Firefighting Footage - WPA Film Library

Firefighting

BERLIN BOMBED Authorities in Berlin carry out an exercise where the city is bombed and gassed to test efficiency of emergency services and teach people

GIRLS FIRE BRIGADE (ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE) Girls Fire Brigade of St. Margaret's College demonstrate their fire fighting skills.

Faithful

NEW FIRE FLOAT TESTED ON THAMES Firemen test new test new equipment on the River Thames, London.

FIRE DRILL GLASGOW Firemen to Test Breathing Equipment

MODEL FIRE TENDER Auxiliary firemen in Canterbury show off their model engine.

TESTING FIRE FLOAT Fire fighting boat is tested on River Thames

TIMBER FIRE IN DUBLIN A Fire in a Dublin Timber Yard Causes Thousands of Pounds worth of Damage

AMERICA - SHIP ON FIRE IN NEW YORK German liner Hanseatic blazes in New York harbour.

SHIP ABLAZE Lebanese freighter is beached after fire at off Eastbourne.

ARP Two clever A.R.P. wardens create their own portable fire truck from a small trailer

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL New extendable ladder.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Fire float 'Massey Shaw'.

South America, India and More

NEW YORK BREWERY BLOWS UP Scenes of destruction after an explosion at a New York brewery.

Miscellaneous Footage

FIRE PRACTICE AT THE ZOO The ARP Detachment at London Zoo Practice with their Hoses

FIRE AT 200 YEAR OLD FLOUR MILL

Fire Watch - Forest Fires

FIRE in a furniture store in Hull and a barn on a farm in Essex.

ART SAVED FROM MUSEUM FIRE Fire at New York's Museum of Modern Art, Winthrop Rockefeller helps rescue paintings.

Fire Watch - Forest Fires

Trailer: FIRE PREVENTION Trailer about fire prevention.

Fire Trucks Responding to Call

BLACKPOOL PIER FIRE A fire blazes at Blackpool's North Pier, leaving the Pavilion Theatre in ruins.

FACTORY FIRE Firefighters at Nighttime Factory Fire

FIRE BRIGADE Horse drawn fire engines races off to a call.

Flames Gut Montreal Store

Fireproof Door Tested

London's Smithfield Market Burns

News in Brief: England, Spectacular Oil Fire.

Lem Bailey Misc. UN Roll 1003

16,000 SQUARE YARDS ABLAZE Fire-fighters in Berlin attempt to put out blaze covering 16,000 square yards

Lem Bailey Misc. UN Roll 1003

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL FIRE

Fires (Can 2 of 4)

FIRE RESEARCH STATION OPEN DAY Fire research station opens its doors to demonstrate its work.

THE FIREMAN OF VIENNA Firemen in training at the Cathedral of St Stephen in Vienna.

A WOMAN MANNED FIRE BRIGADE Women fire-fighters do their stuff - feeble jokes about their abilities in intertitles.

RAF FIREFIGHTING DISPLAY RAF firemen show how fast they are.

AERIAL GARDEN PARTY Royal Aeronautical Society annual garden party.

EAST LONDON BLAZE Rubber factory fire at Barking

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - FIRE FIGHTERS OLD AND NEW

CHOKING FUMES 'Tiring' work as 20 engines are called to extinguish a fire at a rubber warehouse in Stepney.

DEAN STREET BEDDING FACTORY BLAZE West End of London where several engines and 100 firemen are needed to extinguish the blaze.

BOMB FIRE EXTINGUISHER New fire extinguishing bombs put fire out instead of starting it.

LONDON WHARF BLAZE Wapping warehouse ablaze - one of he bigger fire in London for many years.

OUR WONDERFUL WEATHER! A heat wave causes forest and heath fires in England.

BY 1 2/5 SECS! Annual contest for men of the London Fire Brigade - they show their skills with their hoses.

"FIRE” ... AT ITS FULLEST APPALLING GRANDEUR! (aka APPALING) Shots of a warehous

POLICE A look at the new emergency telephone boxes with a direct line to the police in South Africa.

Fires Ravage Riviera: 32,000 Acres Burned as Tourists Flee

LONDONS NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS aka LONDON'S FIRE BRIGADE News item about a new fire station headquarters in Lambeth, London.

TRAILER PUMP COMPETITION Edgware Road fire station win the finals of the trailer pump competition.

S.S. Hanseatic Afire

Fire Drill at Factory

London Blaze: Worst Fire Since Blitz

California Inferno: Forest Fires Kill Fourteen

Five Alarm Blaze: Toledo Fire Guts Paint Company

BENZIN STATT HAFER GERMAN FIRE TENDER German Horse-Drawn Fire Engine

Women Firefighters in Wartime;

LONDON'S BIGGEST BLAZE Firemen fight a warehouse fire from a river barge.

BOYS OF THE FIRE BRIGADE Schoolboy Firefighters in Germany

Fire

New Fire Extinguisher

Homes Razed By Wild Fire

Fire Sweeps New Jersey Waterfront

BELGIAN CIVIL DEFENCE EXERCISE Demonstrations of methods used to deal with incendiary devices and smokescreens.

New Firefighter Tested

N.Y. Blaze Blacks Out Waterfront

Yesterday's Big Story - A Mitchell bomber had crashed into the side of the Empire State Building at the 79th floor.

Forest Inferno: Millions Lost In Coast Blaze

17 Saved In Factory Blaze As Fire Rages

Fire consumes noted landmark!

Female "Firemen" Defy Flames

News in Brief: Canada, Vancouver Waterfront Fire.

Civil Defense: New York Holds Mass Drill Against A-Bomb.

News in Brief: Blaze Injures 25 Firemen.

Gas Blast. Explosion Damage Reaches $5,000,000.

39 Die In Fire. Tragedy Razes Refuge for Children and Aged.

National Core Go Into Training

BEAU JET Paris Fire Brigade Try Out Super Jet

ODD JOBS FOR EVE Women Firefighters Put Out Truck Fire

Flames Gut Warehouse

Atlantic City Hotel Stran A - Blaze

Fire Hits Baltimore Waterfront

Twenty Tons Of Tires Go Un In Smoke

Old Aircraft End Service In Fire Test

Lem Bailey Misc. UN Roll 1003

U-I Cameraman Dies Filming Granary Fire.

NY Subways Crippled By Raging Fire

Forest Fires Rage In West

Water Fight: Rival Vamps Drenched in Battle Of The Hose.

