James Braidwood

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James Braidwood was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish firefighter and the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment, widely regarded as a founder of modern firefighting techniques.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish person
fire service pioneer
firefighter
human
birthDate 1800-09-06
birthPlace Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Scotland
causeOfDeath building collapse
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
dateOfEvent 1861-06-22
deathDate 1861-06-22
describedAs founder of modern firefighting
pioneering 19th-century Scottish firefighter
employer Edinburgh Fire Engine Establishment NERFINISHED
London Fire Engine Establishment NERFINISHED
endTime 1861
event Tooley Street fire NERFINISHED
familyName Braidwood NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork fire safety
firefighting
urban fire protection
givenName James
hasHonor memorial at Tooley Street, London
statue in Edinburgh
influenced London Fire Brigade NERFINISHED
modern urban fire services
professionalization of firefighting
knownFor being first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment
founding principles of organized municipal fire brigades
pioneering modern firefighting techniques
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath accidental death
name James Braidwood NERFINISHED
notableWork On the Construction of Fire-Engines and Apparatus NERFINISHED
On the Training of Firemen NERFINISHED
occupation author
fire chief
firefighter
participantIn Tooley Street fire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
positionHeld Master of Fire Engines for Edinburgh
Superintendent of Edinburgh Fire Engine Establishment
Superintendent of London Fire Engine Establishment
startTime 1824

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Braidwood, Illinois namedAfter James Braidwood