Training Firemen

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

120

Date Released

15 Apr 1957

Date recorded

11 Mar 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Training Firemen
2. 2Toby Jugs
3. 3Oxygen Tests

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: At the Middlesex Fire Brigade training school at Finchley raw recruits are turned into highly efficient fire fighters. The main purpose of this school is instruction in the use and maintenance of every type of fire-fighting equipment, but thre are also courses in the latest methods of first aid and in the use of up-to-date breathing apparatus.

Researcher Comments

The running order for this issue is taken from Colour Pictorial lobby cards.

Keywords

Education and training; Fires; Emergency services

Locations

London; England; Finchley

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

313

Story extras:

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