| WOMEN'S FIRE SERVICE (aka N.F.S. FIRE DRILL) A look at the work of women in the National Fire Service. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7061 |
| Catalog #: | 505806 | |
| Clip Number: | 505806-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 350 | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:24 - 01:21:26 | |
| Location: | London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1942 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Fire & Rescue OCCUPATIONS: Women WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Civil Defense WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: War Work | |
| Description: | WOMEN'S FIRE SERVICE (aka N.F.S. FIRE DRILL) A look at the work of women in the National Fire Service. East London. Various shots of the ladies of the fire service marching - slow and fast. M/S mobile kitchen, a girl gets out of her truck and runs up to it. M/S of another lady writing on a board, recording which appliances have been dispatched to a fire. Good M/S of lady dispatch riders driving towards the camera on their motorcycles. C/U as one hands over a message to the kitchen. M/S as the lady writes on the board. Various shots of a pump drill, the women take the hoses and train them on the fire before rolling them up again. M/S's as they drink tea and eat biscuits on their break. | |
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