Project Gutenberg 2008-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 100 Braidwood, James 1800 1861 Fire prevention and fire extinction Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction" by James Braidwood is a detailed scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The book extensively discusses fire safety, prevention techniques, and fire-fighting strategies developed by Braidwood, who was a pioneering figure in the establishment of organized fire brigades. It serves as both a memoir of Braidwood’s career and a manual for fire management, emphasizing the importance of discipline, training, and the proper use of fire-fighting equipment. The opening of the work presents the author's credentials and offers a historical context for fire management, illustrating the evolution of fire-fighting from chaotic methods to a more systematic approach led by Braidwood himself. Braidwood reflects on the early days of fire brigades, sharing anecdotes of his experiences in Edinburgh, where he implemented crucial reforms after devastating fires highlighted the need for organized efforts in fire suppression. Additionally, he underscores the necessity of proper building construction and public education in preventing fires, laying the foundation for the extensive knowledge shared throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fire prevention Fire extinction TH Text Technology Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction 405767 405741 2024-10-11T10:08:14.152728 2023-09-12T03:39:18.735034 text/html text/html 399463 2008-08-27T06:32:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 400008 2008-08-27T06:32:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 570401 2024-10-11T10:08:25.866631 application/epub+zip 573160 2024-10-11T10:08:18.788674 application/epub+zip 206798 2024-10-11T10:08:16.640688 application/epub+zip 899813 2024-10-11T10:08:30.291630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 875573 2024-10-11T10:08:24.026663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389954 2022-09-12T09:34:53.638538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353829 353612 2024-10-11T10:08:12.949700 2023-09-12T03:39:17.764038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 353684 2008-08-27T06:32:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119532 2008-08-27T06:32:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 353782 2008-08-27T06:32:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119499 2008-08-27T06:32:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21732 2024-10-11T10:08:30.446653 application/rdf+xml 15839 2024-10-11T10:08:17.218683 image/jpeg 3650 2024-10-11T10:08:16.935671 image/jpeg 482302 2024-10-11T10:08:14.214698 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia