How much protection?

Read "Let Malibu Burn" http://www.rut.com/mdavis/letmalibuburn.html (right click to open in new window or save to your computer!) and/or The Grandview Arms editorial on our Blackboard website. Then post your ideas on the following:

What is the role of government in fire protection? What is the role of the individual? What is the role of the insurance company? How much protection should be provided? Who should pay for it? Your thoughts?

Who's Responsible for Safety?

This political cartoon came out of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire.

What is the message the artist is trying to convey with this cartoon?
Could the conditions that led to the Triangle Shirtwaist tragedy exist in the workplace today? Why or why not?

You can learn more about this fire at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/

Truth.

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
- Arthur Schopenhauer

Can you think of an example for the quote above? How about one that relates to the fire service or, better yet..fire prevention?

Your thoughts, comments, ideas?