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  2. Joseph Winters - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Richard Winters (August 29, 1824 [1] – November 29, 1916) was an African-American abolitionist and inventor who, on May 7, 1878, received U.S. Patent number 203,517 for a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder. On April 8, 1879, he received U.S. Patent number 214,224 for an improvement on the ladder.

  3. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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    Fire escape in Oulu Lower part of a fire escape in New York City. A fire escape consists of a number of horizontal platforms, one at each story of a building, with ladders or stairs connecting them. The platform and stairs usually consist of open steel gratings, to prevent the build-up of ice, snow, and leaves.

  4. John Morris and Sons Salford - Wikipedia

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    John Morris and Sons' first motor driven "first-aid motor fire engine" was built in 1905 for Cape Town's Metropolitan Fire Service. [7] It was fitted with a 30–40 h.p. Belsize engine and provided accommodation for six firemen. [8] The first motor-driven fire-pump built by John Morris and Sons was for the Bury Town Council.

  5. Anna Connelly - Wikipedia

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    Connelly was aware of fire safety issues and the legislation, so she decided to invent a different solution, [4] which was a fire escape design that could be adopted by more landowners to increase building safety in cities. Planning of the fire escape by Anna Connelly. Connelly's device was patented in August 1877 (No. 386,816A). [4]

  6. Escape chute - Wikipedia

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    A metal tube fire escape chute on an old school building in Shevlin, Minnesota. Although some early escape tubes were made entirely of metal, most current designs are made of high-strength fabrics, such as Kevlar. Their flexibility allows for compact storage, rapid deployment, and a gentler braking and controlled descent of users, as compared ...

  7. Society for the Protection of Life from Fire - Wikipedia

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    From 1843 to March 31, 1861, the Society's fire-escapes have attended no less than 5211 fires, and rescued 670 lives. The fire-escape in use is Abraham Wivell's; its height varies from 43 ft. to 45 ft., and by means of a supplemental ladder even 60 feet can, if necessary, be obtained. Each machine weighs 8½ cwt., and costs £60.

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