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  2. A pink powder is being used to fight California fires. It's ...

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    It has been used to fight blazes in the US since 1963, and is the main long-term fire retardant used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

  3. List of fire-retardant materials - Wikipedia

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    Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. A fire resistant material is one which is designed to resist burning and withstand heat. An example of a fire-resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building.

  4. Category:Firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Fire suppression system; ... Station wear; Steamexfire; Stirrup pump; Storz; T. ... This page was last edited on 6 January 2020, at 04:43 (UTC).

  5. Fire-Lite Alarms - Wikipedia

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    Fire-Lite was the first company to introduce a compact, inexpensive addressable fire alarm control panel. [2] Some of their recognizable products include the Fire-Lite BG-10 pull station, introduced in 1983, and the newer BG-12 pull station, introduced in 1999. Fire-Lite is part of the Honeywell Life Safety Group, along with Notifier.

  6. L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades ...

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    At least eight people have died in the fire, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office and Sheriff’s Department. The Eaton fire, which started after the Palisades blaze in the ...

  7. Things We Use All the Time That Didn't Exist 15 Years Ago - AOL

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    This trendy all-in-one pressure cooker (and slow cooker, and rice cooker, and steamer) is suddenly everywhere, but it wasn't invented until 2010.Sales got off to a modest start, too, with just ...

  8. List of defunct consumer brands - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of defunct (mainly American) consumer brands which are no longer made and usually no longer mass-marketed to consumers. Brands in this list may still be made, but are only made in modest quantities and/or limited runs as a nostalgic or retro style item.

  9. List of obsolete technology - Wikipedia

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    Obsolete technology Replacement Still used for Bathing machine: No longer required due to changing social standards of morality Hourglass: Clock: Tasks where a fixed amount of time can be measured with a low-tech solution: Exposure time tracker in saunas (where electronics might be damaged by the heat or ultraviolet light); retro kitchen timers, board games, other short-term timers.