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Fire Truck Driving, 4-Wheel-Drive Course

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Title
Fire Truck Driving, 4-Wheel-Drive Course
Date Created
Unknown
Description
The first segment documents off-road driver training for California Department of Forestry Fire Academy at Ione (now CalFire). Displays models of fire trucks in State service during the 1960s and 1970s. Uphill backing, uphill stops and starts. CDF Model 4, CDF Model 5 (4 mins) Fire truck pump operation on same reel, Civil Defense Office fire truck monitor use - master stream, drafting from river, portable pump use from river (3 mins).
Item or Container Annotation
shot list document in film can "Film Review 7/10/70 Fire Truck Driving. color, no sound 1352 start time 1356 stop time - 4 minutes long 1. 4 wheel drive course 2. uphill backing 3. uphill stops & starts 4. general 4wh driving Fire Truck Pump Operation on same reel, color, no sound 1357 start time 1400 stop time - 3 minutes 1. CDO fire truck - monitor use, master stream 2. drafting from river 3. Portable pump use from river w/ 1 1/2" line H. Reed"
Creators and Contributors
Creator: California Department of Forestry
Subject Topic
Forests and forestry--California
Fire engines and equipment
Forests and Forestry
Genre
Nonfiction films
Time Period
1960 to 1970
Language
English

Media type
Moving Image
Format
16mm film
Extent
1 Reel
Base type
Acetate
Stock manufacturer
Kodak
Color or Black and White
Color
Track standard
Film
Sound or silent
Silent
Copyright Statement
Public domain. No restrictions on use.
Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
Cal Fire Museum
Link to Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/casbcfm_000021
Additional Technical Notes for item
Double-perforation color reversal film. Appears to be camera-original footage. Kodachrome; B-Wind; Kodachrome stock with 1956 and 1959 Kodak date codes; processed by Kodak P June 1960;