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Fire Engineering Magazine: Corbett's Trivia
Corbett's Trivia
Corbett's Trivia
August 4, 2008 8:56 AM
Where was the first meeting of the Fire Department Instructors Conference, and in what year?
August 4, 2008 8:56 AM
Where was the first meeting of the Fire Department Instructors Conference, and in what year?
Corbett's Trivia
July 21, 2008 7:34 AM
What group initiated the Fire Department Instructors Conference over 75 years ago?
July 21, 2008 7:34 AM
What group initiated the Fire Department Instructors Conference over 75 years ago?
Corbett's Trivia
July 7, 2008 12:30 PM
Fill in the blank: A water curtain placed between a building on fire and a close exposure does not _____________ the radiant heat generated by the fire. Cooling streams must be placed directly on the exposure
July 7, 2008 12:30 PM
Fill in the blank: A water curtain placed between a building on fire and a close exposure does not _____________ the radiant heat generated by the fire. Cooling streams must be placed directly on the exposure
Corbett's Trivia
May 20, 2008 8:43 AM
When did the first self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) debut?
May 20, 2008 8:43 AM
When did the first self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) debut?
Corbett's Trivia
April 17, 2008 8:46 AM
What was the cause of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky, in 1977?
April 17, 2008 8:46 AM
What was the cause of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky, in 1977?
Corbett's Trivia
March 31, 2008 10:45 AM
What was the largest loss of life of firefighters in a theater building fire?
March 31, 2008 10:45 AM
What was the largest loss of life of firefighters in a theater building fire?
Corbett's Trivia
March 17, 2008 11:38 AM
What is the "tool" that is commonly used today which came out of 1970s FDNY research into how to reduce manpower needs (and which also produced "rapid water")?
March 17, 2008 11:38 AM
What is the "tool" that is commonly used today which came out of 1970s FDNY research into how to reduce manpower needs (and which also produced "rapid water")?
Corbett's Trivia
March 3, 2008 2:04 PM
According to NFPA 1932, the Standard on Use, Maintenance, and Service Testing of In-Service Fire Department Ground Ladders, what is the maximum load (weight) that can be applied to an extension ladder?
March 3, 2008 2:04 PM
According to NFPA 1932, the Standard on Use, Maintenance, and Service Testing of In-Service Fire Department Ground Ladders, what is the maximum load (weight) that can be applied to an extension ladder?
Corbett's Trivia
February 19, 2008 8:16 AM
What disaster killed 21 people in Boston's North End on January 15, 1919?
February 19, 2008 8:16 AM
What disaster killed 21 people in Boston's North End on January 15, 1919?
Corbett's Trivia
February 4, 2008 12:01 PM
In terms of firefighting equipment, what is Utica, New York known for?
February 4, 2008 12:01 PM
In terms of firefighting equipment, what is Utica, New York known for?
Corbett's Trivia
January 21, 2008 9:26 AM
What was the name of the play that was being performed in Boyertown, Pennsylvania's Rhoades Opera house on January 13th, 1908, when a fire erupted, killing 170 people?
January 21, 2008 9:26 AM
What was the name of the play that was being performed in Boyertown, Pennsylvania's Rhoades Opera house on January 13th, 1908, when a fire erupted, killing 170 people?
Corbett's Trivia
January 7, 2008 10:17 AM
What illicit activity commonly took place on the second floor of the Beverly Hills Supper Club where 165 were killed in the famous fire in 1977?
January 7, 2008 10:17 AM
What illicit activity commonly took place on the second floor of the Beverly Hills Supper Club where 165 were killed in the famous fire in 1977?
Corbett's Trivia
December 17, 2007 8:46 AM
Where and how did the London Kings Cross Station "underground" (subway) fire start that killed 31 in 1987?
December 17, 2007 8:46 AM
Where and how did the London Kings Cross Station "underground" (subway) fire start that killed 31 in 1987?
Corbett's Trivia
November 20, 2007 1:46 PM
Around what year did metal (brass) eagles replace leather eagles as frontispiece holders on traditional leather helmets?
