Red Adair was born on June 18, 1915. He was an American well firefighter. He became worlds notable as he made the changes in the world, by putting out many fires. He was highly established of his profession. He dies on August 7, 2004.
red Adair was born in America on June 18, 1915.He and his team first put out the major fire on an offshore rig near RIO in 1984 and 1988 he saved the first man to board on the Piper Alpha oil rig in the north sea after it after by an explosion . He had put out more than 1000 oil fires but in August 7 2004
red adair was the worlds greatest firefighter he was a amerecan firefighter he put down 1000 oil fields he was born in june 18 and he died on august 7 2004 and his full name was paul neal red adiar
Red Adair was an American oil well firefighter born on June 18, 1918, in Houston, Texas. In 1938, he worked his first oil-related job with the Otis Pressure Control Company, and during World War II he served in the 139th Bomb Disposal Squadron. In 1959, he formed Red Adair Company, Inc. which provided services to control oil well fires and blowouts. His company established modern-day effective Wild Well Control techniques. Adair’s accomplishment gained notice Firefighting Legacy and in 1968 he became the Technical Advisor on the film Hellfighters starring John Wayne. During his career, he and his company completed over 1,000 jobs internationally including in 1991's Operation Desert Storm. .He was regularly called in as a troubleshooter to deal with major oil fires. In 1984, he and his team put out a major fire on an offshore rig near Rio de Janeiro, and in 1988 they were the first men to board the Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea after it was destroyed by an explosion. He was also one of the first called to extinguish the oil fires started in Kuwait by Saddam Hussein at the end of the Gulf conflict (Operation Desert Storm, 1991).Adair died on August 7, 2004, in Houston, Texas
RED ADAIR: The Firefighting world has its own heroes in which, Paul Neal ‘Red’ Adair’s name comes on the top. He had specialized in Oil well fire fighting, which is an extremely hazardous profession EARLY HISTORY: He was born in June 18, 1915 at Houston, Texas. He studied at Reagan high school and was the son of an Irish blacksmith. He was a unit of the bomb disposal squad during World War 2. He started his firefighting career working for Myron kinley an oil well firefighting pioneer. He founded Red Adair co in 1959. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS: Red Adair caught worldwide attention in 1962 when he tackled a fire at a gas field In Algeria, Sahara. The gas field was also known as the devil’s Cigarette lighter. In 1977, Red Adair and his team contributed to capping the biggest oil well blowout at the North Sea. His Major achievements include him and his team put out a extreme offshore fire near Rio de Janeiro in 1984 and in 1988 Red Adair and his team were the first people to go to the Piper alpha oil rig in the north sea after it exploded. He was also called to extinguish the oil fires in Kuwait.
Red Adair was an American oil well firefighter. He became world notable as an innovator in the highly specialized and extremely hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping blazing.
Red Adair's real name was Paul Neal Adair. He was an American oil-well firefighter. He was born to a blacksmith in Texas in 1915. He served in the U.S. Army and when he returned he started his career as a firefighter. He founded a company named 'Red Adair Co.' in 1959. He battled more than 2000 oil-well fires and cared about the safety of his employees. He died in 2004.
Adair was born in Houston, Texas, the son of an Irish blacksmith, and attended Reagan High School. He began fighting oil well fires after returning from serving in a bomb disposal unit during World War II. He started his career working for Myron Kinley, the "original" blowout/oil firefighting pioneer. He founded Red Adair Co., Inc., in 1959, and over the course of his career battled more than 2,000 land and offshore oil well, natural gas well, and similar spectacular fires. Adair gained global attention in 1962, when he tackled a fire at the Gassi Touil gas field in the Algerian Sahara nicknamed the Devil's Cigarette Lighter, a 450 foot (140 m) pillar of flame that burned from 12:00 PM November 13, 1961 to 9:30 AM on April 28, 1962. In December 1968, Adair sealed a large gas leak at an Australian gas and oil platform off Victoria's south-east coast.In 1977, he and his crew (including Asger "Boots" Hansen) contributed to the capping of the biggest oil well blowout ever to have occurred in the North Sea (and at the time the largest offshore blowout worldwide, in terms of volume of crude oil spilled), at the Ekofisk Bravo platform, located in the Norwegian sector and operated by Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips). In 1978, Adair's top lieutenants Asger "Boots" Hansen and Ed "Coots" Matthews left to found competitor Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. In 1988, he was again in the North Sea where he helped to put out the UK sector Piper Alpha oil platform fire. At age 75, Adair took part in extinguishing the oil well fires in Kuwait set by retreating Iraqi troops after the Gulf War in 1991.
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ReplyDeletered Adair is the worlds greatest fire fighter. he puts out fire in oil fields. red Adair has put out around 1000 oil fires around the world
ReplyDeleteRed Adair was born on June 18, 1915. He was an American well firefighter. He became worlds notable as he made the changes in the world, by putting out many fires. He was highly established of his profession. He dies on August 7, 2004.
ReplyDeleteRed Adair is the world's greatest fire fighter. He has put out many fires around the world. He died in August 7, 2004. He was a very great man.
