| GHQ FIRE ARMY A look inside London Fire Brigade's control room in Lambeth. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5555 |
| Catalog #: | 57211 | |
| Clip Number: | 57211-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/35 | |
| Timecode: | 01:01:44 - 01:03:09 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Telephone FIREFIGHTING: Equipment FIREFIGHTING: Work LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MAPS PLANS CHARTS: Maps WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Communiations | |
| Description: | "GHQ fire army". London. Various shots of the London Fire Brigade's control room: telephonists, plotters, radio operators and fire chiefs are seen at work, handling incoming calls and despatching units. Many of the workers are women. In natural sound we hear a female telephonist passing on message about incendiary bombing raid. Also in natural sound we hear a man giving instructions to a female map plotter. Various shots of firemen sliding down pole and climbing into their vehicles and driving away. M/S of the fire engines leaving the station at Lambeth, pan with them as they turn along the Embankment towards Lambeth Palace, which can be seen in the distance. | |
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