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L.C.C. Fire Brigade Competition

Good footage of London firefighters in impressive competition, wheeling a ladder into place then climbing five storeys to extinguish a blaze.

Non-Fiction 1910 1 mins Silent

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Overview

This film shows London’s fire brigades competing in an annual contest, “won easily”, a caption tells us, “by the headquarters staff”. The winning team, based in Southwark, were able to raise a ladder – the old manually operated equipment looks amazing – and climb a four-storey tower to extinguish an imaginary blaze in 41 seconds. The Southwark HQ is now the London Fire Brigade Museum.