Demonstrates the technique of “progressive” fire line construction. Considers the organisation of the crew, arrangement of tools, instruction and use of an untrained crew to help fight a fire. Shows men working on a fire line, pointing out that lines can be too well defined; illustrates mopping up operations and compares the line method of fire fighting with older methods.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007884
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire departments
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire control
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)