Valuable Records Lost As Flames Gut Federal Building

Fire fighters from the 1950's

Holocaust: Many Dead In 12 Day Fire

Battling Fire On A 1-Thousand Pier

Fire Extinguisher

Firemen teams in hose battle!

Striking Display At Test Of New Fire Equipment

News in Brief: Indo-China, Fire Guts Native Quarter.

Flaming Death: Second N.J. Air Crash in 38 Days Kills 29.

NEW YORK FIRE BRIGADE Fire Engines on Street/ Firemen Rescue Horse

Firefighters Practice Rescues;

Firefighters Stretcher Drill

Firefighters Drill; c. 1910s

Fire Engines/Stretcher Practice

Flame-Resistant Paint

Stock Exchange Fire In Vienna

Freak Fire Wrecks Plant

Chicago Fire.

Ordeal By Fire: 2 - Die, 4 - Trapped In 5-Alarm Blaze

Loft Fire: Death Toll Of 24 Worst In 12 Years

Gas Main Explosion On Broadway

FIRE BRIGADE REVIEW Firemen Demonstrate Skills at Simulated Fire

FIREMEN'S HAND PUMP RECORD Firemen break record for pumping

News in Brief: Fire Demonstration.

CLIFF RESCUE Police demonstrate cliff rescue before handing over the job to firemen.

SOHO FIRE Fireman fight blaze in Soho, London.

NEW FIRE FLOAT Bristol fire brigade demonstrate their new fire-float, the Aquanaut, at Avonmouth.

"HELL'S 50 ACRES"

Fastest Indianapolis '500'

68 Die In Italy Air Disaster

Jet In Peril

Los Angeles Brush Fire

Harbor Blaze: Chemical Blasts Rock Port of New York

Tanker Blaze: 19 Hour Battle Against Disaster.

25 Years Ago: Hotel Fire.

Prison Fire - Montreal Convicts In Flaming Riot

New Foam Smothers Fires

Fires Ravage East 350 Homes Destroyed In New York Area

Freighter Burns On British Beach

News In Brief: Oil Fire.

Plane Crashes: Series of Air Tragedies Hit U.S.

Reno Ripped by Violent Gas Blasts.

Fifteen Million Dollar Oil Blaze

Near-catastrophe At Idlewild.

Malibu Blaze.

Norfolk Plane Crash.

London fire

News In Brief: Studio Fire

Tanker Blasts: 2 Oil Ships Afire Kill One, Injure 30.

News in Brief: France, French Plane Crash

Blaze Razes Los Angeles Rug Factory

Flames Sweep Beach Resort

Firemen Holding Fire Drills

News in Brief: New Mexico, Raging Forest Fire.

Air Tragedy: 12 Die As Big Bomber Dives on Apartment

News in Brief: Washington, Forest Fires Rage.

Scores Homeless As Mystery Fire Razes Residential Section

Banned Water Gives Flames Headway At $1500,000 Casino Blaze

Towns Threatened As 4,000 Men Fight Fire

Cost Studio Burns

100 Dead in Hotel Disaster

Fire Department Celebrated 200 Years

Crowds Thrilled As Entire Fire Force Fights $1,000,000 Blaze

Firemen Baffled As $2,000,000

Residents Fight To Save Homes From Fores Fire Peril

Fire Chief Convention

Fire Equipment

Bedford Explosion

Fire

Burn 2,300 'Squeallers'

LONDONS FIRE BRIGADE A public display of old and new fire fighting equipment.

Explosion Citgo Station

Fire

Actual Zeppelin Crash!

BOOMS TO CHECK OIL FIRES New method of confining burning oil slicks using floating booms.

FIRE BRIGADE AT WAPPING The fire brigade continue to fight the fire that has been burning for days in a warehouse in Wapping. London.

FIRE - ICE AND SNOW German Alpine firemen attend the fire on skis.

BRAVO ... LONDON’S FIRE FIGHTERS! London firemen work hard to put out blaze at a

Firemen

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - RESCUES FROM A BURNING PLANE

Lockport FD Drill

More of the Lockport Fire

ACUTAL ZEPPELIN CRASH Hindenburg Disaster

100 YEARS OF FIRE FIGHTING London's firemen stage great display to celebrate centenary - Queen and Duke attend.

PEACE HATH HER HEROES London firemen seen in a fire fighting practice session.

FANTASY OF FROST AND FIRE Firemen in Chicago attempting to put large warehouse fire out

WHOLE CITY IN PERIL OF FIRE Fire hoses and huge pipes are used to control a fire.

£200,000 FIRE (short version) Fire devastates Oulton Hall - destroying many old treasures.

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON Over 1,000 firemen battle a warehouse fire in London.

LORD MAYOR INSPECTS FIREMEN Lord Mayor inspects Yorkshires Firemen

LONDON'S SMARTEST ... AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING! Good shots of London firemen

THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM FIRE BRIGADE INTER STATION COMPETITIONS Firemen demonstrate the use of their equipment - hoses, ladders, etc.

PAINT WAREHOUSE ABLAZE London Fire Brigade puts out warehouse fire without loss of life.

LONDON'S SMARTEST FIRE STATION men from Knightsbridge fire station being presented with the Cup for the quickest "turning out" time.

BIG FIRE AT GLASGOW Warehouse fire

BIG FIRE AT HULL Huge warehouse fire in Hull is brought under control by firemen

“ALL OUR FIREMEN ARE SMART ... HERE’S THE SMARTEST” London firemen show their ho

WONDERFUL NEW FIRE ESCAPE A new ladder is tested out by the fire brigade.

LONDON'S SMARTEST Men from Dockhead fire station win motor escape competition in 1 minute 34 2/5 seconds.

A FLOATING FURNACE A liner ship - Empress of Scotland - is burnt out in Blyth.

“LONDON’S SMARTEST” ... - (AND THAT’S SAYING SOMETHING!) Good shots of London fi

CARRIER ABLAZE Firemen battle to save workers when warship 'Constellation' catches fire in New York. USA.

FIRE FLOAT ON TEST New B.P. Firemaster fire float is tested out in South Wales.

"IT WON'T BURN" Inventor Major Robert Van Rolleghem demonstrates his plane safety device.