ReplyDeletered Adair was born in America on June 18, 1915.He and his team first put out the major fire on an offshore rig near RIO
ReplyDeletein 1984 and 1988 he saved the first man to board on the Piper Alpha oil rig in the north sea after it after by an explosion
. He had put out more than 1000 oil fires but in August 7 2004
Red Adair was the worlds greats fire fighter. He is an American fire fighter, he was Born on June'18, he died on August 7, 2004
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ReplyDeletered adair was the worlds greatest firefighter he was a amerecan firefighter he put down 1000 oil fields he was born in june 18 and he died on august 7 2004 and his full name was paul neal red adiar
ReplyDeleteRed Adair was an American oil well firefighter who was born on June 18, 1918 in Houston. In 1938, he worked his first oil-related job.
ReplyDeleteRed Adair was an American oil well firefighter born on June 18, 1918, in Houston, Texas. In 1938, he worked his first oil-related job with the Otis Pressure Control Company, and during World War II he served in the 139th Bomb Disposal Squadron. In 1959, he formed Red Adair Company, Inc. which provided services to control oil well fires and blowouts. His company established modern-day effective Wild Well Control techniques. Adair’s accomplishment gained notice Firefighting Legacy and in 1968 he became the Technical Advisor on the film Hellfighters starring John Wayne. During his career, he and his company completed over 1,000 jobs internationally including in 1991's Operation Desert Storm. .He was regularly called in as a troubleshooter to deal with major oil fires. In 1984, he and his team put out a major fire on an offshore rig near Rio de Janeiro, and in 1988 they were the first men to board the Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea after it was destroyed by an explosion. He was also one of the first called to extinguish the oil fires started in Kuwait by Saddam Hussein at the end of the Gulf conflict (Operation Desert Storm, 1991).Adair died on August 7, 2004, in Houston, Texas
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ReplyDeleteThe Firefighting world has its own heroes in which, Paul Neal ‘Red’ Adair’s name comes on the top. He had specialized in Oil well fire fighting, which is an extremely hazardous profession
EARLY HISTORY:
He was born in June 18, 1915 at Houston, Texas. He studied at Reagan high school and was the son of an Irish blacksmith. He was a unit of the bomb disposal squad during World War 2. He started his firefighting career working for Myron kinley an oil well firefighting pioneer. He founded Red Adair co in 1959.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
Red Adair caught worldwide attention in 1962 when he tackled a fire at a gas field In Algeria, Sahara. The gas field was also known as the devil’s Cigarette lighter. In 1977, Red Adair and his team contributed to capping the biggest oil well blowout at the North Sea.
His Major achievements include him and his team put out a extreme offshore fire near Rio de Janeiro in 1984 and in 1988 Red Adair and his team were the first people to go to the Piper alpha oil rig in the north sea after it exploded. He was also called to extinguish the oil fires in Kuwait.
Red Adair was an American oil well firefighter. He became world notable as an innovator in the highly specialized and extremely hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping blazing.
ReplyDeleteI understood about Red Adair that he had put out 1000 oil well fires including with the piper alpha and 628 in Kuwait after the gulf war in 1991.
ReplyDeleteAnd he was the worlds greatest firefighter.
ReplyDeleteRed Adair's real name was Paul Neal Adair. He was an American oil-well firefighter. He was born to a blacksmith in Texas in 1915. He served in the U.S. Army and when he returned he started his career as a firefighter. He founded a company named 'Red Adair Co.' in 1959. He battled more than 2000 oil-well fires and cared about the safety of his employees. He died in 2004.
ReplyDeleteAdair was born in Houston, Texas, the son of an Irish blacksmith, and attended Reagan High School. He began fighting oil well fires after returning from serving in a bomb disposal unit during World War II. He started his career working for Myron Kinley, the "original" blowout/oil firefighting pioneer. He founded Red Adair Co., Inc., in 1959, and over the course of his career battled more than 2,000 land and offshore oil well, natural gas well, and similar spectacular fires. Adair gained global attention in 1962, when he tackled a fire at the Gassi Touil gas field in the Algerian Sahara nicknamed the Devil's Cigarette Lighter, a 450 foot (140 m) pillar of flame that burned from 12:00 PM November 13, 1961 to 9:30 AM on April 28, 1962. In December 1968, Adair sealed a large gas leak at an Australian gas and oil platform off Victoria's south-east coast.In 1977, he and his crew (including Asger "Boots" Hansen) contributed to the capping of the biggest oil well blowout ever to have occurred in the North Sea (and at the time the largest offshore blowout worldwide, in terms of volume of crude oil spilled), at the Ekofisk Bravo platform, located in the Norwegian sector and operated by Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips). In 1978, Adair's top lieutenants Asger "Boots" Hansen and Ed "Coots" Matthews left to found competitor Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. In 1988, he was again in the North Sea where he helped to put out the UK sector Piper Alpha oil platform fire. At age 75, Adair took part in extinguishing the oil well fires in Kuwait set by retreating Iraqi troops after the Gulf War in 1991.
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