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First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes.
I talk as I sketch, too, in order to keep their minds off what I'm doing so I'll get the most natural expression I can from them. Also, the talking helps to size up the subject's personality, so I can figure out better how to portray him.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIZE UP»
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This guide to fireground size-up gives firefighters an in-depth and expanded review of fifteen size-up points to help them make decisions that are efficient, effective, and safe.
Conclusion. This chapter has attempted to show how the activities of pre-fire
planning, size-up, incident scene communications, and incident management
intermingle to produce the best approach to the fire incident in regard to data
available.
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Fire Officer: Principles and Practice
Size-up is a systematic process of gathering and processing information to
evaluate the situation and then translating that information into a plan to deal with
the situation. The art of sizing up an incident requires a diverse knowledge about
...
International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Fire Protection Association, 2009
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Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills
Size-up is the process of initially evaluating an emergency situation to determine
which actions need to be taken and which actions can be undertaken safely. It is
always the first step in making plans to bring the situation under control.
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Coronado National Forest, Fine
Size -
Up Information, July 1996
United States. Forest Service. Character: Smoldering • Creeping • Running •
Crowning • Spotting Wind Direction: Down Slope • Up Slope • Variable • North •
South • East • West Wind Speed: Calm • 1-5 • 5-15 • 15-25 • 25 Plus Fuels: Grass
...
United States. Forest Service
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Fundamentals of Emergency Care
The EMT would next perform a scene size-up, a term borrowed from the fire
service. A size-up is the process of observing a scene and making judgments
about the equipment, resources, and personnel that will be needed to stabilize
the ...
Richard W. O. Beebe, Deborah L. Funk, 2001
Some departments use the acronym OSCAR (Occupancy, Size, Conditions,
Actions, and Resources) to assist in remembering all of the components of an
initial size-up report. Occupancy can be described as single-family, multi-family, ...
Clinton Smoke, Charles Keeton, Billy Wenzel, 2009
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Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics
What exactly is size-up? Who does it and why? When does it begin? What do we
use it for? Size-up can be described as an evaluation of problems and conditions
that affect the outcome of a fire. All firefighters have performed size-up whether ...
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Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
Scene Size-up Typically, your scene assessment begins with information
provided by dispatch. This information helps you consider the MOI or NO1 and
prepare for the problems your patient may have. Note environmental conditions.
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Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer
Several excellent books have been written about size-up. Fireground Size-Up, by
Michael Terpak (PennWell, 2002), comes to mind. This book is well written and
contains excellent facts concerning the art of size-up. Some books say that ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIZE UP»
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Knicks looking for size up front in free agency
“I don't think it's any secret we need to get some size up front. ... at only about 230 pounds on his 7-foot-3 frame, that's not necessarily the kind of size they need. «The Register-Guard, Jun 15»
Airlines could shrink carry-on bag size up to 40 percent
IATA, which represents carriers that make up around 80% of air traffic, ... “The development of an agreed optimal cabin bag size will bring common sense and ... «KHON2, Jun 15»
Penis-Size Study 'Am I Normal?' Reveals Average Manhood Length
So how does the regular man size up? The mean length of a flaccid penis is 3.6 inches, and the mean length of an erection is 5.16 inches, according to a paper ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
Melissa McCarthy on Her Plus-Size Line: 'When You Go Above a …
And Sunrise was up to the challenge … [they aren't] afraid to shake it up and bring plus-size up to fashion,” she said, adding that her chief goal was to make her ... «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Nov 14»
Men and violence: Sizing up how men size up one another
Daniel Fessler is out at UCLA's Drake Track Stadium to do a bit of discreet academic observation. Spying, really, with a smidgen of fibbing. It's fall 2013. «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»
