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	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: "Hellfighter" Red Adair dies at 89
		HOUSTON — Oil-field firefighter Paul "Red" Adair, who was instrumental in capping Kuwaiti oil wells set ablaze by Iraq and was immortalized by John Wayne in a movie based on his life, has died at 89.
		Adair, who boasted that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting hundreds of dangerous well fires around the world, died Saturday of natural causes at a Houston hospital, said his daughter, Robyn Adair.
		Adair, who finally did retire in 1994 and sold his company, was instrumental in expediting the shipment of crucial supplies and equipment to Kuwait by testifying before the Gulf Pollution Task Force and meeting with then-President George H.W. Bush about the logistics of the firefighting operation.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002000139_redobit09.html (661 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Red Adair
		Red Adair, who died on Saturday aged 89, was the world's most experienced and best known oil well fireman, credited with tackling more than 2,000 incidents both on land and offshore.
		He acquired the nickname "Red" in childhood because of his ginger hair; and, although he claimed to dislike it, he was not blind to the possibilities it presented: he liked to sport long red underwear, red asbestos overalls, red boots and a red helmet.
		Adair, called in to extinguish the blaze, directed operations from aboard Tharos, the rescue and support ship which he had himself designed, and which pumped 70,000 gallons of water a minute on to the platform.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/09/db0901.xml (1308 words)

	Red Adair, Biography
		Red continued to work at odd jobs in the oil patch until he was inducted into the United States Army in 1945.
		Through Red Adair Company, Red pioneered the development of modern-day effective Wild Well Control techniques and equipment and earned his reputation as "best in the business." Red and other members of his firefighting team averaged controlling over 42 oilwell fires and blowouts per year, inland and offshore, all over the world.
		Red was instrumental in expediting the shipment of crucial supplies and equipment into Kuwait by testifying before the Gulf Pollution Task Force and meeting with President George Bush concerning the logistical problems of the entire firefighting operation.
	www.redadair.com /bio.html (926 words)

	Off the Kuff: RIP, Red Adair
		Red Adair, the world's most famous fireman, has died at the age of 89.
		Adair said he got to be friends with Wayne while serving as a technical adviser for the movie, and even took the actor to see a real blowout.
		Adair Red put out fires in Kuwait in 1965; Algeria in 1972; Gaylord, Mich., in 1977; Sumatra in 1978; Libya in 1979; Mexico in 1980; and Germany in 1981.
	www.offthekuff.com /mt/archives/003977.html (434 words)

	Red Adair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adair was born in Houston, Texas, and attended Reagan High School.
		Red Adair gained global fame in 1962, when he tackled a fire at a gas field in the Sahara, a 450-foot (137m) pillar of flame, nicknamed the Devil's Cigarette Lighter.
		Red Adair retired in 1993, and sold his company The Red Adair Service and Marine Company to Global Industries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_Adair (751 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Legendary Oil Well Firefighter Paul N. 'Red' Adair Dies at 89 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Adair, who boasted that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting hundreds of dangerous well fires around the world, died in his sleep of complications from diabetes, said his daughter, Robyn Adair.
		He founded Red Adair Co. in 1959 and is credited with battling more than 2,000 land and offshore oil well fires, including the hundreds of wells set ablaze when the Iraqi army retreated from Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
		Adair's teams were among the first of 27 teams from 16 countries that spent eight months capping 732 Kuwaiti wells.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A50909-2004Aug8?language=printer (585 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Red Adair, world-renowned well fire-fighter, dies
		Adair, who boasted that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting the dangerous fires, died of natural causes at a Houston hospital, his daughter, Robyn Adair, told.
		Adair founded Red Adair Co. in 1959 and is credited with battling more than 2,000 land and offshore oil well fires, including the hundreds of wells left burning after the Iraqis fled Kuwait at the end of the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
		Adair, who finally did retire in 1994 and sold his company, was instrumental in expediting the shipment of crucial supplies and equipment into Kuwait by testifying before the Gulf Pollution Task Force and meeting with then-President George H.W. Bush about the logistics of the fire fighting operation.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntn43341.htm (538 words)

	Red Adair dies at 89
		Adair, whose real name was Paul, began fighting oil well fires by chance in 1938 when one day, working as an itinerant worker, he delivered equipment to an oil field near the town of Alice in south Texas.
		Adair, who had grown accustomed to fire when as a boy he worked alongside his flsmith father, quickly accepted the job and emerged as a star firefighter unafraid of walking up to the most ferocious oil well.
		Adair drummed up business by sending his workers out in bright red Cadillacs or Lincolns that were easily spotted throughout the oil patch.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2004/08/09/topnews/redadairdiesat89.html?page=3 (553 words)

	Oilman Red Adair dies - World - www.theage.com.au
		Adair, who boasted that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting the dangerous fires, died last night of natural causes at a Houston hospital, said his daughter, Robyn Adair.
		Adair founded Red Adair Co Inc in 1959 and is credited with battling more than 2,000 land and offshore oil well fires, including the hundreds of wells left burning after the Iraqis fled Kuwait at the end of the first Gulf War in 1991.
		Adair, who finally did retire in 1994 and sold his company, was instrumental in expediting the shipment of crucial supplies and equipment into Kuwait by testifying before the Gulf Pollution Task Force and meeting with then-president George Bush about the logistics of the firefighting operation.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/08/09/1091903485188.html?from=storyrhs (531 words)

