Red Adair, Global Firefighter

Red Adair put out fires for a living. Oh, not just any fires, but burning oil and gas wells, fires that could have been fueled for decades and were expected to take years to extinguish with the best methods available. He was called out to fires all over the world, including war zones, because of his company’s experience and expertise. Read about some of his greatest fires in this article I wrote for mental_floss.