Floating Fire Fighters (1933)

Location of events unknown, possibly Holland? “Wheeled fire-engines are all in order, but supposing the country is intersected by rivers and canals? Here’s one ingenious Continental answer - and the fire engine drives the boat, too.“ C/U of fireman blowing a trumpet. L/Ss of a group of firemen on board various rafts and boats moving down a river or canal with firefighting equipment on board. They arrive at their destination where more firemen are using a pump to get water for the hoses. There are lots of people around, seems like a demonstration rather than an actual fire. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulleti
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