November 20, 2007 1:46 PM
Around what year did metal (brass) eagles replace leather eagles as frontispiece holders on traditional leather helmets?
Corbett's Trivia
November 6, 2007 9:11 AM
Q. Who developed today's most common rescue litter (stretcher) that has "sides" in 1895?
November 6, 2007 9:11 AM
Q. Who developed today's most common rescue litter (stretcher) that has "sides" in 1895?
Corbett's Trivia
October 23, 2007 7:51 AM
Q. Besides destroying nearly 25 city blocks, how many rats were estimated to have been killed in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889?
October 23, 2007 7:51 AM
Q. Besides destroying nearly 25 city blocks, how many rats were estimated to have been killed in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889?
Corbett's Trivia
October 1, 2007 12:59 PM
A. How many different hose threads exist in the United States?
October 1, 2007 12:59 PM
A. How many different hose threads exist in the United States?
Corbett's Trivia
September 18, 2007 11:55 AM
Q. When was the first standpipe for tall buildings created?
September 18, 2007 11:55 AM
Q. When was the first standpipe for tall buildings created?
Corbett's Trivia
August 6, 2007 12:54 PM
Q. What is the recommended pressure to supply to the fire department connection in a sprinkler system?
August 6, 2007 12:54 PM
Q. What is the recommended pressure to supply to the fire department connection in a sprinkler system?
Corbett's Trivia
July 23, 2007 3:36 AM
Q. What type of construction is also erroneously called "slow-burning?"
July 23, 2007 3:36 AM
Q. What type of construction is also erroneously called "slow-burning?"
Corbett's Trivia
July 9, 2007 9:54 AM
Q. What city was visited twice by conflagrations, the first on April 12th, 1908 and the second in the rag shop district on October 14th, 1973?
July 9, 2007 9:54 AM
Q. What city was visited twice by conflagrations, the first on April 12th, 1908 and the second in the rag shop district on October 14th, 1973?
Corbett's Trivia
May 29, 2007 9:13 AM
Q. What was the name of the 1740's inventor of the "traditional" leather fire helmet with a wide brim and tall crown?
May 29, 2007 9:13 AM
Q. What was the name of the 1740's inventor of the "traditional" leather fire helmet with a wide brim and tall crown?
Corbett's Trivia
May 14, 2007 9:37 AM
Q. What is the proper inlet pressure for inline handline foam eductors?
May 14, 2007 9:37 AM
Q. What is the proper inlet pressure for inline handline foam eductors?
Corbett's Trivia
April 30, 2007 11:12 AM
Q. Who was the Austrian mountaineer who invented a rope friction knot in 1931?
April 30, 2007 11:12 AM
Q. Who was the Austrian mountaineer who invented a rope friction knot in 1931?
Corbett's Trivia
April 2, 2007 10:22 AM
Q. The NFPA publishes a building code. What is its name and number?
April 2, 2007 10:22 AM
Q. The NFPA publishes a building code. What is its name and number?
Corbett's Trivia
March 13, 2007 6:14 AM
Q. What fire company is credited with saving the historic South Meeting House during the Great Boston Fire of 1872?
March 13, 2007 6:14 AM
Q. What fire company is credited with saving the historic South Meeting House during the Great Boston Fire of 1872?
Corbett's Trivia
February 25, 2007 9:11 AM
Q. On what street did the Great Fire of 1666 in London start?
February 25, 2007 9:11 AM
Q. On what street did the Great Fire of 1666 in London start?
Corbett's Trivia
February 13, 2007 9:48 AM
Q. The first hydraulic rescue tool was introduced by Hurst in what year?
February 13, 2007 9:48 AM
Q. The first hydraulic rescue tool was introduced by Hurst in what year?
Corbett's Trivia
February 5, 2007 10:09 AM
Q. New York City firefighters were the furthest to respond on mutual aid to Baltimore, MD, in February 1904. Why is it that New York City firefighters were initially confused about where they were to respond?
