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“What you gonna do when you get out of jail?…” part 222

Saturday, November 7th, 2020

I haven’t paid enough attention to firefighters. Let me fix that.

Vintage LA Fire Department propaganda film from 1949. Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

And the senses shattering part 4:

Bonus: LAFD and the 1st Interstate Bank Fire.

Extinguishing this blaze at the 62-story First Interstate Bank Building, 707 West Wilshire Boulevard, required the combined efforts of 64 fire companies, 10 City rescue ambulances, 17 private ambulances, 4 helicopters, 53 Command Officers and support personnel, a complement of 383 Firefighters and Paramedics, and considerable assistance from other City departments.
It is humbling and terrifying to realize how close we came to losing control of this fire!

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Part 2:

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