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- The Little Extinguisher Box Of Tricks: "Magic Extinguisher" And Early Film
Sep 4, 2008
A fire extinguisher: for most of us, nothing but a standard piece of safety equipment, tied to the wall with extinguisher brackets and sealed in an...
Category: Arts and Entertainment
- Fire Extinguisher Signs And The Age Of The Symbol
Sep 3, 2008
Symbols: from fire extinguisher signs to airline diagrams, they're becoming a more and more common sight in our world. Some people consider the...
Category: Humanities
- The Historian Of Fire Buckets
Sep 3, 2008
Fire buckets--one of the great innovations of fire suppression technology, and one that today is largely obsolete. Foam extinguishers and other...
Category: Society and Culture
- Stainless Steel Extinguishers And Urban Art: The Controversy Over Graffiti
Sep 3, 2008
A stainless steel extinguisher: a classy piece of decor. A vital tool for fighting large, dangerous fires. And, in some urban areas--a...
Category: Society and Culture
- Chrome Extinguishers And Hotel Design
Sep 3, 2008
Fire extinguishers aren't just nice safety features to have around anymore. The prevalence of chrome extinguishers in modern hotel and restaurant...
Category: Business
- Nineteenth-Century Poet Would Bemoan A Lack Of Extinguisher Stands: William McGonagall
Aug 18, 2008
Extinguisher stands were hardly a standard safety option during the all-too-brief career of William McGonagall, the Dundee man commonly known even...
Category: Society and Culture
- From The Fence To The Fire Extinguisher Trolley: Setting Up A Construction Site
Aug 8, 2008
Setting up a small construction site is a big event for any business. But from the fence to the fire extinguisher trolley, there are any number of...
Category: Business
- When Fire Safety Fails: Complex Doors And Theater Fires
Aug 7, 2008
Fireproof doors: a foolproof solution to fire safety issues, right? Not always. As the victims of the 1903 Iroquois Theater Fire learned, sometimes...
Category: Business
- Common Sense And A Fire Escape Ladder: What You Need To Stop Big-City Burglary
Aug 6, 2008
"A more wretched hive of scum and villainy you will never find," said Sir Alec Guiness about the massively urban spaceport in Star Wars. The same...
Category: Home and Family
- Foam Extinguishers Upon The Old Miss
Aug 6, 2008
If Huck Finn and Jim had thought to carry foam extinguishers with them in their classic flight down the Mississippi, they might well have had an...
Category: Society and Culture
- Fire Safety Signs And Verbs: New York's Graffiti Master
Aug 5, 2008
Are fire safety signs beautiful? Or are they the kinds of things people simply don't notice? Or are they possibly an opportunity for unique...
Category: Society and Culture
- The Problem With Mains Smoke Alarms: They Are Too Effective
Aug 4, 2008
Mains smoke alarms are now common in modern buildings. In fact, most American building codes now require mains smoke alarms as part of their safety...
Category: Home and Family
- No Plaque?: A History Of The Fire Brigade
Aug 4, 2008
The fire brigade, especially in the past decade, has been hailed throughout the world as one of the unambiguously heroic members of a community....
Category: Business
- Fire Fighting Fakery: The Problem With "Backdraft"
Jul 31, 2008
Fire fighting, especially in recent times, has gotten a reputation as one of the most romantic and noble professions anyone could commit himself...
Category: Careers and Jobs
- WALL-E: Film Fun With A Fire Extinguisher
Jul 24, 2008
Can Pixar's latest film, WALL-E, have a fire safety message? Of course it can and kids will take more notice if they see it at the movies
Category: Movies
- Intumescent Products: A Stylish Approach To Stopping Fires
Jul 24, 2008
You've seen intumescent coatings, even if you don't think you have. Modern buildings with exposed steel frameworks are usually coated with the...
Category: Business
- Attackers Set Fire To Blankets: Homelessness In America
Jul 21, 2008
Fire blankets, we all know, are a crucial component of fire safety practices. So it's a brutal irony that unknown attackers in Corona, California...
Category: Society and Culture
- Car Extinguishers And Old Glory: No Answers For Arson
Jul 18, 2008
Car extinguishers alone couldn't save the day when a massive fire broke out at an auto shop in Boise, Idaho. Fortunately the fire department were...
Category: Autos and Cars
- Fighting Fire With Powder: Extinguishers And Proper Diesel Fire Fighting Techniques
Jul 17, 2008
Diesel fires are among the most dangerous and destructive fires out there. If you work in an industry that deals with diesel fuel on a regular...
Category: Business
- When CO2 Fire Extinguishers Are Not Enough: Avoiding Electrical Fires
Jul 16, 2008
When electrical fires start, a CO2 extinguisher is one of the only things that can help. But the secret to truly staying safe from electrical fires...
Category: Home and Family
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