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Forest Fire Truck Driver Orientation - SCTC

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Title
Forest Fire Truck Driver Orientation - SCTC
Date Created
Circa 1965
Description
Silent color footage depicts activities of the Forest Fire Truck Driver school at the now defunct Southern California Training Center (at Ramona, CA) Documents facility grounds and practices used when formalized training was initiated for State fire truck drivers in the 1950s/60s. Predecessor fire training facility for CDF/CalFire replaced in 1967 by fire academy facility at Ione. Believed to be shot during 1964/65.
Item or Container Annotation
Can marked "TC" / Can and Reel marked "FFTD Orientation - Preview of Special Activities, Copter - Hoverjumps - attachment - Oil Fires - Xmas tree - LPG 64-65" / Leader marked "4-64 Sing TR FF FFF 1965"
Creators and Contributors
Creator: California Department of Forestry
Subject Topic
Forests and forestry--California
Forests and Forestry
Fire departments--California
Fire departments
Fire engines and equipment
Firefighters
Genre
Nonfiction films
Time Period
1964 to 1965
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_000011
Additional Technical Notes for item
Double-perforation color reversal film. Appears to be camera-original footage. B-Wind; 18 FPS; 24 FPS; Kodachrome stock with 1963, 1964, and 1965 Kodak date codes; Processed by Kodak Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1967; 18 FPS from 00:05:10 through 00:05:22 only;