Experts are still groping for plausible explanations and answers as to when man was able to develop the ability to make fire. Meanwhile, there are schools of thought that hold that man did not invent fire himself, but only captured natural fires. Explanations for how and when man had his first experience with fire are varied, but scientists and experts agree that fire significantly improved human lives.

Along with the advantages of fire, come its dangers. These inconveniences include not only property damage, but also human casualties. The most famous fires in recent centuries confirm how threatening fires can be when they go beyond man’s control. The most famous fires include the Great Fire of London, the San Francisco Earthquake Fire, and the Great Chicago Fire. The San Francisco fire is the most disastrous with a total of 3,000 people killed and 300,000 structures destroyed.

Man invented fire extinguishers to prevent fires from threatening their properties and existence. Unlike the history of fires, there is a collection of facts about fire extinguishers. If you are interested in fire fighting and would like to know more about what your first line of defense against fire will be, you may find the following facts about fire extinguishers interesting.

– 200 BC – Ctesibius of Alexandria found it necessary to deliver water to a fire quickly and without delay. He invented a hand pump for that purpose.

– The Middle Ages – During this period, jets were invented and popularized against fire. Squirts is a fire fighting instrument that has the ability to apply jets of water to fires.

– 1723 – A chemist named French C. Hopffer invented the automatic fire extinguisher.

– 1819 – Captain George William Mandy invented the first version of the modern portable fire extinguisher.

– 1866 – A Frenchman named Francois Carlier devised a fire extinguisher with a cylinder containing a mixture of water and bicarbonate and a separate bottle filled with sulfuric acid.

– 1881 – Almon M. Granger invented a sodium acid fire extinguisher.

– 1905 – A Russian named Alexander Laurant invented the chemical foam fire extinguisher.

– 1912 – The carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher was invented by the Pyrene company.

– 1924 – The Walter Kidde Company invented the carbon dioxide fire extinguisher.

– 1928 – The DuGas company invented a cartridge dry chemical fire extinguisher.

– 1940 – Germany invented a fire extinguisher designed for use in airplanes. The extinguisher contains liquid chlorobromomethane.

Discussions, as well as further studies on the issues surrounding the history of fire and its importance to man, may still go on, but the dangers of fire and the extent of destruction it can cause have long been determined. New fire findings and conclusions that may be established in the future will definitely be offset by new fire extinguisher technology. At present, the extinguishers and the rest of the fire fighting equipment available are more than enough to fight any type of fire that could threaten man.

A fire extinguisher at home and in the workplace can prevent a fire from becoming famous.