Episode of Series “Look at Life”.
A survey of fire-fighting services in Britain. Over 35,000 fire-fighters, some full-time, some part-time keep constant watch for outbreaks of fire in town or country. Shows something of life on and off duty with units of the Glasgow and London fire services; visits a Fire Research Station where experts study the cause and effect of fire. Narrated by Tim Turner.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313962
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fires
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire control
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)