1930-1939GOVERNMENT SERVICES
LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT. VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS. HOOK AND LADDER FIRE FIGHTING. FIRE FIGHTERS TRAINING, 1930s. ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF EARLY FIREFIGHTERS. EARLY HISTORY OF FIREFIGHTING. RE-CREATIONS.
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EARLY FIRE FIGHTERS RACE TO A FIRE. MAN SOUNDS BELL, HITS A LARGE METAL CIRCLE TO ALERT FIRE FIGHTERS
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BUCKET BRIGADE FILLS BUCKETS OF WATER AT LAKE AND RACE TO FIRE. QUICK SHOT-NAKED BOY SKINNY DIPPING RUNS OUT OF THE WATER
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MAN RINGS LARGE BELL TO ALERT FIRE FIGHTERS
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VOLUNTEERS THEMSELVES PULL HAND PUMPER FIRE APPARATUS TO THE FIRE. FIRE FIGHTERS HAND PUMP WATER AS ANOTHER DOUSES THE FIRE
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HORSE-DRAWN HOSE CART LEAVES FIREHOUSE
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HORSE DRAWN STEAM POWERED FIRE TRUCK LEAVES THE STATION
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HOME OWNER USES GARDEN HOSE ON HOUSE FIRE. FIRE FIGHTERS ARRIVE. FIRE FIGHTER CHOPS FRONT DOWN DOWN WITH AN AX.
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CU BURNING, SMOKING CHAIR
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FIRE FIGHTER CHOPS AT CURIO SHELF DESTROYS WITH AN AX BRIC-A-BRAC DISPLAY DESTROYED
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AMATEUR FIREFIGHTERS ENTER HOME, HOSE DOWN WALLS
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CU FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING SCHOOL PLAQUE.
FIREFIGHTERS ENTER TRAINING SCHOOL BUILDING |
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VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AT FIRE TRAINING SCHOOL. CHIEF AT FRONT OF THE CLASS. LESSON ON BLACKBOARD.
THEORETICAL TRAINING |
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FIREFIGHTERS IN TRAINING WATCH AS CHIEF POINTS OUT VARIOUS FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS. PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.
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USING A CUTAWAY SECTION OF A FIRE HYDRANT TO SHOW INSIDE MECHANISMS.
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FIREFIGHTERS TRAINING. SCALING THE OUTSIDE OF A 6-
STORY TOWER WITH FLEXIBLE ROPE LADDERS. TRAINING IN HOW TO ESCAPE BURNING BUILDINGS USING A LIFELINE, SLIDING DOWN USING A ROPE. AND JUMPING OUT OF THE BUILDING. MAN JUMPS OUT OF BUILDING ONTO FIREFIGHTING RESCUE TRAMPOLINE |
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VOLUNTEER DROPS OUT. WALKS OVER TO THE CHIEF WHILE LOOKING UP AT THE BUILDING, HANDS HIM HIS FIREMEN'S HAT AND LEAVES QUICKLY.
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ONE VOLUNTEER LAUGHS WHILE ANOTHER SWALLOWS HARD &
LOOKS NERVOUS |
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SLOW MOTION MAN JUMPS OUT OF BUILDING ONTO FIREFIGHTER'S TRAMPOLINE
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FIREFIGHTERS IN TRAINING, ONE PATS THE BACK OF ANOTHER WHO LOOKS NERVOUS
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VOLUNTEER WHO HAS TO JUMP OUT OF THE WINDOW LOOKS VERY NERVOUS. POV LOOKING DOWN AT LIFE SAVING TRAMPOLINE BELOW OTHERS LEND MORAL SUPPORT. CLOSES HIS EYES AND JUMPS. LANDS SAFELY, GAINS CONFIDENCE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT THEN FALLS BACK INTO TRAMPOLINE
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MONTAGE 1930s FIREMEN'S TRAINING, CLIMBING ROPES.
