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SafetyBOSS is an oil well fire
fighting company based in Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
.
The company and its CEO, Mike Miller, became most famous by becoming the number one fire-fighting company in Kuwait
after the 1991 Gulf War
. The company doused 180 out of the 600 fires, more than any other company there. SafetyBOSS set the rapid pace that had to be matched by other companies in Kuwait, and as a result, the fires were out within nine months, instead of the many years that was initially given as the earliest possible date to put out the fires.
The last fire to be put out was set up by SafetyBOSS to be doused by the push of a button by the Emir of Kuwait.
The technology that allowed SafetyBOSS to take the lead was the Smokey fire truck, developed in 1983 after an especially stubborn and damaging oil fire in Alberta.
Oil well fire
Oil well fires is the common term for oil or gas wells that have caught on fire and burn. Oil well fires can be the result of human actions, such as accidents or arson, or natural events, such as lightning...
fighting company based in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The company and its CEO, Mike Miller, became most famous by becoming the number one fire-fighting company in Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
after the 1991 Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
. The company doused 180 out of the 600 fires, more than any other company there. SafetyBOSS set the rapid pace that had to be matched by other companies in Kuwait, and as a result, the fires were out within nine months, instead of the many years that was initially given as the earliest possible date to put out the fires.
The last fire to be put out was set up by SafetyBOSS to be doused by the push of a button by the Emir of Kuwait.
The technology that allowed SafetyBOSS to take the lead was the Smokey fire truck, developed in 1983 after an especially stubborn and damaging oil fire in Alberta.
External links
- http://www.abheritage.ca/abinvents/inventions/inv_pe_smokey_truck.htm
- http://www.safetyboss.net/mainpage.html