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Fighting the Flames (1909)

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Rescue demonstration

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

This clip shows members of the South Australian Fire Brigade at their Wakefield Street headquarters in Adelaide demonstrating rescue and resuscitation techniques for the camera. Firefighters practise the 'fireman’s lift’ (used to rescue trapped people from a fire), wear protective clothing, run up ladders and jump from fire towers.