Why is Firestone called Firestone?

Firestone is called Firestone because it was named after its founder, Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman who founded Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900 in Akron, Ohio. Harvey Firestone's surname was Firestone, which is English surname meaning someone who worked with fire or lived near firestone, which is type of hard stone resistant to fire used for hearths and furnaces, so family name comes from occupational or geographic origin. Harvey Firestone named company after himself, as was common for industrialists like Goodyear and Dunlop. The name Firestone has no direct relation to tires themselves, it is simply founder's family name, but coincidentally sounds appropriate for tire company because fire and stone suggest durability and heat resistance, which are qualities for tires that must withstand friction heat and tough roads, making name memorable. Harvey Firestone was friend of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, and his company became major tire supplier for Ford Model T, making Firestone name famous. After 1988 acquisition by Bridgestone of Japan, name Firestone was retained due to brand recognition in USA, with Bridgestone keeping Firestone brand for mid-tier market while Bridgestone is premium. So Firestone called Firestone after founder Harvey Firestone, whose surname means fire-resistant stone, making it fitting for tire and rubber company.