USMC 110843: ""Operation Be Prepared"" tools and techniques for fighting brush fires
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Title
USMC 110843: ""Operation Be Prepared"" tools and techniques for fighting brush fires
Citation information
USMC 110843: ""Operation Be Prepared"": tools and techniques for fighting brush fires. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
10/3322
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110843
Decade
1960
Date
1963
Description
This ""Technical Film Report"" shows the fire fighting tools and techniques to be used in brush fires, demonstrated by the Camp Pendleton Fire Department. Includes training exercises. Bell H-13 Sioux helicopters are shown carrying algin in tanks and dropping a hose from the air as well as an emphasis on the importance of proper catering to keep fire crews in condition. Includes footage from an award ceremony for trainees. An award-winner holds a card reading ""Expert weather forecaster, 1963 Guard School, Camp Pendleton, Calif."" Camp Pendleton fire chief W.B. Clayton introduces the film.
Location(s)
Cleveland National Forest (Calif.)
Camera crew
Clayton, W. B.; Photographic Section, Camp Pendleton
Genre
Training
Film date (note)
Filmed in 1963 and produced October 1964.
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Positive
Original physical length
640
Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)
Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Language
English
Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films
Rights information
Public domain.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
07/06/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
18:01
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 110843: ""Operation Be Prepared"" tools and techniques for fighting brush fires
Citation information
USMC 110843: ""Operation Be Prepared"": tools and techniques for fighting brush fires. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
10/3322
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110843
Decade
1960
Date
1963
Description
This ""Technical Film Report"" shows the fire fighting tools and techniques to be used in brush fires, demonstrated by the Camp Pendleton Fire Department. Includes training exercises. Bell H-13 Sioux helicopters are shown carrying algin in tanks and dropping a hose from the air as well as an emphasis on the importance of proper catering to keep fire crews in condition. Includes footage from an award ceremony for trainees. An award-winner holds a card reading ""Expert weather forecaster, 1963 Guard School, Camp Pendleton, Calif."" Camp Pendleton fire chief W.B. Clayton introduces the film.
Location(s)
Cleveland National Forest (Calif.)
Camera crew
Clayton, W. B.; Photographic Section, Camp Pendleton
Genre
Training
Film date (note)
Filmed in 1963 and produced October 1964.
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Positive
Original physical length
640
Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)
Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Language
English
Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films
Rights information
Public domain.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
07/06/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
18:01
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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