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Firefighter from Warsaw wearing equipment for breathing in smoke ca. 1870 The history of organized firefighting began in ancient Rome while under the rule of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. [ 1 ] Prior to that, Ctesibius, a Greek citizen of Alexandria, developed the first fire pump in the third century BC, which was later improved upon in a ...
Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius (Ancient Greek: Κτησίβιος; fl. 285–222 BCE) was a Greek inventor and mathematician in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt. [1] Very little is known of Ctesibius' life, but his inventions were well known in his lifetime. [ 2 ]
Fire hose: invented by Heron in the basis of Ctesibius' double action piston pump. [39] Allowed for more efficient fire fighting. Fire pump: an early device used to squirt water onto a fire was known as a squirt or fire syringe. Hand squirts and hand pumps are noted before Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the first fire pump around the 2nd ...
The Hellenistic engineer and inventor Ctesibius (fl. 285–222 BC) fitted his clepsydras with a dial and pointer for indicating the time, and added elaborate "alarm systems, which could be made to drop pebbles on a gong, or blow trumpets (by forcing bell-jars down into water and taking the compressed air through a beating reed) at pre-set times ...
Peter James Ganci Jr. (October 27, 1946 – September 11, 2001) was a career firefighter in the New York City Fire Department killed in the September 11 attacks.At the time of the attacks, he held the rank of Chief of Department, the highest ranking uniformed fire officer in the department.
With only 6 percent of firefighters being women, she said the initiative is one that has inspired girls. Guiler also launched the organization Triple F Foundation that helps other firefighters ...
L.A. firefighters battle the Palisades fire along Radcliffe Avenue on Wednesday. Meanwhile, members of private fire crews have gathered at L.A. developer Rick Caruso's home to guard it against flames.
Ken Tekiela is seen here cooking in the firehouse kitchen. In 1982, he passed all his tests to become a firefighter paramedic. Kyle Tekiela said his father asked the original capo who invited him ...