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SMOKE BACKGROUNDS aka SMOKE

Smoke Backgrounds AKA Smoke (1950)

Smoke Backgrounds

SMOKE BACKGROUNDS aka SMOKE

Smoke Backgrounds AKA Smoke (1950)

Smoke Backgrounds

DUTCH LINER ABLAZE

Dutch Liner Ablaze (1939)

Dutch liner ship on fire at sea.

TO BLAZES WITH WALKIE TALKIE

To Blazes With Walkie Talkie (1946)

Short wave radio is used by firemen on emergency calls.

MODEL FIRE TENDER

Model Fire Tender (1940)

Auxiliary firemen in Canterbury show off their model engine. Kent.

FIRE CALL

Fire Call (1952)

Good item showing how a London fire brigade responds to a call.

ARMY FIRE SERVICE PRACTICE

Army Fire Service Practice (1945)

Army Fire Service practices putting out fire after setting light to...

 

 

FIRE - SOUTHPORT

Fire - Southport (1920-1929)

Shots of charred ruins of Southport theatre / Opera House after fire.

FIRE AT MARSEILLES KILLS 80

Fire At Marseilles Kills 80 (1938)

A fire in Marseilles kills 80 people and destroys a department...

A MINIATURE GREAT FIRE

A Miniature Great Fire (1929)

The village of Bettmaringen is completely destroyed by fire, Germany.

70K FIRE

70k Fire (1925)

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

FLOUR WAREHOUSE BLAZE

Flour Warehouse Blaze (1930)

Fire-fighters tackle a blaze in a flour factory. London.

FOREST FIRE IN AUSTRALIA

Forest Fire In Australia (1944)

Bush fire in Victoria destroys many homes, Australian army called in to...

2,400 GALLONS A MINUTE

2,400 Gallons A Minute (1925)

London's latest Fire Float is capable of spraying 8 jets of water to a...

2,400 GALLONS A MINUTE CUTS

2,400 Gallons A Minute Cuts (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for 2,400 GALLONS A MINUTE in G 1255.

FIRE DESTROYS TOKIO STREET aka FIRE DESTROYS TOKYO STREET

Fire Destroys Tokio Street AKA Fire Destroys Tokyo Street (1949)

Japanese firefighters hard at...

FIRE BLASTS DUTCH FOOD STORES

Fire Blasts Dutch Food Stores (1948)

Food for export wrecked as fire sweeps Amsterdam warehouses.

FIRE ACCIDENTS - TRAILER

Fire Accidents - Trailer (1948)

MofI film urging people to protect their children against fire.

ABLAZE AT SEA  aka TANKER ABLAZE

Ablaze At Sea AKA Tanker Ablaze (1920)

A story showing a ship with a burning cargo of petrol.

BUNGALOW TOWN ABLAZE

Bungalow Town Ablaze (1923)

A devastating fire in Shoreham is filmed at night, we see the wrecked houses...

LONDON'S BIGGEST BLAZE

London's Biggest Blaze (1924)

Firemen fight a warehouse fire from a river barge.

AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE RECRUITMENT - TRAILER

Auxiliary Fire Service Recruitment - Trailer (1950)

Auxiliary Fire Service recruitment trailer.

FIRES IN THE HOME - TRAILER

Fires In The Home - Trailer (1950)

Trailer warning about the perils of smoking in the home.

FRANCE - RIVIERA BLAZE

France - Riviera Blaze (1957)

Forest fire at French Riviera.

PAINT BEATS FIRE

Paint Beats Fire (1963)

New fire resisting process demonstrated to public.

PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE / SUFFOCATION TRAILER

Protection Against Fire / Suffocation Trailer (1967)

Trailer urges us to ventilate our rooms when...

NORTH ONTARIO

North Ontario (1948)

Firemen fight forest fire in North Ontario.

CRYSTAL PALACE FIRE

Crystal Palace Fire (1936)

Various shots of the Crystal Palace fire in 1936.

FIRE BRIGADE

Fire Brigade

Horse drawn fire engines races off to a call.

FIRE IN GERMAN FARM HOUSE

Fire In German Farm House (1935)

German farmhouse burning - people putting out fire.

THE GREAT DROUGHT

The Great Drought (1947)

Effects of drought on rivers, forests and crops.

FRENCH FOREST FIRE

French Forest Fire (1949)

Forest fires and devastated homes in French region of Gironde Province.

 FIRE AT PETROL REFINERY

Fire At Petrol Refinery (1955)

Fire fighters fight smouldering wreckage of Shellhaven petrol...

TESTING THEIR SKILL

Testing Their Skill (1930-1939)

Firemen in Calcutta show off with hoses, ladders and ropes in demonstration...

AUTOMATIC FIRE FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION

Automatic Fire Fighting Demonstration (1960)

Demonstration of new automatic sprinklers. Budapest,...

 FIRE

Fire (1905)

Horse drawn fire engines turn out to put out a burning hose.

TRAINING FIREMEN

Training Firemen (1961)

Training techniques and ladder exercises for firemen

FRENCH FOREST FIRE - CASSIS

French Forest Fire - Cassis (1960-1969)

Forest fire raging in Cassis & aftermath.

OIL WELL FIRE

Oil Well Fire (1961)

Good shots of huge flames at night and scorched earth at day with oil bubbling up...

BOX FACTORY BLAZE IN SYDNEY

Box Factory Blaze In Sydney (1965)

Box factory ablaze at night.

DAMPING DOWN FIRE

Damping Down Fire (1914-1918)

Firemen work with hoses to extinguish smouldering fire.

YOKOHAMA FIRE

Yokohama Fire (1946)

Buildings on fire in Yokohama.

FIRE AT DEVONPORT

Fire At Devonport (1910-1929)

Firemen fight fire in Tasmania.

PAINT WAREHOUSE ABLAZE on sleeve as PAINT WAREHOUSE A BLAZE

Paint Warehouse Ablaze On Sleeve As Paint Warehouse A Blaze (1926)

London Fire Brigade puts out...

FIREMEN KILLED IN BIG BLAZE

Firemen Killed In Big Blaze (1951)

Huge blaze at London railway warehouse - two firemen were killed.

NEW FIRE FLOAT

New Fire Float (1969)

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

FIRE PRACTICE

Fire Practice (1952)

Firemen carry out turntable ladder drill during fire practice in Middlesex.

AIRPORT FIRE ENGINE

Airport Fire Engine (1951)

Airport fire engines react quickly to put out blazing aircraft. London...

Selected Originals - PARIS FIRE

Selected Originals - Paris Fire (1953)

Material relating to newsreels story "Paris Fire" - 53/33

Selected Originals - PARIS FIRE

Selected Originals - Paris Fire (1953)

Material relating to newsreel story "Paris Fire" - 53/33