Heather becomes a fire fighter

Duration: 13

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1980

Creator: ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUC. (FILM

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows the training of a fire fighter, daily duties around the station, participation in the protection of life and property from fire, and how they serve their communities., A revised version of the 1954 motion picture The Fireman. Follows Heather Gerrison, a new firefighter, through some of her classes and routines. Shows her attacking a fire with her crew and describes how they help the family clean up the debris.

Complete Record: Shows the training of a fire fighter, daily duties around the station, participation in the protection of life and property from fire, and how they serve their communities., Explains the work of fire fighters, as seen through the eyes of Heather, a new member of the fire department. Demonstrates different items of fire fighting equipment, and distinguishes types of fires. Notes the role of fire fighters in community relations, fire prevention workshops, building inspections, and school visits. Reenacts Heather's first call, a residential fire, showing Heather and the other fire fighters extinguishing the blaze, then working to clean up the fire's damage and their equipment., , A revised version of the 1954 motion picture The Fireman. Follows Heather Gerrison, a new firefighter, through some of her classes and routines. Shows her attacking a fire with her crew and describes how they help the family clean up the debris.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.