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OUR FINE FIRE FIGHTERS

Our Fine Fire Fighters (1930)

Fire fighters put out a blaze which destroys a building in Drayton Park. ...

THOUSANDS HOMELESS AFTER GREAT FIRE

Thousands Homeless After Great Fire (1940)

Terrible fire in the wooden city of Colon in Panama.

ALTERNATIVE SECTION - FOOD SHIP ON FIRE AT ROYAL ALBERT DOCKS

Alternative Section - Food Ship On Fire At Royal Albert Docks (1919)

Alternative material of...

DUTCH PETROL TANKS EXPLODE

Dutch Petrol Tanks Explode (1954)

Fierce fire destroys petrol tanks near Rotterdam - more then £...

SHOW FOR THE VISITING FIREMEN

Show For The Visiting Firemen (1956)

Italian fire fighters put on a spectacular display for their...

OXFORD STREET BLAZE aka OXFORD ST. BLAZE

Oxford Street Blaze AKA Oxford St. Blaze (1957)

Four women are saved from dead in a burning Oxford...

FIREMEN HURT IN BIG LONDON FIRE

Firemen Hurt In Big London Fire (1950)

A Paraffin factory and warehouse burn in a Thameside fire.

 

 

FIRE! BIGGEST SINCE BLITZ

Fire! Biggest Since Blitz (1959)

Massive fires blaze in shops on Ilford High Road; aftermath looks like...

FIREMEN GIVE HOT SHOW

Firemen Give Hot Show (1959)

Display of athleticism and fire fighting by Italian fire brigade.

RUBBER FACTORY FIRE

Rubber Factory Fire (1955)

In Turin, hundreds of tons of tyres burn through the night in a big rubber...

BATTERSEA EXPLOSION

Battersea Explosion (1962)

Exploding gas cylinders damage a haulage depot in London.

'BIKINI' AIDS FIRE FIGHTERS aka 'BIKINI' AIDS FIRE-FIGHTERS

'bikini' Aids Fire Fighters AKA 'bikini' Aids Fire-Fighters (1954)

A new raft carrying fire...

NEW MARKET READY SOON

New Market Ready Soon (1963)

Smithfield's new poultry market nears completion after the original burnt...

FOAM BEATS PLANE FIRES

Foam Beats Plane Fires (1964)

Firemen show new way of putting out plane fires - using chemical foam.

'BLITZ' BLAZE

'blitz' Blaze (1966)

Tottenham Timber Yard fire.

FIRE FOAM DEMONSTRATION

Fire Foam Demonstration (1969)

Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

PUMP DRILL

Pump Drill (1952)

Firemen practise carrying out pump drill as quickly as possible. London.

L'INCENDIE DU REICHSTAG aka BURNING REICHSTAG - RUINS

L'incendie Du Reichstag AKA Burning Reichstag - Ruins (1933)

Shots of the remains of the...

BOWMAN-MAPLES FIRE

Bowman-Maples Fire (1941)

Firemen work to control blaze in large store.

EAST LONDON BLAZE

East London Blaze (1936)

A rubber factory in the East End brings out lots of firemen.

FIRE IN CHARING CROSS ROAD

Fire In Charing Cross Road (1948)

Firemen tackle blaze in Charing Cross Road, London.

COVENT GARDEN FIRE

Covent Garden Fire (1949)

Firemen at basement fire in Covent Garden, London.

KING CROSS FIRE DAMAGE

King Cross Fire Damage (1946)

Aftermath of the Kings Cross station fire.

RUBBER DUMP FIRE

Rubber Dump Fire (1959)

Blazing rubber dump in Tottenham quelled by fire-fighters

TWO FIREMEN KILLED IN COVENT GARDEN FIRE

Two Firemen Killed In Covent Garden Fire (1954)

Carcass of building with smoke coming from it in...

FIREMEN TRAINING IN ITALY

Firemen Training In Italy (1961)

Firemen in training including lowering a man strapped to a stretcher...

 FIRE FIGHTING EXHIBITION

Fire Fighting Exhibition (1962)

Australian newsreel item about fire fighting exhibition in Bendigo,...

SYDNEY OIL FIRE

Sydney Oil Fire (1967)

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

FRENCH FIREMEN DISPLAY

French Firemen Display (1964)

In a mock rescue, Paris Fireman demonstrate their new helicopter and...

SAFETY OIL HEATERS

Safety Oil Heaters (1967)

New type of oil heater is demonstrated - it is supposedly super safe.

FACTORY FIRE

Factory Fire (1972)

Firemen battle the flames at night in a factory fire.

GLASGOW FIRE SERVICE

Glasgow Fire Service (1970-1979)

Various shots of the men and appliances of Glasgow Fire Brigade.

FIRE DRILL GLASGOW

Fire Drill Glasgow (1970-1979)

Glasgow firemen using breathing apparatus in a fire drill.

FIREMEN & SLUMS OF GLASGOW

Firemen & Slums Of Glasgow (1970-1979)

Glasgow firemen using breathing apparatus - Children play with...

 METAL STRUCTURE COLLAPSES

Metal Structure Collapses (1930-1939)

A metal construction breaks and collapses into water.

FIRE AT EUSTON ROAD

Fire At Euston Road (1960)

Fire at Fitzroy Place, Euston in London

SMART WORK!

Smart Work! (1933)

London firemen hard at work putting out fire in the heart of the West End.

FIRE - ICE AND SNOW

Fire - Ice And Snow (1934)

German Alpine firemen attend the fire on skis.

FINE MARKSMANSHIP

Fine Marksmanship (1934)

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

FIRE BRIGADE AT WAPPING aka FIRE BRIGADE AT WHAPPINS

Fire Brigade At Wapping AKA Fire Brigade At Whappins (1935)

The fire brigade continue to fight...

A LIFE SAVER

A Life Saver (1931)

A new idea for rescuing people from burning buildings; a container on a pulley that...

FIRE FIGHTERS OF FRANCE

Fire Fighters Of France (1931)

Powerful water hoses are tested over the River Seine in Paris.

FIRE FOAM

Fire Foam (1932)

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

WOVEN ROCK

Woven Rock (1939)

Footage of fire proof suits being manufactured.

TRAILER PUMP COMPETITION

Trailer Pump Competition (1941)

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

ROME FILM FIRE aka PATHE FRONT PAGE

Rome Film Fire AKA Pathe Front Page (1947)

A fire in an Italian film company causes devastation and...

BIG FIRE AT PORT ELIZABETH

Big Fire At Port Elizabeth (1938)

A huge fire rages in a timber yard at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

BIG FIRE AT HULL

Big Fire At Hull (1929)

Huge warehouse fire in Hull is brought under control by firemen, Yorkshire.

BOYS OF THE FIRE BRIGADE

Boys Of The Fire Brigade (1931)

Schoolboy fire fighting team in Germany.

KEEP COOL!

Keep Cool! (1931)

Firemen have a game whereby they push a ball around with water propelled from their fire...