NEWCASTLE - FIRE Firemen battle intense flames at granary

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - WEYMOUTH'S NEW FIRE ENGINE CHRISTENED

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - GUN FIRE IN EAST END

FIRE-FIGHTING TESTS Prince George, Duke of Kent, opens a new fire station at Elstree in Hertfordshire.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - LONDON FACTORY FIRE

NIPPY WORK! London fire brigade work quickly to put out fire in Lyons Corner House

GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO Images of one of the worst ever fires at Chicago Stockyards.

COVENT GARDEN BLAZE Warehouse burns at Covent Garden.

FINE MARKSMANSHIP Cannon Street team wins the firemen motor pump contest in London.

BIG LONDON FIRE Hammersmith tire factory in flames - 300 firemen fighting it.

SMART WORK! London firemen hard at work putting out fire in the heart of the Wes

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 101) At Yaroslav Russia firemen demonstrating putting out fire with new type oil fire extinguisher.

LONDON FIREMEN'S FUNERAL The funeral procession of two firemen killed in a Dockland fire.

LARGE OIL FIRE People fighting huge oil fire.

FIRE BRIGADE (aka BLITZ AND PIECES) Men and women from a London fire station tour the country with their concert party.

ON THE WATCH Good footage of the Home Defence Organisation keeping watch on coastal areas.

WOMEN IN TRAINING The Women's Defence Force undergo fire training at Falstar, Massachusetts, America.

FIRE DRILL THRILL Large crowds watching firemen carry out drill in Soldiers Field Arena in Chicago. USA.

EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO Earthquake causes fire, death and homelessness in Mexico.

BIG MELBOURNE BLAZE Melbourne firemen fight fire at rubber tyre dump.

FIRE FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION FOR CIVILIANS Crowd watches firefighting demonstration on bomb site.

FLOUR MILL BLAZE Fire in a flour mill - firemen and mill workers fighting blaze.

ADELAIDE WAREHOUSE FIRE Fire in large warehouse in Australia brought under control by firemen.

MEN AND WOMEN OF THE R.A.F. Men and women of the Royal Air Force train at various jobs such as equipment making.

LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DISPLAY London firemen send 200 jets of water from hoses over Serpentine lake in Hyde Park.

WASHINGTON - FIRE BRIGADE CLEAN BUILDINGS Firemen use high pressure hoses to clean Capitol Building for reassembly of Congress.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - WAREHOUSE FIRE AT ELEPHANT AND CASTLE

FIRE BRIGADE DISPLAY French fire brigade display in Paris.

FIRE IN FINSBURY Burning warehouse in Finsbury put out in half an hour.

PARIS CHIEF OF FIRE BRIGADE VISITS LONDON H.Q. Paris Chief of Fire Brigade visits London firemen.

FIRE FIGHTING, ANCIENT AND MODERN (aka LAMBETH) London Fire Brigade entertains provincial fire chiefs with display of fire fighting.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - NEW FIRE ESCAPE FOR BROMLEY FIRE BRIGADE

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - FIRE ON SS IRISH AT MILLWALL DOCKS

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - SHEFFIELD FIREMEN GIVE DEMONSTRATION OF FOAM FIRE EXTINGUISHER

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - FIRE IN BERLIN'S UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - FOAM AS FIRE EXTINGUISHER

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - OIL CAKE MILLS AT HULL BURNT OUT

AMERICAN RUBBER FACTORY FIRE A fire in an American tire and rubber factory sends up plumes of acrid, black smoke.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DRILL

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - FACTORY FIRE

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BURNING STEAMER SINKS

ETON BOYS AS FIREMEN Eton boys train with real firemen by climbing ladders and coming down slides

OUR FINE FIRE FIGHTERS Fire fighters put out a blaze which destroys a building in Drayton Park.

FLOUR WAREHOUSE BLAZE Fire-fighters tackle a blaze in a flour factory.

THE PERIL OF THE DROUGHT During the heatwave burning crops and haystacks are tackled by fire fighters in an effort to save food supplies.

RIVERSIDE TIMBERYARD BLAZE Firemen fight to put out the blaze of a riverside timber yard in Kingston.

RUBBER WAREHOUSE BLAZE London's fire fighters put out blaze at warehouse which makes rubber.

GUTTED IN A FEW HOURS A three storey building in Salford is completely destroyed by fire.

2,4000 GALLONS A MINUTE London's latest Fire Float is capable of spraying 8 jets of water to a height of 180 feet.

THE "PRUDENTIAL" BLAZE London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an

FIRE FLOAT "TAKES A RIDE"! A boat used to pump water on fires is lifted from the

BIG CITY BLAZE! Firemen in London tackle a large burning warehouse.

IN THE "CITY DANGER ZONE" The London Fire Brigade hard at work with their hoses,

RECORD BEATEN BY OVER 7 SECONDS! London firemen compete against each other and s

LONDON’S FIRE FIGHTERS Firemen show of their skills in a mock rescue from a blaz

“LONDON’S SMARTEST FIREMEN” ... AND THAT’S SAYING SOMETHING! Annual competition

FIRST ON THE SCENE ... FIRST ON THE SCREEN! Pathe film night time fire in fog bo

70K FIRE A fire destroys a varnish works and paper factory in London causing £70,000 damage.

WHILE THE BLAZE WAS AT ITS HEIGHT WHILE THE BLAZE WAS AT ITS HEIGHT 13/07/1925 412.08

BORN IN 1774 STILL GOING STRONG Bexley Council try out an old fire pump from 1774 and find it still works.

4000 GALLONS A MINUTE London's latest fire float in operation

FLAMES GO 60 FEET HIGH A fire in a rubber toy factory produced flames and smoke 60 feet high, firemen fight the blaze.

SETTING THE THAMES ON FIRE 2,500 gallons of petrol are poured into the Thames and set alight during oil danger tests by Port of London Authority.

FIRE BRIGADE USING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS The London Fire Brigade demonstrates how it can use the modern the wireless telephone

LONDON FIREMEN TO TOUR AMERICA Firemen leave on tour of USA + South Africa gives money to London fire brigade.

CANTEEN FROM CANADA Mr Massey, High Commissioner for Canada, presents mobile kitchen to London fire fighters.

MR MENZIES SEES LONDON'S FIRE FIGHTERS Australian premier, Robert Menzies, inspects London's Civil Defence Workers.

KING AND QUEEN WITH THE NAVY King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect naval personnel in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

PRINCE OF WALES Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, presents medals and sees demonstration by London's Fire Brigade.

