Floods, Faults, and Fire
Title | Floods, Faults, and Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Peter L. Stelling |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Total Pages | 255 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0813700094 |
The ten geological field guides presented in this volume explore key areas of the geologist's paradise that is Washington State and British Columbia. These trips investigate a wide variety of geological and geographical terrains, from the dry steppe of the channeled scablands and Columbia River basalt group to the east, across the glaciated and forested Cascade arc and Coast Mountains, to the geologically complex islands in the west. This guidebook may be unique in that four of the trips utilize boats to reach remote field areas and are therefore rarely visited by geologists.
Fire, Faults & Floods
Title | Fire, Faults & Floods PDF eBook |
Author | Marge Mueller |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Nature |
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Fifty-three trips are targeted to assist readers in finding and understanding the area's major geologic features. Among the regions covered are: Missoula, Montana and the lower Clark Fork drainage; Grande Ronde and Joseph Creek Canyons on the borders of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; the Columbia River Gorge; and the northern Oregon Coast. Includes b&w photos and maps. c. Book News Inc.
The Flood Problem in Fire Prevention and Protection
Title | The Flood Problem in Fire Prevention and Protection PDF eBook |
Author | National Board of Fire Underwriters. Committee on Fire Prevention and Engineering Standards |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 115 |
Release | 1939 |
Genre | Fire prevention |
ISBN |
Fire in the United States
Title | Fire in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Ciro Bouchard |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Fire prevention |
ISBN | 9781607417460 |
This book is an overview of the nations fire problem. Fire departments in the United States respond to nearly 18 million fire calls each year. The U.S. fire problem, on a per capita basis, is one of the worst in the industrial world. Thousands of Americans die each year, tens of thousands of people are injured, and property losses reach billions of dollars. There are huge indirect costs of fire as well; temporary lodging, lost business, medical expenses, psychological damage, and others. These indirect costs may be as much as 8 to 10 times higher than the direct costs of fire. To put this in context, the annual losses from floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters combined in the United States average just a fraction of those from fires. The public, the media, and local governments generally are unaware of the magnitude and seriousness of the fire problem to individuals and their families, to communities, and to the Nation. This book is designed to arm the fire service and others with information that motivates corrective action, sets priorities, targets specific fire programs, serves as a model for state and local analysis of fire data, and provides a baseline for evaluating programs. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of various government publications.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire, and Tornado
Title | The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire, and Tornado PDF eBook |
Author | Logan Marshall |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 360 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Dummies (Bookselling) |
ISBN |
Fires and Floods
Title | Fires and Floods PDF eBook |
Author | David Lambert |
Publisher | Evans Brothers |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780237517984 |
Part of the Alpha Books series, which have been written with advice from experts that teach reading, and are printed in large, clear type. This title looks at fire in different places, examines safety measures to prevent fire, and describes how fire damage can be repaired. The book also focuses on flooding, and looks at ways in which man's activities have contributed to the threat, and presents some methods to prevent flooding on a large scale in the future.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado ...
Title | The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado ... PDF eBook |
Author | Logan Marshall |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 360 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Dummies (Bookselling) |
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