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Fire Hydrant Background A fire hydrant is an above-ground connection that provides access to a water supply for the purpose of fighting fires. The water supply may be pressurized, as in the case of hydrants connected to water mains buried in the street, or unpressurized, as... Read more
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Fire Engine Background The term "fire truck" is commonly used as a generic expression to describe a fire-fighting vehicle. Technically, a "fire truck" is a vehicle equipped with ladders and is used mainly to gain access to elevated portions of a structure or to provide a... Read more
Vallen Corp Vallen Corp
Vallen Corporation 13333 Northwest FreewayHouston, Texas 77040-6086U.S.A.Telephone: (713) 462-8700Fax: (713) 462-7634Web site: http://www.vallen.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Hagemeyer N.V.Incorporated: 1960Employees: 1,100Sales: $306.1 million (1999)NAIC: 421450 Medical, Dental and Hospital... Read more
Elmira Elmira
Elmira , city (1990 pop. 33,724), seat of Chemung co., extreme S central N.Y., on the Chemung River; settled 1788, inc. 1864. It is a distribution and manufacturing center with plants that make electronic and fire-fighting equipment, automobile parts, and iron and steel products. The Treaty of... Read more
Chernobyl Chernobyl
Chernobyl , Ukr. Chornobyl, abandoned city, N Ukraine, near the Belarus border, on the Pripyat River. Ten miles (16 km) to the north, in the town of Pripyat, is the Chernobyl nuclear power station, site of the worst nuclear reactor disaster in history. On Apr. 25, 1986, during an unauthorized test... Read more
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pension periodic payments to one who has retired from work because of age or disability. Pensions, originally thought of as charity, are now viewed as an essential part of the social responsibility of employers or of the state. In the Roman Empire there was a well-established pension system to care... Read more
Shelburne Shelburne
Shelburne town (1990 pop. 5,871) in Chittenden co., NW Vermont, 7 mi (11 km) S of Burlington on the banks of Lake Champlain. A popular resort, Shelburne is also a center for local lumber and dairy industries. Settled in 1768, the town provided winter shelter for Thomas Macdonough 's fleet during... Read more
Smoke inhalation Smoke inhalation
Smoke inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. However, cigarette smoking also causes similar damage on a smaller... Read more
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