One Man Fire Fighter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2033A
Date Released
23 May 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: One Man Fire Fighter. DESCRIPTION: A new fire engine, fitted with a Hydraulic boom can be operated by one man and is much more manoeuvrable than conventional types. SHOTLIST: MCU interior driving cab of Cheltenham fire engine as it travels along street. GV looking through cab windscreen. GV as fire engine stops. MS fireman unwinding hose. CU fireman. MS fireman connecting hose. CU ditto. CU fireman operating controls of new hydraulic boom. MCU as hydraulic boom rises. CU fireman operating controls. Pan hydraulic boom rising. GV fire engine. Top shot looking down at ground from boom. CU fireman operating controls. Top shot looking down at ground from boom. CU fireman alters hose jet. MLS fireman operating hose. Top shot looking down at ground from boom. Pan up hydraulic boom. MLS fireman operating hose. GV ditto.
Keywords
Vehicles; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Cheltenham; England
Card file number
93454
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'One Man Fire Fighter', British Movietone News Issue No. 2033A, 23 May 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27390 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)