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Did you know that fire fighters can now see through dense smoke? That the air bag was invented as early as 1952? That the average time before a jet engine is overhauled is 50,000 hours? That totally enclosed lifeboats can actually travel through flames? Click on the links below to learn about a host of safety features that manufacturers have introduced in firefighting equipment, cars, planes, and lifeboats over the decades.

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