Red Adair was an iconic firefighter born in Houston, TX on June 18, 1915. He was renowned for his ability to extinguish oil well blazes both on and off land, and was particularly successful in subduing a 500-foot flame in the Sahara Desert region of Algeria. His legacy lives on as a symbol of courage and ingenuity.
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $75 Million (2024)
About
Firefighter who devised a way to extinguish oil well blazes both on and off land. He successfully subdued nearly 500-foot flames in the Sahara Desert region of Algeria.
Before Fame
During World War II, he was a member of an American bomb disposal squad. After his tour of duty, he started working for Myron Kinley, an oil firefighting company.
Trivia
He was seventy-five years old when he helped put out post-Gulf War oil well fires in Kuwait.
Family Life
He was born in Houston, Texas to an Irish father.
Associated With
The Sahara Desert fire that he helped extinguish inspired a John Wayne film called Hellfighters.