LONDON'S FIREFIGHTERS London firemen put on impressive display for the Duke of York.

CAN YOU BEAT IT Plympton's 188 year old fire engine is still going strong.

PEACE HATH HER HEROES Lord Jellicoe inspects firemen as they demonstrate their speed in putting a fire out.

ARMY FIRE SCHOOL Army fire-fighters give demonstration of their skills in Colchester, Essex.

AVIATION FIRE TRAINING SCHOOL Stanstead fire fighters are put to the test on a special exercise for the Aviation Fire Training School.

FIRE HELICOPTER Fire fighters demonstration in Farnborough.

COPTER FOR PLANE FIRES Demonstration of how a helicopter can be used to assist rescuers of burning planes. Luton.

SPECIAL SERVICES FIREMEN Firemen in Watford, Hertfordshire demonstrate their special services equipment.

WOOD FIRE INFERNO People are evacuated when a big fire at a timber yard threatens nearby houses. Barking.

TRAPPED BOY RESCUED Little boy is rescued from between two walls by firemen. Australia.

FIRE RESEARCH An informative item about research into the spread of fire in modern tower blocks.

HEROES LAID TO REST The 19 firemen who lost their lives in a fire at a whisky warehouse are buried in Glasgow.

FOR PLANE SAFETY A sudsmobile lays foam and water on runway to reduce risk of fire on crash landing. Lincs.

SCIENCE V FIRE Scientific approach to fire fighting gives great results.

FIRE 83 FLOORS UP A fire breaks out on the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building but no-one is injured. America.

FACTORY FIRE Firefighters at Nighttime Factory Fire

VINTAGE FIRE BRIGADE Vintage fire engine enthusiasts rush to a blazing lorry on a country road.

MODERN FIRE FIGHTERS Firemen put on a firefighting demonstration for a small crowd in London.

FIRE ENGINE MASCOT (aka FIRE MASCOT) The firemen at an American Air Base have adopted an Austin 7 as their mascot.

AUSTIN GYPSY FIRE ENGINE Cornwall County Fire Service demonstrate the Austin Gypsy Fire Engine

TRAINING FIREMEN Training techniques and ladder exercises for firemen

Training Firemen.

JUNIOR FIRE BRIGADE Children of American airmen are instructed in fire fighting and fire prevention.

FIREFIGHTING Demonstration of new aircraft fire fighting techniques.

NEWS FROM AMERICA New foam fire extinguisher to fight aeroplane fires.

FOAM BEATS PLANE FIRES Firemen show new way of putting out plane fires - using chemical foam.

NEWS FROM USA - NEW YORK Many die when Florida bound airliner crashes just outside La Guardia Airport.

TIN OPENER TO SAVE LIFE New type of cutters used by firemen to cut people out of car crashes.

APARTMENTS EXPLOSION: MANY DEAD Explosion destroys block of flats in Montreal.

EXPLOSION KILLS 20 An exploding boiler smashes an office building causing injuries and death.

THE SUPER LADDER The highest fire brigade ladder in France is tried out in front of Notre Dame in Paris.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BERLIN POLICE STAGE FIRE DRILL

YOKOHAMA FIRE Buildings on fire in Yokohama.

FOREST FIRES USA Large area of forest in fire in Oregon.

WALKIE-TALKIE USED BY FIREMEN A new walkie-talkie radio set is demonstrated by firemen.

BURNING PLANE CRASH A C-54 plane one engine burning makes an emergency landing at Washington Airport.

FIRE BRIGADE INSPECTED AT CLAPHAM COMMON Inspection of Auxiliary Fire Service on Clapham Common, London.

A CHURCH ABLAZE Firemen in New York try to put out a fire in All Soul’s Church.

FIRE AND FIREMEN - PULPWOOD FIRE Large timber fire at Ottawa, Canada.

FIRES SWEEP NATION Fires across United States.

FIREMENS RACE Firemen from Iron Curtain countries take part in take part in annual sports day.

FIRE FOAM DEMONSTRATION Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

FIREMEN FIGHT TO SAVE BLAZING SHIP Firemen battle to save a burning ship in London docks.

SYDNEY OIL FIRE Firemen put out a fire at an oil company in Balmain in Australia

FIRE-FOAM DEMONSTRATION IN SYDNEY Sydney fire fighters watch a demonstration of the use of foam to put out large fires.

NEW JERSEY CHEMICAL FIRE Smouldering, ice-covered ruins of chemical plant after explosion.

NEW YORK GAS FIRE Gas fire at Jamaica area in New York.

FIREMEN'S COLLEGE Boys of a Firemen's College as they go out and practise firemen's duties in the woods.

FIRES SCORCH 300 SQUARE MILES Fires caused by hot weather cause great damage in California. America (USA).

FIREMEN FETE YOUNG FAN A 14 year old boy gets to visit fire brigade in London.

10 MILE BUSH FIRE Forest fires in Victoria, Australia.

TALE OF 2 FIRES An Indonesian cargo boat burns in Amsterdam Harbour.

FIRE GUTS BIG BLOCK A big housing block burns down in Boston, USA. People in surrounding areas run for safety.

$10 MILLION BLAZE Huge fire on New York's waterfront causes massive damage to dock area.

NEW WAY AGAINST FIRE Polythene piping is put into use to help the fire brigade put out fires in Hong Kong.

LIFEBOAT DEFIES FIRE A fireproof lifeboat is tested in burning artificial lake at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire.

DOCKSIDE DEFENCE Home Counties Fire Services combine in spectacular display at London's docks.

POWDER PUFFS OUT FIRE Firemen use powder to put out fire. Hedel, Holland.

BATTERSEA EXPLOSION Exploding gas cylinders damage a haulage depot in London.

FIREMEN HONOURED Lord Mountbatten honours firemen with award in Lambeth, London.

PREVENT THAT FIRE - REVIEW OF PREVENTION CAMPAIGN A look at nation-wide campaign to prevent fire and burns in home.

FIREMEN'S OLYMPICS Competition in Moscow shows off the skills and speed of Soviet fire fighters.

NEW WAYS BEAT FIRE Fire brigades demonstrate new fire fighting technologies.

BLAST WRECKS FLOUR MILLS A large flour mill in Dublin explodes and burns to the ground.

DUKE VISITS FIREMEN Firemen give demonstration of their skills during Duke of Edinburgh's visit. London.