	Red Adair, 89; his guile, grit beat back towers of flames - The Boston Globe
		HOUSTON -- Oil field firefighter Paul N. ''Red" Adair, who was instrumental in capping Kuwaiti oil wells set ablaze by Iraq and was immortalized by John Wayne in a movie based on his life, died Saturday of natural causes at a Houston hospital.
		Adair took pride that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting hundreds of dangerous well fires around the world.
		Adair, who finally did retire in 1994 and sold his company, was instrumental in expediting the shipment of crucial equipment to Kuwait by testifying before the Gulf Pollution Task Force and meeting with then-President George H. Bush about the logistics of the firefighting operation.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/08/09/red_adair_89_his_guile_grit_beat_back_towers_of_flames?mode=PF (620 words)

	Oil well firefighter Red Adair dies - World - www.theage.com.au
		Adair at the time described the operation at the Esso-BHP platform in the Marlin gas field off Lakes Entrance as one of the biggest technical jobs he had have ever done.
		Adair began fighting oil well fires by chance in 1938 when one day, working as an itinerant worker, he delivered equipment to an oil field near the town of Alice in south Texas.
		Adair, who had grown accustomed to fire when as a boy he worked alongside his flsmith father, quickly accepted the job and emerged as a star firefighter unafraid of walking up to the most ferocious oil well.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/08/09/1092022403969.html?oneclick=true (533 words)

	Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. - Honorary Lifetime Members
		In1959, Red formed The Red Adair Company and has since become known as 'the best in the business." Red Adair was the first person to ever control underwater wild wells and was also ther first to control one on a floating vessel.
		Red literally pioneered the development of today's effective, and most successful, wild-well techniques and equipment.
		It was at the old Arrowhead Speedway in Houston that he met "Red" Adair, fellow speed boat and car racer, and friend for more than 20 years until business disagreements severed the relationship.
	www.bootsandcoots.com /members/mem_life.htm (539 words)

	Industrial Fire World Magazine - FAREWELL TO A LEGEND
		Other Adair triumphs included extinguishing a massive offshore blaze at Bay Marchand, LA, in 1970; the Bravo offshore blowout in the North Sea in 1977; the Ixtoc blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in 1979; and the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988 that killed 167 men on a North Sea platform.
		Red was on the eve of what would be his greatest triumph.
		Red's philosophy was to keep everything wet, decreasing the chance for an errant static spark that could re-ignite a snuffed out well.
	www.fireworld.com /site/articles/Paul_N_Red_Adair.html (1979 words)

	Scotsman.com News - International - Ultimate firefighter Red Adair dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A massive rescue operation, spearheaded by Mr Adair, was launched to quell 200ft flames that engulfed the rig.
		Mr Adair was credited with battling more than 2,000 land and offshore oilwell fires, including hundreds of wells left burning after Iraqi troops fled Kuwait at the end of the hostilities there in 1991.
		He was also the subject of a 1996 documentary feature film, The Fireman: the story of Red Adair, in which he gave first-hand accounts of his many adventures and his remarkable rise from abject poverty in Texas to international stardom.
	news.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=911042004 (1043 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Obituary: Red Adair
		Paul ''Red'' Adair, the son of an immigrant Irish flsmith, was born in Texas in 1915.
		Despite the dangers, Red Adair was always at the head of his team when it came to fighting major fires throughout the American oil fields.
		Adair's greatest challenge, in 1988, was the Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea, possibly the world's worst off-shore accident.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2281867.stm (545 words)

	Oil-well firefighter Red Adair dies at 89 - U.S. News - MSNBC.com
		Adair, who boasted that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting the dangerous fires, died Saturday evening of natural causes at a Houston hospital, his daughter, Robyn Adair, told The Associated Press.
		Adair, who finally did retire in 1994 and sold his company, was instrumental in expediting the shipment of crucial supplies and equipment into Kuwait by testifying before the Gulf Pollution Task Force and meeting with then-President George H.W. Bush about the logistics of the firefighting operation.
		Adair, who said he never showed fear in life, joked in 1991 that the hereafter would be no different.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5641205 (682 words)

	Red Adair, world-renowned oil well firefighter, dies
		HOUSTON - Oil field firefighter Paul N 'Red' Adair, who was instrumental in capping Kuwaiti oil wells set ablaze by Iraq and was immortalised by John Wayne in a movie based on his life, has died at the age of 89.
		Adair revolutionised the science of snuffing and controlling wells spewing high-pressure jets of oil and gas, using explosives, water cannons, bulldozers, drilling mud and concrete.
		He founded Red Adair Co Inc in 1959 and is credited with battling more than 2 000 land and offshore oil well fires, including the hundreds of wells set afire when the Iraqi army retreated from Kuwait during the Gulf War in 1991.
	www.namibian.com.na /2004/august/world/045BA9734A.html (633 words)

