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Fredrick Graff, chief engineer of the Philadelphia Water Works, patents a post-style fire hydrant resembling what we use today.
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George Manby invents the Extincteur, a 3-gallon copper cylinder that uses compressed air to spray pearl-ash solution from a tube.
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Inspections and incorporating safety equipment like hose, life preservers, lifeboats and fire drills.
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PopMech reports that "motor fire engines are rapidly replacing the old horse-drawn machines wherever practical in England." The trend soon carries over to North America.
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Only you can prevent forest fires, but Smokey Bear helps spread the message.
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Miles Greenwood and two fellow Cincinnatians invent the first practical steam fire engine. The city soon organizes the first professional fire department in the U.S.
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In The Towering Inferno the world's tallest building becomes the world's biggest torch.
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Segway Robotics' RPM firefighting robot can carry 400 pounds of equipment at 18 mph and shoot 10 gallons of water per second. But it can't rescue kittens from trees.
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Coming soon to a sky near you: drones that use infrared cameras to map out wildfires without endangering human heroes.
