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On Call

1960 , Wymondham (Norfolk)

Cat no. 977

In an exercise carried out specially for the camera, the retained firemen of the Wymondham Fire Brigade put out a blazing building.

Female telephonists operating a switchboard receive an alarm call. The alarm bell is activated and the siren sounds on the warning tower. The brigade members are at home when each hears the siren. They stop what they are doing and run to their cars and bicycles and hurry into town. They arrive at the fire station in Market Street. A phone message is taken and the crew are given instructions. They put on their uniforms and board the silver and red engine, which speeds out of the fire station. Arriving at a blazing house in a rural location, the fire engine pulls up and the firemen start to unload their equipment. Views of the house are intercut with the crew setting up and then fighting the fire. When the fire is out, a call is made back to the station. Finally, back at base, the call is received and the incident logged on a map and a chart.

Featured Buildings

Wymondham Fire Station

Keywords

Emergency services; Fire brigades; Fire-fighting

Manifestations

On Call

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    INV315361
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:10
    Modification Date
    24/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734276
  • Barcode
    INV350450
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:10
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724616
  • Barcode
    INV338251
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:10
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    723822
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV337364
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:09
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710783
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV213886
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:11
    Modification Date
    15/09/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    691760
  • Barcode
    INV192541
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-432
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:12:30
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563515
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV203951
    Canonical Identifier
    A-207
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561328
    Sound
    silent

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