NEWS FROM USA - GAS MAIN EXPLOSION Gas explosion in New York

FRANCE - RIVIERA BLAZE Forest fire at French Riviera.

OXFORD STREET BLAZE (aka OXFORD ST. BLAZE) Four women are saved from dead in a burning Oxford Street gown store.

SYRACUSE FIRE Firemen struggle to put out a blaze in a Syracuse church.

FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRAIN FIRE Fire in Chicago destroys 5 million dollars worth of grain and many buildings.

USA FIRES (aka FOREST BLAZE) Fire fighters trying to control blaze in Malibu Beach area of California.

SHOW FOR THE VISITING FIREMEN Italian fire fighters put on a spectacular display for their foreign colleagues.

NEWS FLASHES - FOREST FIRE

NEWS FLASHES - FOREST BLAZE THREATENS ALGIERS Huge forest fire threatens Algiers.

NEWS FLASHES - FIRE PROOF SUIT IS MADE FROM ALUMINIUM

FIRE (aka NEW YORK BLAZE) New York firemen fight the city's most savage blaze for twenty years.

BIG FIRE IN STEPNEY Nearly 200 London firemen are called out to deal with a fire at a warehouse.

NEW YORK (part of NEWS IN FLASHES) An exercise by the New York ARP demonstrates their readiness for an Atomic attack.

PARIS FIRE 17 firemen's barracks are alerted to cope with a blaze at a rubber tyre dump in Paris.

SAFETY DEVICE QUELLS OIL BLAZE (aka OIL FIRE DEMONSTRATION AT NEW JERSEY) A new safety device is demonstrated for putting out fires in oil tanks.

Selected Originals - LEEDS A.F.S. EXERCISE Material Relating to newsreel story "Leeds A.F.S. Exercise" - 52/20.

HOT NEWS - FIREPROOF SUITS Fireproof suits tested in Philadelphia.

Selected Originals - LONDON FIRE. Material related to newsreel story "Firemen Hurt In Big London Fire" - 50/73.

FIREMEN HURT IN BIG LONDON FIRE. A Paraffin factory and warehouse burn in a Thameside fire.

FIREMEN FIGHT UNDERGROUND FIRE. Underground cables set on fire in a London street. Firemen move in to put out the blaze.

ONE MINUTE NEWS - SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Paint Store Fire

AIR SEA RESCUE LAUNCH New RAF air sea rescue boat being tested on Solent.

FIRE CALL showing how a London fire brigade responds to a call

FIRE PRACTICE Firemen carry out turntable ladder drill during fire practice

AIRPORT FIRE ENGINE Airport fire engines react quickly to put out blazing aircraft

PUMP DRILL Firemen practise carrying out pump drill as quickly as possible

FIRE DEMONSTRATION Continental buyers see a fire demonstration on a Durasteel fireproof door.

NEW FIRE SUIT Firemen in Luton try out new waterproof suit.

FOREST FIRE CONTROL Forestry Commission fire brigade put out small fire in Thetford Chase Forest, Norfolk.

ST. PAUL'S FIRE DRILL Firemen practise their drill at St. Paul's cathedral. London.

BIG DOCK FIRE AT CALAIS Calais docks on fire, France.

FIRE ENGINE AUCTION Antique fire engines are sold in an auction at Farnham.

STILL THEY COME An underground gas explosion causes damage to road and property but no lives are lost.

MORE APPLIANCES FOR NEW YORK FIRE BRIGADE Firemen at work in New York city - great shots from fire engine driving through city.

PETROL PUMP FIRE IN USA Petrol pump fire in San Francisco.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BLAZING FREIGHTER IN BOSTON

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Big Fire in Massachusetts

AN UNQUENCHABLE FIRE Huge cork fire at Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

EXPERIMENTING WITH PORTABLE PUMP IN POLAND Firemen in Poland put out a fire using a portable pump for water and foam.

SMOTHER IT OUT Firemen demonstrate the use of a new foam to put out difficult fi

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - GERMAN FIRE BRIGADE

FIRE - FIGHTER OF PARIS French Firemen show off their latest equipment and skills, Paris, France.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 26) Czech firemen

FIRE FIGHTERS OF FRANCE Powerful water hoses are tested over the River Seine in Paris.

GAS! Italian civil defence forces practice their drill for a gas attack.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 10) Barcelona Fire Brigade

MILES OF FOREST ABLAZE Terrible forest fires come close to American town of Lake

ANOTHER MILLION DOLLAR FIRE A huge grain store goes up in smoke in night time fi

GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO Images of one of the worst ever fires at Chicago Stockyards.

“THE GREAT FIRE OF ... CHICAGO” American firemen fight a blaze and then have to

WANTON RAID ON LONDON Air raid damages famous buildings, including Westminster Abbey and Houses of Parliament.

GHQ FIRE ARMY A look inside London Fire Brigade's control room in Lambeth.

OIL TANKER FIRE Footage of oil tanker ablaze on the Rouge River.

BIG FIRE IN JACKSONVILLE BIG WATERFRONT FIRE An item showing a large fire on the piers at Jacksonville, Florida. America.

FIRE DESTROYS WAR SUPPLIES Large fire in waterfront warehouses in New Jersey destroys supplies destined for UK.

ONE MINUTE NEWS - SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Paint Store Fire

SYDNEY An oil storage depot in Australia burns in a terrifying fire.

12 FIREMEN DIE IN NEW YORK FIRE Firemen bring out two of the dead from the burnt-out drugstore building on Broadway.

LONDON'S NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS King and Queen visit new London Fire Headquarters at Lambeth.

LONDON’S SMARTEST - AND THAT’S SAYING SOMETHING! Good shots of London firemen de

PAINT FACTORY FIRE IN SYDNEY A fire at a Sydney paint factory becomes the biggest Australian blaze of 1937.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - COLD STORAGE FIRE IN MELBOURNE

FIRE PROOF PLANE DEMONSTRATED IN FRANCE

A BATTLE OF THE ELEMENTS Dramatic pictures as fire floats tackle blaze on schooner in San Francisco.

PRISON FIRE HORROR Firemen put out the last of the fire in a prison which killed 319 men who were locked in their cells.

SKY-SCRAPER FIRE FIGHTER A 175 foot high fire tower uses 4 nozzles to spurt out 28,000 gallons of water a minute.

