Fire! Patty Learns What to Do (1951)

[Music] today is a very important day at Patty school because Captain Clemens of the fire department is here to tell the children what to do in case of fire children often are alone when they see a fire and if they know the right thing to do they may save a house or even a human life the main thing is be calm stop and think and then do the best you can the children like Captain Clemens and join eagerly in the lesson he asks Jack how he hurt his hand Jack was burned while roasting hot dogs his hand is bandaged neatly because his mother learned how to dress burn at the Red Cross first aid class the captain compliments Jack on the fine bandage and explains to the children that it is best to use a burn ointment for small Burns but for large dangerous Burns cover the wound with a dry clean dressing and Rush the patient to a doctor there are many good ways to treat burns the important thing is that every family should have an emergency kit with bandages dressings adhesive tape and simple remedies for burns and other accidents more fires are caused by matches and smoking than by any other thing lighting a match always strike the match away from you so that the flame will not burn your clothing an easy way to remember about dangerous Mr match is that he has a head but no brain you have to be the brain for his head never allow a match to go out alone chaperone your match little children three and four years old have started many fires with matches if you break the match before you throw a away you can be sure the match is out keep matches in a safe place Out Of Reach of small children Christmas trees are a fire danger they become dry and have ornaments and lights that catch fire easily here Christmas wrappings are piled near an overloaded fireplace dangerous because of flying Sparks keep a metal screen in front of a fireplace and never leave papers near a fireplace a stove or a heater oily rags and liquids that burn easily like gasoline must be kept away from stoves because they can catch fire from a spark or even from intense Heat next to matches and smoking defective wiring causes the most fires electrical cords wear out and may give off Sparks that St fires we all have seen the corner mailbox police signal box and a fire alarm box every city has community helpers to guard and serve the the people like firemen policemen and mailman in case of fire the first thing to do is to call the firemen but never break the glass in the fire alarm box unless you are sure that there is a fire captain Clemens explains to the children what to do if their clothing catches fire he has a doll on a stick and shows how by rushing the stick through the air the breeze fan the captain's assistant sets fire to the doll's flimsy dress and shows the children exactly what would happen to their clothes if they ran never run as this increases the Heat and flames hot air rises swiftly to a person's face if your clothing catches fire therefore it is best to fall to the ground roll over and Shout for help if there is a blanket handy roll in the blanket and smother the Flames George shows the class what to do he rolls over and over and yells with all his might the captain says he does it exactly right and asks George to do it without the blanket because there is not always a blanket near here if children do the right thing they can put the fire out before they are badly burned person may die from breathing hot air as well as from Flames children will not forget this rule lie down roll over and Shout for help in a house it is important to try to breathe the pur air near the floor or at the window several years ago in this neighborhood the terrible Chatsworth fire burned 50 homes many people were left home Hess Captain Clemens asks if any of the children were in this fire Patty waves her hand indeed she did see the fire they stopped the fire right in front of her house the captain asks Patty to tell the other children what happened this is what she told the class the day started just like any other day except it was hot and sticky Patty was helping her father heard the goat at milking time although she was only 5 years old her father put Jenny the goat on the platform so that Patty could milk her it was hard for Patty's little hands to learn to milk but her father was proud of her and said that she already had a good milking stroke Patty always liked to help and tried to do the things her brother did you can see how this day started just like any other day it was great fun Patty was proud to carry the heavy pan of fresh clean milk into the barn then suddenly things began to happen F wined the geese flapped their wings angrily a sign that something was wrong mother called to Patty and Patty's brother Bill yelled father father there fire fire first all that Patty could see was a tiny curl of smoke creeping up the Ravine everything was a yellow pinky light and far away the smoke Rose over the mountain ridges Patty's mother told her to stay where she could see her her mother telephoned in the fire alarm to the fire station tongues of flame crept over the top of the hill toward their house Patty's father Mr Garmin always knows what to do and in three shakes he and Bill hauled their hose up the hill across from the Garment House Bill held the hose steady but his face looked scared and he kept mumbling as if he were praying the Flames spread along the ground Catching Fire to everything as far as you could see there was smoke and a bad wind came up a fire has spread by flames and also by the terrific heat that blows ahead of the flame Catching Fire to everything in its path [Applause] farther over Mr O'Brien's Barn was burning Mr O'Brien kept three animals Daisy the cow and two workhorses Don and pep Daisy and pep both were burned to death but Don was saved in answer to Mrs garmin's telephone call County fire trucks began to arrive Mr Garmin jumped on the running board and directed the driver over the hill where several homes were in danger danger the fire trucks seemed to go in every direction Mr Emer pointed far away where the Flames were getting out of control the fire spread so fast that many homes were in danger more firemen rushed to help they moved fast the ladders in large hes were heavy but each Man rushed to do his particular job the firemen train every day to become more efficient and they have had long experience in putting out fires they have a great responsibility ility to save human life and property teamwork is necessary to fight a fire firemen are expert at working the large nozzles a roof fell firemen can change the length and width of the stream of water they use a strong solid stream for putting out the fire a wide spray of water is used like a screen to protect the firemen as they go toward the Heat