Red Adair Autographs

Red Adair, whose real name was Paul Neal Adair, was a prominent American oil-well firefighter born on June 18, 1915, in Houston, Texas. He is famous for putting out a series of oil rig fires in the 1960s and 1970s. Red Adair was a marine during World War II and subsequently formed his own business, Red Adair Company, which specialized in extinguishing oil rig fires.
Red Adair is best remembered for his service in the 1962 "Devil's Cigarette Lighter" fire in Algeria, the fire that raged out of control for six months and threatened to ignite six hundred more wells. This marked the start of Red Adair's international reputation as an expert in the field. Red Adair was also involved in extinguishing several other notable fires like the Kuwaiti oil well fires and an offshore platform in the North Sea. Red Adair was known for his innovative techniques that allowed him to put the fires out more quickly and safely than his competitors. Adair retired in 1993 and died in 2004 at his home in Houston, Texas aged 89.
Red Adair's work will forever be recorded in history. Oil rig fires are not only dangerous but also cause loss of revenue to companies where they occur. Red Adair provided a unique solution to this problem which earned him the reputation of being one of the greatest oil rig firefighters of all time. His success extended beyond just his firefighting skills as he built a company that had gained significant recognition in the oil and gas industry. Red Adair's career set the tone for other aspiring oil well firefighters and will forever be lauded as one of the most important contributors to the oil and gas sector.

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Traded items with a signature of Red Adair

The most expensive item with a signature of Red Adair (Vintage Autographed Red Adair Wild Well Control Oil Wellfires- Blowouts Red...) was sold in May 2025 for $400.00 while the cheapest item (Red Adair signed autographed 3x5 card Desert Storm Oil Well Firefighter Kuwait) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was August 2012 with an average selling price of $6.49 for an autographed item of Red Adair. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2019 with $250.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.69 was October 2011. In average, an autographed item from Red Adair is worth $19.85.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Red Adair were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	PAUL RED ADAIR signed autographed 8x10 photo OIL WELL FIREFIGHTER	$237.94
	PAUL RED ADAIR signed autographed 8x10 photo OIL WELL FIREFIGHTER	$237.94
	PAUL RED ADAIR signed autographed 8x10 photo OIL WELL FIREFIGHTER	$237.94
	Red Adair - American Oil Well Firefighter - Signed 4x5 Photograph	$14.50
	Red Adair - American Oil Well Firefighter - Signed 4x5 Photograph	$14.50
	Red Adair - American Oil Well Firefighter - Signed 4x5 Photograph	$14.50
	Red Adair - American Oil Well Firefighter - Signed 4x5 Photograph	$8.27
	Red Adair - American Oil Well Firefighter - Signed 4x5 Photograph	$8.27
	Red Adair - American Oil Well Firefighter - Signed 4x5 Photograph	$8.27
	RED ADAIR COOTS MATTHEWS SIGNED ROYAL ORDER OF SMOKE EATERS DOCUMENT	$79.00
	RED ADAIR COOTS MATTHEWS SIGNED ROYAL ORDER OF SMOKE EATERS DOCUMENT	$79.00
	RED ADAIR COOTS MATTHEWS SIGNED ROYAL ORDER OF SMOKE EATERS DOCUMENT	$79.00
	Red Adair signed 5x 7 photograph Legendary Firefighter	$26.95
	Red Adair signed 5x 7 photograph Legendary Firefighter	$26.95
	Red Adair signed 5x 7 photograph Legendary Firefighter	$26.95