GASOLINE TANK FIRE IN AMSTERDAM Firemen struggling to put Gasoline tank fire in Amsterdam, Holland.

LONDON’S FIREMEN “SHOW THE WORLD” London fire officers show off their skills in

FIRE ENGINE fire engine demonstrated. Children play at being firemen.

ATLANTIC LINER ABLAZE New York's fire-fighters tackle blaze on German liner "Munchen."

Fireboat "New Yorker" in Action

New York Fire Department Returns

FIRE-FIGHTING TEST A new foam, able to extinguish raging fire almost instantly, is demonstrated in London.

CHRISTMAS TOYS ABLAZE Toy factory catches fire in Acton, London.

Gahanna Explosion

Desert Shield: Vertical Replenishment / Firefighting Drill

Police & Fire Exams

Firefighter Training Exercise

Firemen Fight Building Fire

Firefighter Training Exercise

Night Fire Battled

50 People Dead In Hotel Disaster

New Weapon for Fire Department

Fire East 68th

Triple 3 Fire

Fire

Three Day Fire Razes Ferry House

Three Die As Fire Sweeps Thru Village

Forest Fire

Fire East 19th

Fire Retardants

Fire Fighters Battling Fire and Frozen Equiptment

Three Die In Austin Fire

Raging Fire - A Blazing Inferno

Building on Fire

Fire Destroys Building

FAIRY GROTTO FIRE! Firemen at work on a fire in very cold weather.

FIRE - FIRE - FIRE! A rural fire brigade go through an exercise in a snowy part of Germany.

FLOATING FIRE FIGHTERS Fire fighting equipment is transported by canal.

FIREFIGHTERS OF VIENNA Vienna firemen show off their latest equipment.

THE FIREFIGHTER'S PROGRESS Modern fire engine is contrasted with old fashioned fire fighting equipment.

NEWS FLASHES (aka FOREST FIRE - AMERICA) Shots of men working to put out large fire in American forest.

FIRE ENGINE AUCTION Antique fire engines are sold in an auction at Farnham.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 59) A primitive automatic fire extinguisher

AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE RECRUITMENT - TRAILER. Auxiliary Fire Service recruitment trailer.

Spectacular Blaze Lights New York Sky.

WOVEN ROCK fire proof suits being manufactured.

THE JET SHIP New fire boat in Venice which is powered by jets of water

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL fire in Docklands.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Fire at a Sydney wool factory.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Annual Challenge Cup for London's fire brigades.

A LIFE SAVER A new idea for rescuing people from burning buildings; a container on a pulley that moves up and down a fireman's ladder.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 42) An American invention for putting out pier fires.

HOSE BRIGADE Firewomen in action

WOMEN'S FIRE BRIGADE Footage of women's fire brigade in action.

FIRE FOAM Firemen use chemical foam on fires and get covered in it in the process!

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 29) New Italian firefighting equipment

LIBERATION PARTY IN BRUSSELS Street parties in Brussels to celebrate the city's liberation from German rule.

TRAILER-PUMP CONTEST Firefighters take part in a trailer pump contest in Cape Town, South Africa.

BOMB DAMAGE - LONDON Civil defence workers rescue survivors from Tuffon St. Fire Station after V1 attack.

DUAL PURPOSE TRUCK A new multi-purpose dustbin van / fire engine is demonstrated by men in Portsmouth.

BURNING RUBBER DUMP Firemen work to put out a burning rubber dump in Manchester.

ARMY FIRE SERVICE PRACTICE Army Fire Service practices putting out fire after setting light to some old huts.

FRENCH FILM ABOUT FIRE & AUCTIONS Burning factory & art auction in France.

INVASION SCENES - EUROPE Heavily bombed town, firemen fighting with fire, dead men and horses on streets.

GIRL FOREST FIRE WATCHER (aka FIRE WATCHES) Land Girls working in pine forest as fire watchers, firemen tackle real forest fire.

FIRE FIGHTERS IN U.S. CITY Fire fighters tackle big blaze in building. America.

2,4000 GALLONS A MINUTE Cuts (rushes, out takes) London's latest Fire Float is capable of spraying 8 jets of water to a height of 180 feet.

£200,000 FIRE (long version) Fire at Oulton Hall; 6 lives and many art treasures are destroyed.

Fire In Rubber Plant

A Flash Fire Rips Through A Chicago Brewery Warehouse

Oil Distribution Center Goes Up In Flames In Seoul Korea

Holland: Oil Fire Threatens Rotterdam

Newest Firefighting Suit

House Fire on South Henderson Street

Large Fire

HOLIDAY FIRE DISASTER Firemen risk life and limb in trying to combat a fire in Glasgow.

Fire

Selected Originals - SAFETY DEVICE QUELLS OIL BLAZE (aka OIL FIRE DEMONSTRATION AT NEW JERSEY) Material relating to newsreel story 'Safety Device Quells Oil Bla

Flames Gut Warehouse

THEY'RE ALL SMART Different fire stations compete for the L.C.C.'s 1928 Fire Brigade Challenge Cup, they are tested on speed and skill.

Fire at Roy Pope Grocery

Industrial Fire

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BLAZING BARGE IN PHILADELPHIA

FIRE IN GERMAN FARM HOUSE German farmhouse burning - people putting out fire.

A.R.P. RALLY - LAMBETH Samuel Hoare unveils tablet to work of fire brigade in the past, and auxiliary firemen put on a display under air raid conditions. Lambe

THE FIREMAN A day in the life of a fireman - lovely educational film originally shown in schools.

FINSBURY WAREHOUSE FIRE Finsbury warehouse in flames.

PLANE FIRES SMOTHERED Demonstration of new fire engine that extinguishes fires with carbon dioxide in USA.

BRITISH NAVAL FIRE FIGHTERS TRAINING Royal Navy fire fighters training - using breathing apparatus and fire proof suits.

FIGHTING WITH FOAM ON CRASHED PLANE Airforce firemen show use of foam to put out fire in plane.

MODERN RESCUE APPLIANCE DEMONSTRATION Fire Service appliance demonstration - oxy-propane gas torch, hydraulic winch & flood lights.

THOUSANDS HOMELESS AFTER GREAT FIRE Terrible Fire in the Wooden City of Colon in Panama

Aerial Firefighting

THE SMOKE'S ON AL American politician Al Smith puts on a fireman's helmet to review the volunteer fire fighters.

