of the house, candles for lighting and cooking. Fires were sometimes left neglected and then the fires became devastating because the people neglected to take care of it and prevent it from spreading. In 1788 the Virginia legislature passed an act to authorize the establishment of fire companies, after losing their original building to a fire, twice. This act made it possible for firefighting groups to form who responsible for their own equipment. They had fire engines and many …show more content…

Firefighters then only knew how to put out fires by using the wool, wood and cotton method. They treated every fire as if it were this way. That never worked because you can put water on a gas fire. To be able to put out a fire you have to know what’s burning, when plastic burns you have to put out the fire a certain way. Houses then and now are made out of polycarbonate elements because they are man-made when an object is man-made and is on fire it isn’t really wood wool or cotton burning. Firefighters started training with some medical and required the firefighter 1 class. cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Mouth-to-mouth Resuscitation/ CPR) was invented in 1965 by Peter Safar and James Elam. CPR is an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone’s heartbeat has stopped or breathing has stopped. This is usually used by firefighters to get oxygen through the body, and to get the victim/patient to start breathing and get the heart beating again, usually after electric shock, heart attack, drowning or car

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