Science Speeds Firefighters
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Science Speeds Fire Fighting. DESCRIPTION: Merseyside hits the headlines with closed circuit television to help fight fires. At least half a minute is saved by the new system which is enough time to save a building or a life. SHOTLIST: MS man on telephone. CU tape recorder. CU man writing on a pad. MS mirror. MS television camera. CU fire officer instructor. GV firemen in classroom. CU TV screen showing man’s hand, writing. MS fireman looking at the map for the exact location of fire. CU controller. CU controller’s hand on selector panel pressing fire alarm. CU bell ringing. GV firemen rush from the classroom. CU firemen rushing toward fireman pole. MS firemen sliding down pole. CU TV screen showing fire location. MS firemen running to fire engines. CU fire engine moving. LS fire engine leaving station. CU fire engine driver. LS another fire engine leaves the station. CU controller and panel showing the availability of fire engines. MS fire engine moving through the street. CU driver. MS another fire engine moving through street.
- Keywords
- Safety devices; Television
- Locations
- Bootle
- Card file number
- 89384
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Keith Medley
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 131
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How to cite this record
'Science Speeds Firefighters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1864, 22 Feb 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25883 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)