LONDON BLITZ Good material of firemen fighting huge fires after night time firebomb raid in Blitz in London.

Firemen's Day at the International Gymnastics Championships

INFERNO OF CORK A Raging Fire in Baltimore Burns up Massive Amounts of Cork

FIRE

Chicago Firefighters at Work.

MONTREAL FIRE Firemen struggle to put out a blaze in a Montreal church.

HOW YOU CAN DEAL WITH INCENDIARY BOMBS Public Information Showing How People Can Deal with an Incendiary Bomb Dropping In

FIRE IN WINTER CINCINNATI Lovely shots of firemen fighting a blaze through snow and ice.

FIRE AT MARSEILLES KILLS 80 A fire in Marseilles kills 80 people and destroys a department store and three hotels. France.

Miscellaneous Footage

LONDON CARRIES ON Great Story Showing How Life in London Carries on Despite the Blitz

COLD STORAGE FIRE IN SYDNEY

KODAK FIRE FIGHTING DISPLAY An impressive display of fire fighting by the 'Kodak' team at the N.R.B.A.'s annual competition.

Forest Fire

FIRE DRILL GLASGOW Firemen to Test Breathing Equipment

EXERCISE 'DISASTER' A staged train crash tests skills of emergency services. Kent.

EXPLOSION AND FIRE ROCKS BOSTON HOTELS - TEN KILLED Firemen at work at night and the devastation left the next day by fire.

FIRE FIGHTERS New mobile firefighting unit, the Pyrene Fire Chopper, demonstrated.

Helicopters and Aerials of Smoke

DUTCH PETROL TANKS EXPLODE Fierce fire destroys petrol tanks near Rotterdam - more then £ 200,000 damage.

HORSE FIRE ENGINE 1908 Exciting footage of fire engines rushing to a fire - acted sequence of the rescue of man and child.

AMERICANS SALUTE BRITISH BOY 11 year old Martin Eagle becomes honorary Colonel and Commanding Officer for a day.

WORLDS LARGEST FIRE ESCAPE

WOMEN FIRE FIGHTERS Good footage of women fire fighters taking part in exercise at hospital in Dartford.

WORST IN 33 YEARS Scrubland fire burning forcefully in California - the worst brush fire in 33 years.

'BIKINI' AIDS FIRE FIGHTERS A new raft carrying fire pumps makes its public demonstration at Dorking.

GRIMSBY AFS AFLOAT Grimsby AFS training exercise - they tackle a blaze on a barge.

HOBOKEN PIER ALIGHT Hoboken pier on fire and the battle to put it out as various boats are put in danger.

BIG DUBLIN FIRE Firemen work to put out blaze in Dublin.

LATEST FIRE FIGHTER The latest fire engine combines extendable ladder, pumps and breathing equipment and is put to the test on a real fire

FIRE BRIGADE FACES FRIENDLY CRITICS Demonstration by fire brigade at burning building.

Night Fire at Factory

HOP EXCHANGE BURNED a devastating fire in a large hop exchange.

LADIES FIRE BRIGADE Women's Wartime Fire Brigade

FIRE DRAMA IN SALON DE PROVENCE A large forest fire causes problems in the Salon De Provence in France.

Fire Watch - Forest Fires

ROYAL REVIEW OF LONDON'S FIRE FIGHTING FORCES Footage of the Duke and Duchess of Kent reviewing the fire service at Hyde Park, London.

COTTON FIRE Firefighters tackle blaze in cotton mill.

FOREST FIRE-FIGHTING IN USA Aerial shots of forest fires raging in New Jersey.

Circus Fire (Fictional Film)

BIG LEEDS A.F.S. TEST Big Civil Defence exercise in Leeds - 500 volunteers involved.

Buena Vista Hill Brush Fire

FUNERAL OF FIREMEN KILLED IN WAPPING The funeral of two firemen killed fighting the Wapping Wharf Fire.

FIRE DRENCHING - GLASGOW A new sprinkler system in Glasgow keeps buildings cool in the event of a fire. Scotland.

Fire Investigation

NEW FIRE ESCAPE DEMO A new turntable fire ladder is demonstrated in Greenwich, it extends and rotates, powered by its own motor engine.

PARADE OF VOLUNTEER AUXILIARY FIREMEN IN BIRMINGHAM Volunteer Auxiliary Firemen are inspected by Geoffrey Lloyd and the Lord Mayor of Birmingham.

GREEK FIRE TRAGEDY Scenes after an underground fire in Athens alleged to be the work of communist saboteurs.

TENEMENT BUILDING COLLAPSES Firemen mount rescue operation on collapsed tenement building near scene of fire. New York.

WHERE'S THAT FIRE Firemen from across the country take part in a display at Reigate Fire Service Training Centre.

MANY A YEAR AGO New York fire brigade of 1893

FIRES IN USA Footage fires in docks in the United States of America.

ANTI-FIRE DEVICE Demonstrations of a new chemical which can be used to extinguish oil or petrol fires.

PAINT FACTORY FIRE Night time shots of a large fire at a paint manufacturing factory in Toledo, Ohio.

CURIOUS FIRE ALARM The fire brigade are summoned by a public siren attached to the front of a house.

FIREMEN'S COMPETITIONS Competition for Soviet Fire Brigades in Moscow.

RIOTS IN VIENNA

Forest Fire

GLASGOW FIRE SERVICE Various shots of the men and appliances of Glasgow Fire Brigade.

Building Fire at Night

LONDON Good Shots during Night and Day of the Aftermath of a German Bombing Raid on London

Helicopters and Aerials of Smoke

Firefighter Graduation

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Fire at gas works in Wapping.

FATAL FIRE IN LONDON Footage of a fatal blaze in Victoria Street in London.

STOP PRESS - BOMBARDMENT OF NAMSOS The Norwegian Town of Namsos is Bombed by Nazi Forces

NEW FIRE FLOAT - NEW YORK The world's largest fire float with nine hoses is tested in New York harbour. America (USA).

MANCHESTER UNITED AIR CRASH Seven Manchester United footballers are among 24 dead in British plane crash in Munich.

CIVIL DEFENCE EXERCISE CAVIAR Firemen, civil defence convoy & nurses at work.

ANOTHER BIG CITY ABLAZE Footage of several buildings on fire in London.

