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| Firefighting
Gear Through History
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| Fire
Extinguishers |
Buckets, filled with
sand or water, were the earliest fire extinguishers.
Fire grenades and powder were used in the 1800s. Soda-acid
extinguishers, developed in the mid-1800s, used the
reaction of soda and acid to propel water from the tank.
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Copper Soda-Acid
Extinguisher |
Powder
Extinguisher |
Water Fire
Extinguisher |
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