Flying to the Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1796
Date Released
4 Nov 1963
Date submitted
26 Oct 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying to the Fire. DESCRIPTION: Six hundred recruits receive military training as well as fire-fighting training are seen here demonstrating their skill. SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS firemen marching with ladders. TS same ascending ladders up building. LAS same. TS same and into building. LAS firemen swinging down ropes. MS same to ground. MS pan firemen with safety blanket. MS pan down man jumps from building into safety blanket. TS man jumps from building into safety chute. TS another. MS man on top of building. TS same jumps into chute.
Keywords
Education and training; Safety devices; Emergency services; Military
Locations
Italy; Rome
Footage sources
France
Card file number
87459
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Flying to the Fire', British Movietone News Issue No. 1796, 4 Nov 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25314 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)