During the fire season, look-out men keep constant vigilance for the first sign of smoke, scanning the territory for miles around. How they are trained for the work and how their efforts save many valuable stands of timber are illustrated at a fire tower in the Forestry Branch’s Petawawa Forest Experiment Station in Ontario.
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ACMI Identifier
313993
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ontario
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires - Prevention and control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - Canada
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)