CARRYING FIRE HOSE WEARING OXYGEN MASKS. 1930s FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS. CU GAUGES. 1930s OXYGEN TANKS ON THEIR BACKS AS THEY TRAIN IN FIREFIGHTING. FIREMAN OPERATING A HOSE THAT SHOOTS LIKE A CANNON BY STEERING WHAT LOOKS LIKE A BOAT'S STEERING WHEEL. CU GEARS TURNING. |
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PAN FIELD FULL OF FIREFIGHTERS TRAINING WITH WATER HOSES
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FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN, HOSING DOWN SMALL BURNING BUILDING
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FIREFIGHTER CLIMBS ONTO FIRE TRUCK
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FIREFIGHTERS IN TRAINING STAND IN LINE LOOKING UP
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FIREFIGHTERS NOW IN UNIFORM STAND IN INSPECTION LINE
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CU FRIGHTENED, UPSET WOMAN ON TELEPHONE REPORTING A FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR TAKES DOWN THE ADDRESS
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ECU FIRE STATION ALARM RINGING
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1930s FIRETRUCKS RACE OUT OF THE STATION TO FIRE.
ROOKIE FIREFIGHTER ALMOST HITS A POLE. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS GO FROM SHOCK TO RELIEF. |
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SALVAGE COMPANY ARRIVES AT FIRE WITH WATER PROOF CANVAS SALVAGE COVERS TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
FIREFIGHTERS ENTER BUILDING. |
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FIREFIGHTER POKES HIS HEAD UP THROUGH HOLE IN CEILING AND DOUSES FIRE WITH FIREHOSE.
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FIREFIGHTER USES LARGE CORKSCREW TYPE INSTRUMENT TO BORE A HOLE THROUGH THE CEILING, MAKES A DRAIN. WATER DRAINS DOWN ONTO SALVAGE COVER AND INTO THE GARDEN.
PROTECTING PROPERTY |
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RESCUE SQUAD RACES TO SCENE
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WORRIED MOTHER SITS ON BED WITH ILL DAUGHTER. DOCTOR WITH DOCTOR'S BAG STANDS OUT OF THE WAY WHILE RESCUE SQUAD WORKS ON GIRL. PLACE A 1930s OXYGEN MASK ON LITTLE GIRL. ARTIFICIAL RESUSCITATION. CU ADJUSTING OXYGEN TANK GAUGES. RESUSCITATED GIRL OPENS HER EYES.
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FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BRUSH FIRE
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FIRE-BOAT BATTLES WATERFRONT FIRE
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FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTION. ARSON SQUAD. FIRE DETECTIVES INSPECT BUILDING
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FILM PROJECTIONIST STARTS 1930s FILM PROJECTOR. TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS, MEN WATCH FILM
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APARTMENT HOUSE ON FIRE. CU PULLING STREET FIRE ALARM. CU FIRE STATION ALARM
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POV LOOKING UP AT FIREMEN SLIDING DOWN POLE IN FIRE STATION
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FIREFIGHTERS CLIMB ONTO FIRE TRUCKS AND RACE TO FIRE.
TRUCK DRIVES OVER CAMERA. LARGE URBAN FIRE STATION |
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FIREMEN ENTER BURNING APARTMENT SALVAGE CREW PROTECTS PROPERTY USE CARBON DIOXIDE TO SMOTHER FIRE. SALVAGE CREW PILES FURNITURE IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM OUT OF HARMS WAY. FLAMES FROZEN OUT WITH CARBON DIOXIDE.
CANVAS SALVAGE COVERS PLACED OVER FURNITURE TO KEEP IT DRY. |
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FIREMAN POURS SAWDUST OUT OF SACK, CREATE A SAWDUST DIKE TO KEEP WATER OUT OF OTHER ROOMS. DYKE. DOES THE SAME AROUND THE FURNITURE
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FIREMEN ARRANGE FURNITURE, PUT BACK INTO PLACE AFTER FIRE IS OUT
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OLD TIME FIREMEN IN WRECKED APARTMENT ROOM. RESIDENT THANKS THEM. CONTRAST TO THE WAY SALVAGE CREWS WORKED IN THE 1930s RESIDENT USES FIREFIGHTER'S AX TO BREAK THE ONE ITEM FIREMEN DIDN'T. SCRATCHES HIS HEAD LOOKING AROUND, DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO START CLEANING UP THE MESS
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