- Title: F-A5325
- Summary: THE THIRD ALARM: 1930s FIRE SAFETY. FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEMS FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES. 1930s FIRE ALARMS AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
- Description:04:02:54 - CU DUAL GUARD SYSTEM. SPRINKLER SYSTEM 04:03:04 - MAN UNDER CEILING SPRINKLER TESTS SYSTEM BY HITTING WITH HAMMER ALARM GOES OFF INDICATES A BREAK IN THE SYSTEM 04:03:26 - MAN HAMMERS INTO PIPE. PIPE BREAKS AND WATER POURS OUT OF THE CEILING 04:03:41 - EXTERIOR STATE CAPITOL, CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC CIRCA 1930s 04:03:50 - EXTERIOR WORCHESTER POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL. WORCHESTER MASSACHUSETTS 04:04:07 - EXTERIOR BUFFALO COLD STORAGE COMPANY WAREHOUSE 04:04:17 - EXTERIOR SATTLER'S DEPARTMENT STORE. BUFFALO, NEW YORK 1930s 04:04:28 - PAN ROCKWOOD LABORATORY. TESTING FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS. VARIOUS TYPES OF SYSTEMS. ENGINEERS BUILD FIRES TO LEARN HOW TO CONTROL FIRES. 04:05:15 - "RATE OF RISE" ROOM. TESTING RATE OF RISE AND FIXED TEMPERATURE PRINCIPALS OF HEAT DETECTION. "HEAT TESTING ROOM" 04:05:30 - FOUR RELEASE DEVICES OUTSIDE RATE OF RISE ROOM SET AT DIFFERENT RATES OF RISE. 04:05:50 - CEILING FULL OF DIFFERENT SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. "HAVS" AND WATER SPRINKLERS. 04:06:10 - CU STOP WATCH 160 DEGREE HEADS IMMERSED INTO BOILING WATER. TESTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN LABORATORY. 175 DEGREES. SPRINKLER BURSTS UNDER INTENSE HEAT 04:06:40 - 1930s EQUIPMENT. CU THERMOCOUPLE. THERMO-ELECTRIC DEVICE USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE ACCURATELY. ON CEILING OF HEAT ROOM CONNECTED TO THERMOMETER. 4 HAVS CONNECTED TO INDIVIDUAL U-TUBES TO REGISTER TEMPERATURE IN THE HAVS. SPRINKLER HEADS CONNECTED TO GAUGES. 04:07:13 - TESTING FIRES IN LABORATORY SETTING. WASTE BASKET FIRE. 4 THERMOMETERS WITH TEMPERATURE RISING. NUMBERED LIGHTS RELEASE DEVICES POP OFF. NUMBERED GAUGES. CU THERMOMETER REGISTERS CEILING TEMPERATURE. 04:07:50 - ENGINEER STARTS CLOCK. TILT UP 4 THERMOMETERS. 1930s EQUIPMENT TESTING FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS 04:09:45 - SHEET OF CELLULOID IGNITED BURSTS INTO FLAMES. FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM QUICKLY PUTS OUT THE FIRE 04:10:02 - CU ROCKWOOD DUAL-GUARD GAUGE 04:10:14 - MAN SETS FIRE TO PILE OF HAY. LIGHT FIRE IN ROOM. FIRE DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM CLOSES FIRE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY. 04:10:42 - DOORS CONTROLLED BY HAV FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM. SWINGING FIRE DOOR CLOSES 04:11:06 - EXTERIOR FACTORY. SPRINKLERS SPRAYING WATER. WATER CURTAINS OF SPRINKLERS 04:11:27 - MAN SETS FIRE TO MATERIALS, HEAT DETECTORS. WINDOWS CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. 04:11:49 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1934
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: F-A5325