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100 Years of Fire Fighting
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first fire hydrant
Fredrick Graff, chief engineer of the Philadelphia Water Works, patents a post-style fire hydrant resembling what we use today. -
Portable Fire extinguisher
George Manby invents the Extincteur, a 3-gallon copper cylinder that uses compressed air to spray pearl-ash solution from a tube. -
Incorporating Rules and Regulations
Inspections and incorporating safety equipment like hose, life preservers, lifeboats and fire drills. -
Horse Draw Carriage Relaced with Motor Vehicle
PopMech reports that "motor fire engines are rapidly replacing the old horse-drawn machines wherever practical in England." The trend soon carries over to North America. -
Fire Mascot
Only you can prevent forest fires, but Smokey Bear helps spread the message. -
Horse Draw Fire Vehicle and Fire Fight Team
Miles Greenwood and two fellow Cincinnatians invent the first practical steam fire engine. The city soon organizes the first professional fire department in the U.S. -
Biggest Build Fire in 1900's
In The Towering Inferno the world's tallest building becomes the world's biggest torch. -
Today's Technology
Segway Robotics' RPM firefighting robot can carry 400 pounds of equipment at 18 mph and shoot 10 gallons of water per second. But it can't rescue kittens from trees. -
Drones
Coming soon to a sky near you: drones that use infrared cameras to map out wildfires without endangering human heroes.
