This exciting series of historical videotapes takes you back to the early years of fire fighting and equipment. See dramatic vintage portraits of fire fighting in New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Chicago. Witness historic fire fighting equipment.

Media Resources is conducting a nationwide search for classic films and video tapes to add to our "Jewels of the Past" collection, dedicated to the preservation of the fire service's proud heritage.

Fire in the Woods, 1941
This video shows how the State of Massachusetts dealt with the 1941 woodland fires. Although foresters and fire fighters saw the problem and had created a statewide response plan, they were still severely challenged when the inferno began.
#FPC07

30 minutes..........$19.95


Fires, Wrecks & Rescues
Classic cars and trucks from the 30's and 40's are seen on fire, turned over, and in the mill pond with fire fighters responding to the scene aboard some really fascinating old apparatus. Other highlights include an over-turned and leaking gasoline tanker, ancient tow trucks at work, and roadside emergency medical services being supplied by passing motorists, police, and of course, the local mortician.
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30 minutes..........$19.95


Recollections in Red & Silver
Watch a simulated first alarm with fully operational vintage apparatus including an 1896 water tower and a 1927 tiered wooden aerial. Attend a wet muster in Forest Park, and watch historic engines draft at the site of the 1904 World's Fair. Learn the story of Union Number 2, the St. Louis engine that still carries on the traditions of the city's first steamer.
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30 minutes..........$19.95

 


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