Fire fighters--British Columbia

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  • LCSH. Previously Firemen. Source: Visual Records database

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Fire fighters--British Columbia

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Fire fighters--British Columbia

  • UF Firemen

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Fire fighters--British Columbia

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[Fire prevention -- fire fighting]

Stock shots. Includes footage of the "Manning Park Gallows" fire prevention sign on the Hope-Princeton Highway; general footage of forest fire(s), fire fighters, and their equipment; aerial footage of fire; use of helicopters and air tankers (B-17 bomber); etc.

[Fires 67 No. 1]

Stock shots. Shots in and from a bird-dog plane showing forest fire and airtankers making drops. At tanker base, crew mixing fire retardent. Air crew, ranger and dispatcher at [Kamloops?] base. Suppression crew loading truck and driving through forest. Fire lookout observing smoke. Many shots of telephone and radio use. Shot in and from fire patrol plane. More airtanker drops. Extensive footage of ground crew, caterpillar tracks, trucks and other equipment fighting fire.

[Fires 67 no. 2 : Johnny fire, Kamloops -- air and ground]

Stock shots. Includes footage shot from a bird-dog plane, showing its crew observing a forest fire and airtankers dropping on it; crew mixing fire retardent; dispatchers in office; suppression crew preparing truck and en route to forest fire; airtanker drops; heavy equipment; etc.

[Fires 67 no. 4 : Canso and ground fire crews]

Stock shots. Shows Canso airtanker taking off from Patricia Bay, picking up water [?], dropping on fires near Squamish, Finlayson Arm, Harrison Lake and Zeballos; radio room at Vancouver; footage of Canso from bird-dog plane; helicopter making monsoon bucket drops, and ferrying federal prisoners to fight fire; suppression crew fighting fire on ground; shots inside a Canso; etc.

[Fires 67 no. 6 : fire and careless smoker, Langford]

Stock shots. Suppression crew dispatched from Langford ranger station. Canso drops on fire. Caterpillar tractor, surpression crew fighting the fire. Staged sequence showing smokers discarding their cigarettes carelessly. Fire crew and tanker trucks.

[Fires 67 no. 7]

Stock shots. Caterpillar tractor, tanker truck, and suppression crew at forest fire scene. Canso airtanker makes drops on fire. Use of radio communications. Duncan ranger station.

[Fires 67 no. 8 : protection]

Stock shots. Shots of pilot and aircraft controls; a family enjoys a picnic, then abandons their campfire; suppression crew boarding a helicopter; views from helicopter approaching fire; crew disembarking and fighting the fire.

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