The Firemaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1603
Date Released
22 Feb 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Firemaster. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the Firemaster, the latest fire-fighting equipment, afloat in Swansea Harbour. A tripod, with decks, built on two pontoons, it is propelled by two giant outboard engines. The Firemaster has been specially designed to tackle fires on oil tankers. SHOTLIST: GV ship in dock. MS Firemaster. MS top of Firemaster. MS base of Firemaster. LS Firemaster. CU hose spurting. MS another. MS jets of water. LS Firemaster. CU Fireman with hose. MS large jet of water. CU same. MS same. MS another.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
England
Footage sources
BCINA
Card file number
79382
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Firemaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 1603, 22 Feb 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23478 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)