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29 May 1842. (1842-05-29) United States. Known for. Invention of an improved fire extinguisher. Spouse. Evaline Moore Kidd. Thomas J. Martin (1842-1872) [1] was awarded a patent for improvement to the fire extinguisher in 1872. [2][3][4][5] The invention involved the use of pipes to carry water upwards and valves in the ceiling acting as ...
Salvia rosmarinus (/ ˈsælviə ˌrɒsməˈraɪnəs / [3][4]), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers. It is native to the Mediterranean region, as well as Portugal and northwestern Spain. [5] Until 2017, it was known by the scientific name Rosmarinus ...
Area burned per year. Remains of houses destroyed in the Oakland firestorm of 1991. Satellite image from October, 2003 including Cedar Fire, one of the largest wildfires in California history. Starting in 2001, the National Interagency Fire Center began keeping more accurate records on the total fire acreage burned in each state. [16] Year. Fires.
The Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 in California and especially the Great Fire of 1910 in Montana and Idaho contributed to the philosophy that fire was a danger that needed to be suppressed. [14] The Great Fire of 1910 had burned 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2 ), destroyed a number of communities and killed 86 people, and this event prompted ...
www.americanlafrance.com. American LaFrance (ALF) was an American vehicle manufacturer which focused primarily on the production of fire engines, ladder trucks, and emergency apparatus such as ambulance and rescue vehicles. Originally located in Elmira, New York, the final iteration of the company was located in Summerville, South Carolina.
Purple-K, also known as PKP, is a dry-chemical fire suppression agent used in some dry chemical fire extinguishers. [1] It is the second most effective dry chemical in fighting class B (flammable liquid) fires after Monnex (potassium allophanate), and can be used against some energized electrical equipment fires (USA class C fires). [2]
The Jesusita Fire was a wildfire that started on May 5, 2009, in the hills of Santa Barbara, California in the western United States. By the time the fire was contained on May 18 it had burned 8,733 acres (35.34 km 2), destroyed 80 homes and damaged 15 more before being 100% contained. [1] The cause of the fire was ultimately traced to local ...
Description. This is a tough perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. The thick, leathery leaves are oval in shape and up to about 30 centimeters long including the petioles, located in a basal rosette about the stem. The inflorescence is a stiff, branching panicle no more than about 35 centimeters tall bearing large clusters of flowers.