Corbett's Trivia
Glenn Corbett, PE, is the former assistant chief of the Waldwick (NJ) Fire Department, an assistant professor of fire science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, and a technical editor for Fire Engineering. He recently served on the Federal Advisory Committee of the National Construction Safety Team and is a member of the Fire Code Advisory Council for New Jersey. He is the coauthor of the late Francis L. Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, 4th Edition, editor of the upcoming Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II, and an FDIC Executive Advisory Board member.
Past Trivia
Corbett's TriviaWhat is the favorite board game of the San Antonio (TX) Fire Department? |
Corbett's Trivia: UFO ResponseWhat's the only Fire Engineering book to have a chapter covering fire department response to unidentified flying objects (UFOs)? |
Corbett's Trivia: Cocoanut GroveWho was the designer of Cocoanut Grove nightclub? |
Corbett's Trivia: Cocoanut GroveWithin the famed 1940s Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, where were the light fixtures located? |
Corbett's Trivia: Cocoanut GroveWhat song was band director Mickey Alpert conducting when the 1942 fire broke out in the Cocoanut Grove in Boston? |
Corbett's Trivia: Cocoanut GroveOf the 492 killed at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston in 1942, how many died near the jammed revolving door? |
Firefighting History: Corbett's Trivia: Brooklyn Theater FireWhat play was being performed at the Brooklyn Theater on December 5, 1876 when a fire broke out, killing more than 300 people? |
Corbett's Trivia: On Baseball and HawaiiWho was the inventor of modern baseball and Honolulu's fire chief? |
Corbett's Trivia: Firefighter Deaths in Theater FireWhat movie theater fire cost the lives of 13 firefighters on March 10, 1941? |
Corbett's Trivia: CPR DevelopmentWhere was the technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) first developed? |
Corbett's Trivia: Theater Fire DeathsWhere were the most people killed in the Brooklyn Theater Fire of 1876 and the Iroquois Theatre Fire of 1903? |
Corbett's Trivia: Odorizing Natural GasWhat incident led to the widespread use of mercaptan as an odorant for natural gas? |
Corbett's Trivia: Purple Heart AwardWho were the only civilian firefighters ever awarded the Purple Heart? |
Corbett's Trivia: Cellar PipeWho invented a cellar pipe for which a patent application was filed on December 15th, 1900? |
Corbett's Trivia: First Steam Fire EngineWhat was the name of the first steam fire engine constructed by Cincinnati builders Abel Shawk and Alexander Bonner Latta? |
