Fire: Friend and Foe

Series: Wide World of Adventure Series

Duration: 23

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Avatar Learning Inc

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Defines fire and traces its role in the development of civilization, considering both its positive and negative aspects. Highlights the function of fire in the areas of transportation, technology, religion, and entertainment. Shows how moviemakers control fire to achieve certain special effects and illustrates safety precautions which must be taken. Surveys fire fighting techniques, equipment, and preventative methods., Examines how fire is fought in forests, in buildings and aboard ships. Shows how movie makers have controlled fire to achieve special effects for entertainment.

Complete Record: Defines fire and traces its role in the development of civilization, considering both its positive and negative aspects. Highlights the function of fire in the areas of transportation, technology, religion, and entertainment. Shows how moviemakers control fire to achieve certain special effects and illustrates safety precautions which must be taken. Surveys fire fighting techniques, equipment, and preventative methods., Examines how fire is fought in forests, in buildings and aboard ships. Shows how movie makers have controlled fire to achieve special effects for entertainment. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.