"Whoa, this is tight — fire hazard," Gerson said as they left, scooting his chair to make room.
Meanwhile, the bravery evident by the Viet Cong during the battle had also made an impression on the Australians, who later acknowledged their tight fire discipline and the skilfulness of their battle drills and tactics which they found to be similar to those used by the Australians themselves.
As fire crews fought Friday to contain the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history — a blaze that has now burned 400 homes, killed two people and spread across 15,000 acres — residents and public officials raised questions about whether faster responses or tighter fire regulations could have done anything to curb its destructive path.
Compared with Illinois, which has the nation's second-largest number of high-risk sites, more than 950, but tighter fire and safety rules, Texas had more than three times the number of accidents, four times the number of injuries and deaths, and 300 times the property damage costs.
Kill the fire, when the cooking is done, if the stove will be unattended, empty the remaining fuel and charcoal into a tub of water or into an air-tight fire and heat-proof container to prevent burns, smoke, and carbon monoxide poisoning.
A series of hit albums followed among them Skin Tight (1974), Fire (1975), Honey (1975), and Contradiction (1976)—along with two chart-topping pop hits, "Fire" (1974) and "Love Rollercoaster" (1975).
In the production of "Ferdydurke," the tight, rapid-fire choreography among the four characters often positions them no farther than three feet from one another.
Out on the sunstruck open-air stage, Danza Libre, a valiant young dance group from Guantanamo, Cuba, leapt around in white tights eating fire most of Sunday morning while the rest of us read The Observer over organic croissants.
Investing in growth and having a big vision was the order of the day, not hard decisions to meet tight budgets and fire workers.
Together, they made a two-man show on the basketball team, and fans packed the stands in the tiny gym at Jonesboro High School so tight that the fire department routinely turned people away.
Some steps have been taken since the fire: tighter rules guiding new construction, bringing in outside supervisors for fire drills and outside experts for inspections.
