The Burning question: a fire protection film

Australia, 1971

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Modern fire precautions, showing equipment used in Australia. Photography: Arthur Brown. Narrated by Jim Berinson.

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Credits

director

Eric Morris

producer

Geoffrey Thompson

production company

Cine Service

Council of Fire and Accident Underwriters

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

001579

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire prevention - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire prevention - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire prevention - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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