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Fire Safety: Join a Community Fire Unit Interview 5

This article explains how becoming a Community Fire Unit Member you and your neighbours can build your resilience to bush fires. Community Fire Unit members receive fire training and equipment that helps you to prepare yourself, your family and your home in preparation for the bushfire season.  It will allow you to make informed decisions…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety Tips

Fire extinguishers play an important role in protecting property and saving lives For fire extinguishers to serve the role of protecting property and saving lives they do have to be properly maintained and used in the correct manner. A large number of people don’t perform the correct level of maintenance on their fire extinguishers. While…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #11: Hose Drag Test

The main target of Hose drag and hold test is the upper and lower body muscle strength and stamina of the firefighter. The task is to drag a 38mm hose for 10m to a designated 1m by 1m marked square. While standing on the square, you must target to two different targets and close the…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #10: Fire and Rescue NSW

Fire and Rescue New South Wales (NSW) goal is to protect the citizen, improve their defence against catastrophe and crisis from happenings on the public, nature and businesses of New South Wales. Fire and Rescue NSW’s is one of the biggest fire and rescue services that combat fire in the Area of NSW. Fire and…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #09: Women firefighter for Fire and Rescue

The fire fighting profession has long been dominated by males but the times have change and women have become integral partners in the fire fighting programs of the state. Becoming a good firefighter must involve certain traits such as trustworthiness, dependability, quick thinking, physically fit, team player, helpful, effective communicator, hard worker, positive outlook and open…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #08: Fire and Rescue NSW Recruiting

A fire fighter is a special job that serves others while learning unique skills. It also carries a sense of pride, honor and respect of work for community which he serves. Hard work is synonymous to a fire-fighters task but with cooperation and teamwork even difficult task can be done quickly. A successful work can lead to a…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #06: Do A Home Fire Safety Audit

Undergoing a  Home Fire Safety Audit will help you pinpoint the different fire hazards in your home.  A list of simple questions about your house and your activities will help determine your own  fire prevention and safety for your  home.  Storing your answers for  easily retrieval for future usage to determine  your improvement against fire from occurring in your own home.…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #07: Becoming A Fire Fighter

Becoming a fire fighter is not an easy job. Most fire fighter applicants are denied and some have applied a lot of times before getting hired. They undergo a lot written and physical exams to screen the right applicants. Physical training and interview are also done since it is a physically demanding work.  To further…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #05: Community Fire Units (CFU)

Bush fires are a common place  in New South Wales (NSW)  which occurs  in different sizes and areas every year. Communities that are located in bush lands are always threatened with bush fires since the Australian landscape is a natural bush fire prone area. People living near the bush areas must be prepared at all times for…

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Home Improvement Tip #74: Prepare a room for painting

Here is another easy to follow DIY video that shows how to Prepare a Room for Painting. It is important to know the proper way of preparing a room for painting. This ‘How To’ video is a great help for beginners to follow the step-by-step instructions. You will now be ready to paint a room…

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Home Improvement Tip #73: How to hang wallpaper

How to Hang Wallpaper is a DIY video presented to us by our friends from Masters Home Improvement. This ‘How To’ video is made to show you how to easily hang wallpaper. It is important to know how to hang wallpaper properly to improve your home. Watch this video before starting and you will be…

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Home Improvement Tip #72: How to prepare a surface for painting

This DIY video of How To Prepare a Surface for Painting. It is easy to follow so beginners can easily learn the step-by-step procedures in preparing a surface for painting. Watch this video before getting started and observe the right way on how to prepare a surface for painting. [leadplayer_vid id=”50E10BA7D447D”] If you are planning…

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Home Improvement Tip #71: How to paint walls and ceilings

This is a DIY video guide that shows How to Paint Walls and Ceilings. This is made for beginners and will help you to learn how to properly paint walls and ceilings the right way. Learning the proper way to paint walls and ceilings is important. And here’s a ‘HowTo’ video to help you do this…

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The most common causes of house fires

Contact Aegis Safe for fire extinguishers and fire safety services in Sydney The kitchen is the most dangerous room in the house for fires. Cooking is the major cause of fires in the kitchen. These fires mainly occur in the evening between 5 and 7 pm. Faulty or damaged electrical wiring throughout the house and in home…

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Home Improvement Tip #70: How to paint doors, trims and skirtings

How to Paint Trims, Doors & Skirtings is a DIY video presented by Masters Home Improvement. It is made easy to follow guide to help us in painting trims, doors & skirtings. This is a great help for beginners in learning how to paint trims, doors & skirtings the right way. [leadplayer_vid id=”50E10F49D9278″] At Aegis…

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What Is Fire Safety?

Contact Aegis Safe for fire extinguishers and fire safety services in Brisbane and Gold Coast. Fire safety is a set of precautions that are taught and implemented to minimize and avoid the chances of fires that could lead to property and physical damage, injuries, death and community risks especially with uncontrolled fires. A person or…

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Fire Extinguisher Safety #04: Oil and Fat Fire Safety Message

You should avoid pouring water on the pan that has oil or fat  in it when it catches fire. The water will quickly evaporate and spread the oil that contains fire. The  water poured turns into vapor it and the dire magnifies over 1000 times making it a giant fireball. Contact Aegis Safe for fire extinguishers and fire safety services in Sydney.…

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Fire Safety Tips For Your Home

Statistics about home fires reveal several interesting things. Firstly, they show that half of home fires originate in the kitchen area. This is, for the most part, to be expected because of the various cooking activities that are carried out in the kitchen. But then, the statistics also reveal that close to a half of…

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Home Improvement Tip #69: How to restore outdoor timber furniture

Here is a DIY video that will show you How to Restore Outdoor Timber Furniture. This is very useful, especially for beginners. After watching this video, you will be able to restore and maintain any kind of outdoor timber furniture. [leadplayer_vid id=”50E11042EA962″]   If you are planning to buy or sell a house or any…

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Home Improvement Tip #68: How to maintain a timber deck

How to maintain a timber deck DIY video is brought to us by Masters Home Improvement that the main purpose is to help us learn how to maintain a timber deck especially for beginners. After watching this ‘HowTo’ video, you are now ready to maintain a timber deck. [leadplayer_vid id=”50E11132B183C”]   You may book in…

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