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  1. Extending Our Control: Pneumatic fire fighter

    Date released
    1974
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    144
    NoS ID
    352015
    Story no
    4 / 4

    COI synopsis: In spite of the complex controls of technology there are still areas where our control is lost - thousands of people die every year from disease, fire, accidents on the road. This issue...

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  2. A Safer World: High-Speed Fire Fighter

    Date released
    1975
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    163
    NoS ID
    325695
    Story no
    5 / 4

    COI synopsis: Making our active world a little safer so often means limiting our freedom to enjoy it. In this issue we look at a few new ways of increasing safety which don’t mean living in cotton-wool. A...

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  3. Aids To Perception: Fire Torch

    Date released
    1976
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    187
    NoS ID
    325797
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: The source of a fire is often disguised by the presence of smoke and fumes. Now firemen can walk into the densest smoke and be guided straight to the source by a small hand-held "torch" - but...

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  4. A Simple Solution: Swing Door Sucker

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    209
    NoS ID
    325895
    Story no
    4 / 4

    COI synopsis: Fire doors save lives in emergencies; by blocking off the corridors they prevent the spread of the fire. But they also block the corridors for people trying to use them - for some, like the...

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  5. Materials For Safety: Fireproof Cable

    Date released
    1979
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    239
    NoS ID
    325989
    Story no
    2 / 3

    COI synopsis: New materials are developed for strength, for lightness, for cheapness or to improve industrial processes. But some materials, as we discover this week, are developed purely to increase safety....

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  6. Firefighters (Special)

    Date released
    1979
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1080
    NoS ID
    329321
    Story no
    1 / 1

    NoS synopsis: Looks at the work of the Montrose Firefighting School, in Scotland, which is financed by the major oil companies. Shows trainees undergoing the intensive four-day course in tackling oil...

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  7. Blind Spots: Heat Spotter

    Date released
    1981
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    265
    NoS ID
    326059
    Story no
    2 / 3

    COI synopsis: The ability to see, marvellous as it is, sometimes doesn’t go far enough. A farmer can’t see beneath his land, or a fireman through dense smoke, or a sailor beneath his boat. This programme...

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  8. Safe Air Transport: Safety Fuels

    Date released
    1983
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    305
    NoS ID
    352444
    Story no
    5 / 6

    COI synopsis: This programme looks at the work of the unsung heroes, who, through their skill, have already made flying the most popular form of transport around the world - a tribute to their achievement in...

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  9. Hot And Cold: Fire Door

    Date released
    1983
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    307
    NoS ID
    352455
    Story no
    3 / 6

    COI synopsis: Scientists and engineers are, today, exploring the outer reaches of heat and cold: how they can create, control and, when necessary, prevent either and how this will effect today’s society....

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