A NOVEL FIRE ESCAPE Rope Device for Escaping Fire

CLEVER AMATEUR FIREMEN Flax Mills are saved from destruction by the company's own fire brigade when they catch light in Selby.

BRAVE FIRE FIGHTERS fire fighters in action.

FACTORY FIRE DRILL COMPETITION AT OLDHAMS LIMITED Teams compete in obstacle fire drill at Oldhams ltd.

FIRE AND ICE Ice-covered building in Montreal on fire firemen battle two extremes.

LATEST FIRE PUMP A New Modern Fire Engine is Demonstrated by Men of the London Fire Brigade

Fire Truck Responding to Call

Firemen Demo Helicopter Patrol

TOKYO FIRE Large fire rages in downtown Tokyo.

NEW FIRE EXTINGUISHER New fire extinguisher is demonstrated in Croydon.

Firefighters

RUBBER DUMP FIRE

JET AIDS FIREMEN A new British designed and made fire pump makes its debut.

Night Fire

FAIRY GROTTO FIRE! Firemen at work on a fire in very cold weather.

WATER HOSE FOOTBALL Franciscan friars train their fire brigade with game of water polo.

ANCIENT HOME OF OUR QUEEN'S ANCESTORS! Good shots of a fire at Stuttgart Castle

WEST BROMWICH (aka ARP DEMONSTRATION AT WEST BROMWICH) ARP exercise in dealing with explosions and fires in housing areas in the West Midlands.

Fire Trucks Responding to Call

FATAL FIRE Big fire at whisky warehouse kills 19 fire-fighters. Glasgow, Scotland.

GREAT FIRE IN USA Good Shots of Large Warehouse Fire in America

FIRE DEMONSTRATION IN PORTUGAL Portuguese firemen show off their skills in a fire fighting demonstration.

NEW CAR CUTTING EQUIPMENT New crash rescue equipment, the air-operated Cengar Saw, is demonstrated in Reigate.

Night Fire

DISASTROUS FIRE A fire causes a lot of damage and destroys warehouses on Jersey City's waterfront.

PLANE FIRE SAFETY DEVICE New Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguisher Is Demonstrated for Plane Engines in America

COLD STORAGE FIRE IN SYDNEY

EXTENSIVE TRAINING FOR FIREMEN RECRUITS Very good coverage of trainee firemen learning their skills at a London Training School.

FIRE FIGHTING DISPLAY Pouring on oil, oil fire burning, two men using spray jets.

Helicopters and Aerials of Smoke

Industrial Building Fire

FIREMEN KILLED IN BIG BLAZE Huge blaze at London railway warehouse - two firemen were killed.

FIRES IN USA Fires in the Unites States of America.

BIG CITY FIRE Fire in large office block in London.

DUSTBINS A dustbin lid is adapted to put out firebombs with sand.

FIREMEN Fire Service Drill at Warehouse

FIRE RESISTING DEMONSTRATION Anti-flam paint is put on a hut and set alight to show its fire repelling properties. Great West Road, London.

GLASGOW FIRE SERVICE Various shots of the men and appliances of Glasgow Fire Brigade.

Factory Fire, Firefighters

VENICE FIREMEN Great shots of the Venice Fire Brigade answering an alarm call and speeding along the canals in formation.

Fire in Victorian City

FIREMEN ARTISTS A look at the talented artists in the auxiliary fire service.

Firefighting and Misc.

MOBILE FIRE COLUMN - FIRST EXERCISE Fire brigade Mobile Fire Column demonstration in Southampton.

GREAT FIRE IN USA Good Shots of Large Warehouse Fire in America

Fire Watch - Forest Fires

FACTORY FIRE Firemen work to put out blaze at Baltimore factory in United States of America.

Helicopters and Aerials of Smoke

100 YEARS OF FIRE FIGHTING London's firemen stage great display to celebrate centenary - Queen and Duke attend.

Firefighters Battle Wildfire

Forest Fire

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Fires in Kilburn and Sussex.

Fire Watch - Forest Fires

HOLLAND - FIREWOMEN Women fire fighter demonstrate their skills with hose pipes at the Hague, Holland / Netherlands.

FIRE FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION Demonstration of a new British-made fire extinguisher which puts out oil tank fires.

NEWS FROM AMERICA Fire at church of St. Matthew's and Timothy.

BIG FIRE AT PORT ELIZABETH A huge fire rages in a timber yard at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

KNEELING IN FLAMES An inventor demonstrates his pioneering fire-resistant solution by kneeling in a bed of flames.

FIRE AT DEVONPORT Firemen fight fire in Tasmania.

TWO FIREMEN KILLED IN COVENT GARDEN FIRE Carcass of building with smoke coming from it in Covent Garden, groups of firemen.

BLITZ BLAZE Tottenham Timber Yard fire.

FRONT LINE CIVILIANS the front-line servicemen in action including ARP Wardens and Firemen.

FIRE DRAMA IN SALON DE PROVENCE A large forest fire causes problems in the Salon De Provence in France.

FIGHTING THE FIRE MENACE Australia's new airfield tender can cut escape holes in blazing aircraft in a matter of seconds.

HONOURS TO FIREMEN London Fireman are rewarded for their fire fighting bravery.

TRAIN FIRE BRIGADE Rail fire brigade in Horwich that uses a steam train to get to emergencies.

Fire in New York City

Wildfire

Helicopters and Aerials of Smoke

FIREMEN GLASGOW Fire Trucks Parked in Downtown Glasgow

BIG NEW YORK A - BOMB DRILL 50,000 volunteers take part in city night 'raid' exercise

FIRE ON SHIP WELLSLEY large ship the Wellesley on fire.

FIRE ALARM GLASGOW Firefighters Drive to and Put Out Small Fire

VICTORIA LINE TUNNEL FIRE Fire at Victoria line tube tunnel near to Green Park tube station.

BRUSSELS STORE FIRE Tragedy strikes when fire breaks out in Brussels department store.

BIG FIRE IN NEW JERSEY A Huge Fire at a Chemical Works in New Jersey, USA

Chemical Fire

Firefighting - Residential, Industrial and Wild fires, 1960s.

SAN FRANCISCO FAIR FIRE The California Pavilion Is Burnt Badly in a Fire at the San Francisco Fair

FIRES IN USA Footage fires in New York docks in the United States of America.

BLAST IT - IT'S OUT ! Footage of new fire extinguishing bomb being demonstrated in France.