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[Fire Training]

1939 , Norwich (Norfolk)

Cat no. 463

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Fire training in Norwich, 1939

This film was made late in 1939 and shows firemen practising with a turntable ladder. They receive instruction concerning a trailer pump. Using this they extract water from the river. (Reads Mill is in the background.) They also practise handling hoses. This part of the exercise may have taken place by the river at the back of King Street. An old building is seen ablaze. The firemen locate mains water and start to put out a fire. An air raid shelter is seen close by. After their work is done the firemen start to clear up.The final sequence shows a thatched house ablaze. The house was called The Thatch and was in Thorpe-next-Norwich. The firemen tackle the blazing roof whilst the people hurriedly bring out their belongings. This is a genuine fire, not a staged training exercise.

Keywords

Auxiliary Fire Service; Fire-fighting; Training

Background Information

The Thatch at Thorpe-next-Norwich was the home of the City Engineer, J.S. Bullough.

Manifestations

[Fire Training]

  • Barcode
    INV374489
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:13
    Modification Date
    29/05/2012
    Parts
    Reference
    734842
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV296193
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:13
    Modification Date
    20/02/2012
    Parts
    Reference
    734639
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV262380
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1895
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Digibeta tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    19/12/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    677594
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV261857
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 552
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    13/08/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    675871
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV151471
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1280
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    30/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    674485
  • Barcode
    INV223910
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-31
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:08:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563122
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV290634
    Canonical Identifier
    A-155
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identification Notes
    Neg / Pos Type (data migration 25/06/2021): camera
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561107
    Sound
    silent

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