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TO BLAZES WITH WALKIE TALKIE

To Blazes With Walkie Talkie (1946)

Short wave radio is used by firemen on emergency calls.

EXPERIMENTING WITH PORTABLE PUMP IN POLAND

Experimenting With Portable Pump In Poland (1938)

Firemen in Poland put out a fire using a portable...

VENEZUELA OIL FIRE

Venezuela Oil Fire (1939)

Footage of the remains a town destroyed by fire in Venezuela.

BIG TIMBER BLAZE

Big Timber Blaze (1940)

A huge fire burns away in a timber yard in Hackney, London.

BOX FACTORY BLAZE IN SYDNEY

Box Factory Blaze In Sydney (1965)

Box factory ablaze at night.

TO BE ABOVE ANY LONDON FIRE! aka TO BE ABOVE LONDON'S FIRES

To Be Above Any London Fire! AKA To Be Above London's Fires (1932)

London Fire Brigade show off...

LONDON'S SMARTEST ... AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest ... And That's Saying Something! (1932)

Good shots of London firemen...

 

 

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The "Prudential" Blaze (1932)

London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an insurance...

AIRPORT FIRE ENGINE

Airport Fire Engine (1951)

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

GREAT RUBBER DUMP FIRE IN ISLINGTON

Great Rubber Dump Fire In Islington (1947)

A night time rubber fire in North London illuminates the...

BIG FIRE AT KINGSTON POWER STATION

Big Fire At Kingston Power Station (1938)

A fire at a power station leaves many homes without...

GREAT FIRE IN BERLIN

Great Fire In Berlin (1938)

A fire at a chemical factory is put out with foam after the water in the...

BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA

Bush Fires In Australia (1952)

Bush Fires in New South Wales, Eastern Australia - farms and houses in...

CRASHING CARS

Crashing Cars (1938)

Australian stuntman crashes cars for living.

BIG OIL TANK BLAZE AT FAWLEY NEWS A IN A NUTSHELL

Big Oil Tank Blaze At Fawley News A In A Nutshell (1935)

Explosion at oil refinery near...

LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DISPLAY

London Fire Brigade Display (1941)

Australian premier, Robert Menzies, inspects London's Civil...

TRAILER PUMP COMPETITION

Trailer Pump Competition (1941)

Edgware Road fire station win the finals of the trailer pump...

EXPLOSION IN DURHAM

Explosion In Durham (1938)

Scenes of damage caused by exploding oxygen cylinders at a factory in...

SS PARIS ABLAZE - FIRST LAND PICTURES OF THE FIRE

SS Paris Ablaze - First Land Pictures Of The Fire (1939)

Good footage of the SS 'Paris' ablaze in...

CHRISTMAS TOYS ABLAZE

Christmas Toys Ablaze (1934)

Toy factory catches fire in Acton, London.

SCOUTS

Scouts (1941)

Boy Scouts cut up trees felled by woodcutters as part of the war effort. Northumberland.

SLOUGH - BLAST WRECKS FACTORY aka BLAST WRECKS SLOUGH FACTORY

Slough - Blast Wrecks Factory AKA Blast Wrecks Slough Factory (1955)

Mystery early morning...

AUSTRALIA - BACCY MAKES A BONFIRE

Australia - Baccy Makes A Bonfire (1964)

Bales of unsold tobacco burnt in Australia due to over...

REFINERY FIRE aka ROTTERDAM THREATENED BY OIL REFINERY FIRE

Refinery Fire AKA Rotterdam Threatened By Oil Refinery Fire (1968)

Fire at Shell Oil Refinery...

FIRE DEMONSTRATION

Fire Demonstration (1950)

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

GERMAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

German Petroleum Industry (1940)

German petroleum travels from oil rigs to refineries.

TRAINING FIREMEN

Training Firemen (1957)

Firemen drill - great display of skill, knowledge and courage.

ANTI-FIRE DEVICE

Anti-Fire Device (1955)

Demonstrations of a new chemical which can be used to extinguish oil or petrol...

LONDON'S FIREMEN

London's Firemen "Show The World" AKA Londons Firemen (1933)

London fire officers show off their...

BY 1 2/5 SECS!

By 1 2/5 Secs! (1933)

Annual contest for men of the London Fire Brigade - they show their skills with...

NIPPY WORK!

Nippy Work! (1934)

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

LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DISPLAY

London Fire Brigade Display (1941)

London firemen send 200 jets of water from hoses over Serpentine...

GHQ FIRE ARMY

GHQ Fire Army (1941)

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

HEATING TRAILER

Heating Trailer (1941)

A Government trailer shows how to save fuel around the house.

FIRE BRIGADE CHIEF RETIRES

Fire Brigade Chief Retires (1938)

Major Morris makes a short speech on his retirement as Chief of...

BLACKPOOL PIER FIRE

Blackpool Pier Fire (1938)

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

FAMOUS LINER ABLAZE

Famous Liner Ablaze (1939)

Footage of the remains of the French liner SS 'Paris' in Le Havre dock in...

JAGUARS COME BACK FIGHTING

Jaguars Come Back Fighting (1957)

World famous Jaguar plant in Coventry is back in production after...

TRAILER PUMPS

Trailer Pumps (1942)

A new powerful fire pump trailer is tested in Brisbane, Australia.

ASBESTOS

Asbestos (1942)

A look at various fireproof asbestos goods made in a factory.

FARMERS PROTEST

Farmers Protest (1963)

Belgian farmers demonstrate in Mons against new tax on tractor tyres.

BURNING BUSES

Burning Buses (1950)

Footage of old buses being taken apart in scrap yard in Rainham, Essex.

SPECTACULAR FIRE IN CHICAGO

Spectacular Fire In Chicago (1953)

Huge factory fire in Chicago, many people dead and injured.

FRENCH FILM ABOUT FIRE & AUCTIONS

French Film About Fire & Auctions (1944)

Burning factory & art auction in France.

CZECH CONVENT REBUILT

Czech Convent Rebuilt (1965)

Old Amauz Convent in Czechoslovakia rebuilt.

BURN YOUR SCRAP CAR

Burn Your Scrap Car (1965)

A factory for scrap cars in Tokyo

"London's Smartest" ... - And That's Saying Something! (1931)

Good shots of London firemen...

RECORD BEATEN BY OVER 7 SECONDS!

Record Beaten By Over 7 Seconds! (1932)

London firemen compete against each other and show off their...

N.Y. PLANE CRASH

N.Y. Plane Crash (1952)

Freight plane dives into residential district, 5 killed

WINDOW CLEANING

Window Cleaning (1962)

Window cleaning in the sky scraper age has become a daredevil job.