firefighting

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Vehicles

20,500-Gallon Firefighting Boeing 747 Supertanker In Action

7:00AM Jesus Diaz | The fire season has started in half of the world and I wish there were more of these 747 Firefighting Supertankers. They can drop 20,500 gallons of water in one go, as you can see in the video. More »
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Design

Firehose, Meet Fire Missile Launcher

8:20AM Mark Wilson | We’re not firefighters, so this idea may be completely crazy. But if we fought fires for a living, we’d feel a lot more comfortable doing battle with this mean-looking gas-propelled missile launcher concept. More »
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Gadgets

Firefighting Sprinkler Suit From 1931

6:40AM Sean Fallon | Back in 1931 Modern Mechanix magazine ran an article about an invention used by German firefighters to protect themselves from being engulfed in flames. The simple device consisted of a helmet with a built-in sprinkler system that connects with a nozzle on the hose. Using a hand lever, the firefighter could control the amount of spray needed for a given situation. Clever—but it seems that fighting a fire in something that looks like an old-timey deep sea diving helmet might prove problematic. [Modern Mechanix via Boing Boing] More »
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