A Classroom Film - The Fireman (1947)

British Instructional Films Ltd presents a Classroom Film. Pathe Production.
Street scene - the front of a fire station. Bus, cars, horse drawn cart carrying barrels pass. Man enters fire station. Drill in the yard of the station, firemen answer roll call. Men in fireman's uniforms. Good C/Us of firemen. Officers salute each other. Interior of fire station. Fireman walks past a fire engine. C/U of sign - Watchroom. Firemen climb stairs. A discussion in the Watchroom. One fireman takes off his belt and gives it to another. Firemen run down the stairs holding items of uniform. The fire engine is prepared - water checked etc. The fire bell is cleaned. Sweeping the floor of the station. Polishing brass etc. Practising rescuing a man from a building using a fireman's ladder. An officer gives instruction on using breathing apparatus to firemen. Method of using two ladders to scale high building. Firemen work in a team of two and pass ladders up. Shot of the engine and men in the yard. Engine is driven into the station.
An alarm light comes on in the station. C/U of the alarm bell ringing. Men running and good shots from above and below of men sliding down the pole in the middle of the station. They climb aboard the engine and it leaves the station . The word "Dockhead" visible above the doors. Could be "L.(?)C.C. Dockhead". Three engines leave the station. Shot from on board the engine as it drives through the streets at speed. Man ringing the bell on the engine. They arrive at a burning building. A wheeled escape ladder is taken off the engine. Activity as the men go about their work. Attaching fire hoses etc. C/U of men at top of the ladder from above. Gauges on the engine. Men directing fire hose into the building. The team return to the station. Hoses are packed away, uniforms taken off and they have a cup of tea.
The End. A Pathe - B.I.F. Film.
Note: very well shot film with quintessential firemen at work footage. Teacher's notes exist.
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[@gordonpickett2483]

These old films are well worth watching. My service in London was from 1960 to 1990. And I enjoyed every moment of it. Some good times, some bad times, but if you played a part is saving one life during your service, it was all worthwhile.

[@ToshiSan2]

This is the Fire Station where the the TV Series 'London's Burning' was filmed! Lots of it is very recognisable, eg the staircase, pole drop and the watchroom.

[@Autofleet4429]

Yes the old Dockhead station

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

​@@Autofleet4429 becareful how you type that...😂

[@firefighterfan2010]

This Dockhead Fire Station was filmed in London Burning 1988 to 2000.

[@nevillemason6791]

At 1:01 you can see the firemen's uniforms have the logo 'NFS' for the National Fire Service, formed in 1941 to organise and coordinate better war-time fire fighting. The NFS was abolished in 1948 and the fire service passed back to local authority control (county or county borough) but not as fragmented as pre-war.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Not only did we get back the local fire brigades but the AFS as well.

[@Fireclimbing]

brilliant

[@firejam78]

Shame there's no sound

[@craigbrown5730]

Dockhead fire station best known as Blackwall fire station from London’s burning

[@Charlzey1998]

Shame its been knocked down though :(