Essays on Firemen

The Fukushima

1. I cannot be sure, but I want to believe that heroism and stoicism are still present in the society. The Fukushima 50 showed unprecedented selflessness and bravery, and stayed in the most dangerous place in order to save the lives of others. I believe that nuclear plants’ employees in other countries would take risks and stay too. But the main example that comes to my mind is the Chernobyl disaster. Some of the Soviet Union workers stayed, when the Chernobyl blast happened. They helped to clean radioactive remnants of reactor in order to give way to firemen to ...

According to Denhardt and Denhardt (2012), the main role of public servants is to assist citizen’s articulate as well as meet shared interests rather than attempting to steer of control society. However, today there is a tug of war between public management that steers and that that rows. Nye identifies three trends that have resulted in the decentralization or diffusion of government and society. These include globalization, information revolution and marketization. Public administrators are, therefore, left with the task of ensuring equity, service effectiveness and efficiency.

A public service like building inspection by government agencies should be available throughout ...

Article 1: “Lost in Arizona Fire, an Elite Crew That Rushed In”

In the article entitled “Lost in Arizona Fire, an Elite Crew That Rushed In” written by Santos (2013) and published online in The New York Times on July 1, 2013, the author presented relevant information regarding the wilderness fire that ensued in Yarnell Hill in the mountains of Arizona. The firefighters who were deployed on the scene were known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots, which was reported to be part of the Prescott Fire Department. Apparently, the fire allegedly started from a lightning that struck on June 28, Friday, and caused a fire to spark due to intense dry and extremely ...

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 features a dystopian future wherein “firemen” are given the task of burning subversive books that challenge the governmental establishment. In this world, reading is outlawed, as the current mode of thinking is anti-intellectual, and bereft of learning or knowledge. The protagonist, Guy Montag, one of the firemen, has his ideas about his job and the world in which he lives in challenged by an intellectual love interest. This work provides provocative, exciting science fiction about a member of the establishment changing their ideas about the horrific future in which they live, and fighting for both survival ...

In discussing the various moral virtues in existence, Aristotle focused on the issue of courage (Ross 39). He describes courage as a virtue that is associated with the feeling of fear, especially in a case of war where death is a real possibility. Under such circumstances, an individual who has the virtues of courage stands his ground, regardless of whether the others run away or not. This can be likened to the case of the soldiers at war where they have to keep pushing forward. When a colleague falls, there is no looking back. They seek to fill the position and soldier on. ...

Basements are enclosed places of a building below the ground level. Living in basements presents challenges when dealing with flood and fire situations. The Nayef Building fire case exposed loopholes in dealing with basement fires. Several mistakes were committed in dealing with the fire, and it resulted in the death of two firemen after they inhaled poisonous gases coming from the basement (Case Study). There are several solutions that can be implemented to improve the fire protection and response measures in basements.

Increased fire detection and prevention measures can be executed to increase overall protection against fires in basements. Among ...

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 features a dystopian future wherein “firemen” are given the task of burning subversive books that challenge the governmental establishment. In this world, reading is outlawed, as the current mode of thinking is anti-intellectual, and bereft of learning or knowledge. The protagonist, Guy Montag, one of the firemen, has his ideas about his job and the world in which he lives in challenged by an intellectual love interest. In the novel Logan’s Run, another dystopian future sees the protagonist, a law enforcement officer called a Sandman, tracking down those who do not voluntarily kill themselves at age ...