	Blog of Death: Red Adair
		Paul Neal "Red" Adair, a world-renowned firefighter who specialized in snuffing burning oil wells, died on Aug. 7 of natural causes.
		Nicknamed the "Hellfighter," Adair was proud of the fact that he never lost a single employee in a firefighting endeavor.
		Adair was the example these men portrayed then he was one hell of a man.It was a privaledge to work with these men.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001119.html (368 words)

	Postcards from the Digital Age - Red Adair and Julia Child
		The first time most of us heard of Red Adair was 1962 when he put out a fire called "The Devil's Cigarette Lighter." That fire was so big that John Glenn could see it from space.
		There is an authorized biography of Adair called "Red Adair: An American Hero." You'll find this listed under "Red Adair" and "An American Hero" but it's the same book by Philip Singerman.
		I don't know about Adair's relations with his children, but unlike the main character is this film, Red Adair was married to the same woman for 64 years.
	www.bockinfo.com /040817postcard.html (1115 words)

	Red Adair \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		The oil-well troubleshooter Paul N "Red" Adair, who has died aged 89, was a swashbuckling 20th-century hero, portrayed fittingly on screen by John Wayne, and he probably did more than any other person single-handedly to preserve the environment.
		Adair and his crews finished putting out the fires in nine months, as opposed to the five years first envisaged, without a single casualty, and indeed the 5ft 7in boss maintained that none of his employees had ever suffered a serious injury while firefighting.
		Adair scored numerous firsts in conquering oil-well fires, including capping the first US land well, extinguishing an underwater wild well, and a fire on a large vessel at sea.
	www.guardian.co.uk /usa/story/0,12271,1279227,00.html (877 words)

	Oil well firefighter 'Red' Adair dead
		Adair began to gain worldwide prominence in 1962 when he fought a gas fire known as the Devil's Cigarette Lighter in the Sahara -- a 450-foot pillar of flame.
		Although Adair was only 5ft 7in tall, his feats of bravery towered about the world.
		Adair was born on June 18, 1915 in Houston, Texas.
	inhome.rediff.com /money/2004/aug/09adair.htm (459 words)

	[Deathwatch] Red Adair, world-renowned firefighter, 89
		Red Adair, world-renowned firefighter, dies Sunday, August 8, 2004 Posted: 4:18 AM EDT (0818 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/08/08/obit.red.adair.ap/index.html HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Paul N. "Red" Adair, a world-renowned oil well firefighter who revolutionized the science of capping exploding and burning wells, has died, his daughter said.
		Adair, who boasted that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting the dangerous fires, died Saturday evening of natural causes at a Houston hospital, his daughter, Robyn Adair, told The Associated Press.
		Adair barely changed his hectic pace as he continued to pursue his specialty.
	slick.org /deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01443.html (503 words)

	Comprehensive information and links about Red Adair
		Red Adair (June 18, 1915 â“ August 7, 2004) was a renowned American oil field firefighter.
		Adair was born in Houston, Texas, and began fighting oil well fires after returning from serving in a bomb disposal unit during World War II.
		In 1978, Adair's top lieutenants Asger "Boots" Hansen and Ed "Coots" Matthews left to found competitor Boots Coots bought its predecessor company in 1997, three years after Red Adair's retirement.
	www.quicknation.com /Red_Adair.htm (520 words)

	Red Adair, oil well firefighter, hellfighter, Real Men, ManlyWeb.com
		Paul Neal "Red" Adair was born to Charles and Mary Adair.
		Red Adair quit high school and held various jobs to support the family.
		The Red Adair Company was the first to extinguish an underwater wild well and the first to cap a U.S. well while it was on fire.
	www.manlyweb.com /realmen/other/RedAdair.html (401 words)

	CTV.ca \| Oilwell firefighter Red Adair dies at age 89
		A firefighter with the Red Adair company is silhouetted by a blazing well in Kuwait.
		-- Oilfield firefighter Paul (Red) Adair, who was instrumental in capping Kuwaiti oil wells set ablaze by Iraq and was immortalized by John Wayne in a movie based on his life, has died.
		Thanks in part to his expertise, an operation expected to last three to five years was completed in nine months, saving millions of barrels of oil and stopping an intercontinental air pollution disaster.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1091996375534_63/?hub=TopStories (627 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Red Adair, world-renowned oil well firefighter, dies
		HOUSTON – Oil field firefighter Paul N. "Red" Adair, who was instrumental in capping Kuwaiti oil wells set ablaze by Iraq and was immortalized by John Wayne in a movie based on his life, has died at the age of 89.
		Adair, who boasted that none of his employees ever suffered a serious injury fighting hundreds of dangerous well fires around the world, died Saturday of natural causes at a Houston hospital, his daughter, Robyn Adair, told The Associated Press.
		His expertise helped greatly shorten an operation that had been expected to last three to five years, saving millions of barrels of oil and stopping an intercontinental air pollution disaster.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040808-1543-obit-adair.html (649 words)

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