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Vintage: The Fireman - 1948 historic HD fire fighter footage
1940's vintage footage of Firemen, fire stations and fire fighting equipment. Various scenes of a fireman in uniform entering a typical fire station (fire house) in the late 1940s, shows front ends of fire trucks in fire station and firemen lining up for inspection. Shows firemen inspecting and cleaning fire truck. Shows operation of a fire ladder truck, firemen climbing fire ladder truck to roof of a tall building. Demonstration of fundamentals of fire fighter skills. Shows fire hose roller or hose hoist attached to edge of building. Firemen using hose straps to carry fire hose up ladder. Fireman climbs down ladder with unconscious man (person) on his shoulder to practice lifesaving skills. Unconscious man is given oxygen.
Image of Firemen holding a "Browder Life Net" in position. Shows a Fireman jumping from a building into a Browder Life Safety Net. Source: Buyout Footage Historic Film Archive |
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