This video was complied from files in the Stillman Fire Collection, Perlinger Archives and put together to make this presentation represent how a huge building fire might have been fought in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1930s. Note for general interest and comments that at 2:16 a relatively new American LaFrance pumper has a hand-crank siren and a Roto Ray warning light. However at 3:03 a similar ALF is shown with an electo-mechanical siren. Obviously, I added the sound effects to this video, but the original film was silent. If you wish to see the film as it was made you will need to turn your computer speakers off.
Duration : 0:4:16
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April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
true firefighters
true firefighters
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
bomberos verdaderos
bomberos verdaderos
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Great vid.
Great vid.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Wow.. Now that was …
Wow.. Now that was some impressive fire stream action.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Wow, that was SUPER …
Wow, that was SUPER COOL!!!! Where do you get the footage? Amazing.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
amazing video to …
amazing video to see how much things have changed since then , climbing up and down those huge ladders must have been sumthing
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
@ 2:11: structural …
@ 2:11: structural collapse? Or maybe flashover?
Great vid, Doc. Thanks heaps!
Stay safe.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
I love these …
Enjoyed it !
I love these vintage clips doc ! Fantastic video !
Thank you for posting
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
again a very nice …
again a very nice old school vid… what a labour the firemen had to cope with back in those days! thnx doc for this history lesson…
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Thanks Doc!
Thanks Doc!
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
THATS GOOD STUFF!!
THATS GOOD STUFF!!
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Great video doc
Great video doc
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
u do it again doc u …
u do it again doc u the man
April 1st, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Great video zaffdoc …
Great video zaffdoc, they are one of my favorite departments and it’s interesting to look back into the history of the Boston Fire Department, or really any fire department.