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 Trivia
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?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. What was the name of the 1740's inventor of the "traditional" leather fire helmet with a wide brim and tall crown?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. What was the name of the 1740's inventor of the "traditional" leather fire helmet with a wide brim and tall crown?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. What is the proper inlet pressure for inline handline foam eductors?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. Who was the Austrian mountaineer who invented a rope friction knot in 1931?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. Who was the Austrian mountaineer who invented a rope friction knot in 1931?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. What does the acronym A.F.F.F. stand for?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. The NFPA publishes a building code. What is its name and number?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. What corporation was associated with the "Navy" nozzle?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. What corporation was associated with the "Navy" nozzle?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. What fire company is credited with saving the historic South Meeting House during the Great Boston Fire of 1872?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. On what street did the Great Fire of 1666 in London start?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. On what street did the Great Fire of 1666 in London start?
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Corbett's Trivia
Q. The first hydraulic rescue tool was introduced by Hurst in what year?
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Corbett's Trivia
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?
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