February 5, 2007 10:09 AM
Q. New York City firefighters were the furthest to respond on mutual aid to Baltimore, MD, in February 1904. Why is it that New York City firefighters were initially confused about where they were to respond?
Corbett's Trivia
January 22, 2007 1:21 PM
Q. What is the primary operational difference between a centrifugal pump and a rotary pump?
January 22, 2007 1:21 PM
Q. What is the primary operational difference between a centrifugal pump and a rotary pump?
Corbett's Trivia
January 1, 2007 6:13 AM
Q. In January of 1908, 170 lives were lost in a tragic fire in a place of public assembly. Where did it occur?
January 1, 2007 6:13 AM
Q. In January of 1908, 170 lives were lost in a tragic fire in a place of public assembly. Where did it occur?
Corbett's Trivia
December 25, 2006 8:02 AM
Q. Ahrens Fox pumpers, with the classic "silver sphere," were considered by some to be the "Cadillac" of fire apparatus. What type of pumps did these engines use? What makes this type of pump particularly beneficial?
December 25, 2006 8:02 AM
Q. Ahrens Fox pumpers, with the classic "silver sphere," were considered by some to be the "Cadillac" of fire apparatus. What type of pumps did these engines use? What makes this type of pump particularly beneficial?
Corbett's Trivia
December 18, 2006 8:26 AM
Q. The Las Vegas MGM Grand hotel fire killed 84 people in 1980. The hotel still stands - what is its name today?
December 18, 2006 8:26 AM
Q. The Las Vegas MGM Grand hotel fire killed 84 people in 1980. The hotel still stands - what is its name today?
Corbett's Trivia
December 11, 2006 8:33 AM
Q. What was the name of firefighting-themed musical group that played at Disneyland during the 1950's and the 1960s?
December 11, 2006 8:33 AM
Q. What was the name of firefighting-themed musical group that played at Disneyland during the 1950's and the 1960s?
Corbett's Trivia
December 4, 2006 12:45 PM
Q. In 1917, two ships collided in Halifax N.S. harbor resulting in the deaths of at least 1,500. What happened?
December 4, 2006 12:45 PM
Q. In 1917, two ships collided in Halifax N.S. harbor resulting in the deaths of at least 1,500. What happened?
Corbett's Trivia
November 27, 2006 1:34 PM
Q. Which city in America can claim to be the first to require sprinkler systems in single family homes?
November 27, 2006 1:34 PM
Q. Which city in America can claim to be the first to require sprinkler systems in single family homes?
Corbett's Trivia
November 21, 2006 10:59 AM
Q. When did the term "fireproof building" fall into disfavor?
November 21, 2006 10:59 AM
Q. When did the term "fireproof building" fall into disfavor?
Corbett's Trivia
November 6, 2006 11:14 AM
Q: What is the metric unit of measure that is used to quantify radiant heat transfer?
November 6, 2006 11:14 AM
Q: What is the metric unit of measure that is used to quantify radiant heat transfer?
Corbett's Trivia
October 30, 2006 10:09 AM
Q: "Boss" Tweed, of "Gangs of New York" movie fame, was Foreman of what New York volunteer engine company?
October 30, 2006 10:09 AM
Q: "Boss" Tweed, of "Gangs of New York" movie fame, was Foreman of what New York volunteer engine company?
Corbett's Trivia
October 17, 2006 9:53 AM
When did the late Frank Brannigan's first article appear in Fire Engineering and what was the topic?
October 17, 2006 9:53 AM
When did the late Frank Brannigan's first article appear in Fire Engineering and what was the topic?
Corbett's Trivia
October 16, 2006 9:07 AM
What is the name of the wooden poles mounted on each side of a 19th century hand engine used to pump the engine?
October 16, 2006 9:07 AM
What is the name of the wooden poles mounted on each side of a 19th century hand engine used to pump the engine?
Corbett's Trivia
October 8, 2006 7:44 AM
On what ship containing ammonium nitrate did the Texas City disaster of April 1947 start?
October 8, 2006 7:44 AM
On what ship containing ammonium nitrate did the Texas City disaster of April 1947 start?
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