News in Brief: Firemen as Frogmen
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 10
- Section Title
- News in Brief
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Underwater Rescue Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: The arrival of a Fire Engine (at King George V Dock, London) was the opening scene of a special demonstration. Members of the Fire Service are now undergoing a course of frogmanship as well. SHOTLIST: Fire engine containing frogmen of the Fire Service arrives at the entrance to the Dock. Frogmen get out of the engine and prepare to enter the water to find victim. Frogmen entering the water in search of victim. Marker buoy on top of water shows victim has been found and the inflated buoy is used to bring victim to the surface. Towing the model victim to the launch where it is hoisted aboard. In real life the victim would receive artificial respiration.
- Keywords
- Emergency services
- Locations
- London; King George V Dock
- Card file number
- 68246
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Ken Taylor
- Length of story (in feet)
- 53
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'News in Brief: Firemen as Frogmen', British Movietone News Issue No. 1424A, 20 Sep 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21199 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)