and smoke one man alone could not handle the large heavy hose the firemen Advanced steadily toward the fiery furnace they took turns at the front of the host as the smoke became too much for the front man another took his place and he moved to the back where the air was better water stopped The Blaze and kept the Heat and flying Embers from spreading the fire the front man turns the nozzle to change the stream of water every home should be prepared for a fire the garden hose should always be attached to a faucet no human could enter the house in these Flames but the problem of the fireman is to see the flame do not sprad Pete Dawson's home was completely destroyed and he and his brothers and sisters had no place to live in bad fires like these after an earthquake or an atomic bomb many people are hurted or killed by Falling objects in walls people should stay far away from burning buildings the center roof fell first then another roof went down back at the Garmin Ranch the boys beat out the Flames with gunny sacks they were tired but proud that the firemen trusted them to handle this part of the fire alone this relieved the firemen to work on the other side of the ridge where the fire was raging Mr O'Brien's Barn still was burning Patty's mother and Bill pulled a hose up to the back of the barn her father was worn out and Bill relieved him on the hose bill could be counted on to do a job like the older boys but what happened bill was overcome by the smoke Mrs O'Brien too was hurt hit by a falling Branch Patty's Sister Barbara told the fireman on the truck to call the ambulance to pick up Bill Mrs O'Brien and Ruth O'Brien the ambulance was standing by in case anyone was hurt in this terrible fire no people were killed due to the quick thinking of the men and prompt first first a the Red Cross always is ready to help in an emergency and gives Aid to the people who are in trouble the men lifted Bill carefully and placed him gently on the stretcher in the ambulance he was not dangerously hurt but his leg was burned so his mother wanted the doctor to check him the doctor treated Bill's leg which was not burned seriously later he was back helping with the fire Mrs O'Brien and Ruth O'Brien were taken along at the same time Ruth's arm was burned so off they went to the emergency hospital that had been set up in the school Patty couldn't help crying her mother told her to stay near Ben who melts the goats generally a child can help most by staying out of the way of the people who are fighting a fire why Charlie and Nelly from Mr mardell's Ranch are running away probably someone LED them out of a burning barn and let them run away to safety Nell's hurt Patty hered the goats to the end of the Corell away from the smoke and tried to talk calmly to the goats to keep them from getting excited they might have stampeded and hurt each other her baby goat was trembling if the fire should come too close Patty's father would move the goats to another pasture back over the ridge the firemen were trying to save Janie Brighton's home how could any human being enter a building in the dense smoke what causes these terrible fires people are careless they throw away matches and cigarettes that are still burning they even smoke in bed go to sleep and drop their burning cigarettes the fireman pulled out a burning Davenport the fire can smolder and spread while a person sleeps this fireman stayed near the floor because in a burning room the air near the floor is better and easier to breathe flames and hot air rise and create a draft which draws in the cool air near the floor or ground see how the hot air and Smoke Rise from this house and the clear air sweeps in below after a fire you often see the firemen working in the attics pulling out the walls and Floors seems like unnecessary destruction of the building but it isn't important to be sure that no hidden fire is buried in the frame to start up later and cause another fire firemen do everything they can to prevent water damage reporters and news photographers go to all large fires to learn about the fire and also to find human interest stories for their papers each man tries to get the news to his paper first the tired firemen haul the heavy lengths of Hose up the hill to the trucks takes time to clean and repair equipment and have it ready for the next fire they stayed on guard through the night to be sure no new fires would spring up the large number of fire trucks showed that many firemen still were working throughout the hills The Hook and Ladder you understand now why this fireman wore a helmet that would not burn and a coat that would shed water and that was extra heavy to protect him from the heat his tool a hose spanner is used to tighten the joints that hold the lengths of Hose together the tools the firemen use most often are hose nozzles ladders axes and spanners Bernie O'Brien Pats old da the horse that was saved from the flame in O'Brien's barn fire Mr Emory told Mr Garmin about the damage at High Point refugees who yesterday had a nice home now trudged through the ruins hoping to save something of value nothing was left standing just an old car in the old stove poor Milli and Todd who wants an old roasting pan everything gone and Millie's doll it just seemed more than they could stand after a great disaster such as a fire earthquake or atom bomb explosion lack of water may be the most serious problem of all more fires might break out and so Mr Herer to dig out the water pipes that led to his home water is needed to put out new fires and for wash Wasing and drinking electric wires broke and fell to the ground they might be live wires and might burn seriously or even kill the person who touched them after any accident never touch a fallen wire Mrs Garmin thanked Mr Amory for helping to save their farm and Patty thanked him too just think he let Patty hold the telephone that he used to convey messages from the front lines of the fire to the fire headquarters Patty was too little to fight the fire but she did exactly the right thing she stayed out of the way of the firefighters where her family could keep an eye on her the Garmin felt like giving thanks that their home was spared the black burnt grass in the pasture on the hill showed that the fire was stopped right at the road in front of the garmin's house how close it swept to their goats Billy's face looked sad and tired that day he grew up it was a hard day but he found out that in an emergency he could count on himself to do the right thing Patty cried her mother comforted her and told her what a good girl she had been small children help most in a fire by staying out of the way garmin's close Escape made them feel humble and thankful and they wanted to help their neighbors could you help as much as the garments did