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Victoria Martens was born on August 23, 2006, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [8] [9] She was a student at Petroglyph Elementary School in Albuquerque. [4]Her mother, Michelle Martens, did not have a criminal record in New Mexico, [4] [10] [11] but later told investigators she would seek men online to engage in sexual acts with her two children, including Victoria, while she allegedly watched for ...
In the United States, response codes are used to describe a mode of response for an emergency unit responding to a call. They generally vary but often have three basic tiers: Code 3: Respond to the call using lights and sirens. Code 2: Respond to the call with emergency lights, but without sirens. Alternatively, sirens may be used if necessary ...
The Black Thursday bushfires were a devastating series of fires that swept the Port Phillip District (now the state of Victoria) in Australia, on 6 February 1851, burning up 5 million hectares (12 million acres; 50,000 square kilometres; 19,000 square miles ), or about a quarter of the state's area. [a] Twelve people died, along with one ...
Active fire protection. Active fire protection ( AFP) is an integral part of fire protection. AFP is characterized by items and/or systems, which require a certain amount of motion and response in order to work, contrary to passive fire protection .
Fire blankets, along with fire extinguishers, are fire safety items that can be useful in case of a fire. These nonflammable materials are stable in temperatures up to 1300 °C for Nextel ceramic fibres, [2] 1200 °C for glass fibers, [3] Kevlar (480 °C), [4] and wool (570 °C). [5] These are useful in smothering fires by reducing the amount ...
First attack response. RACE (General first response to a fire.) R escue - move people who are in immediate danger. A larm - raise the alarm and alert persons to the presence of fire. C onfine - shut doors and reduce airflow and fuel sources to the fire, to reduce its spread. E xtinguish or E vacuate - extinguish the fire if it's safe to do so ...
The 1943–44 Victorian bushfire season was marked by a series of major bushfires following severe drought conditions in the state of Victoria in Australia. The summer of 1943–44 was the driest summer ever recorded in Melbourne with just 46 mm falling, a third of the average for the period. [ 1] Between 22 December and 15 February 51 people ...
Multiple-alarm fire. One-alarm fires, two-alarm fires, three-alarm fires, etc., are categories classifying the seriousness of fires, commonly used in the United States and in Canada, [citation needed] particularly indicating the level of response by local authorities. The term multiple-alarm is a quick way of indicating that a fire is severe ...