| TO BLAZES WITH WALKIE TALKIE Short wave radio is used by firemen on emergency calls. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5627 |
| Catalog #: | 232778 | |
| Clip Number: | 232778-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 46/41 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1946 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Portable/Mobile | |
| Description: | TO BLAZES WITH WALKIE TALKIE Short wave radio is used by firemen on emergency calls. Fire brigade demonstrate use of short-wave (short wave) radio. United Kingdom Various shots of fire fighting exercise; a small crowd watches fire engines race to a fire. M/S of fireman in radio control truck relaying message on short-wave radio. We see the radio control team arrive in a van and reporting to officer in charge. The officer despatches the team to different locations around the fire. Each team member wears bulky radio strapped to his chest. Various shots of the team sending messages to each other from different parts of burning building. They report on the state of the fire and missing persons. Two of the radio control team are named as Fire Officer Luff and Fireman Morris. | |
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