Fires Were Started

A dramatization of the work of the National Fire Service during the Fire Blitz of the winter and spring of 1940/41. Directed by Humphrey Jennings.

Other Authors: Infobase,, British Film Institute.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : The British Film Institute, [1943]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 4 min., 33 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: Humphrey Jennings Collection.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • "Fires Were Started": Shift Change (5:54);
  • "Fires Were Started": New Recruit (4:14);
  • "Fires Were Started": Mealtime (4:07);
  • "Fires Were Started": Waiting for a Strike (4:10);
  • "Fires Were Started": Final Preparations (3:10);
  • "Fires Were Started": Air Raid (4:47);
  • "Fires Were Started": Fire (8:04);
  • "Fires Were Started": Fire Increases (4:51);
  • "Fires Were Started": Air Strike Continues (4:35);
  • "Fires Were Started": Man Injured (4:56);
  • "Fires Were Started": Sending for Reinforcements (4:12);
  • "Fires Were Started": Fire Extinguished (5:55);
  • "Fires Were Started": A New Day Begins (4:23);