Women Fire Fighters (1914 1918)

Women Fire Fighters at City of London Mental Hospital at Dartford, Kent. Good shots. Women in uniforms exit building quickly; form line. Women rushing pushing cart w, fire gear; hurry toward building; others run by in FG w, ladder. GV as some pull hose to building; others run w, ladder cart; and raise ladder by windows; woman in FG hooks up pump. CU women setting up ladder; one starts to climb w, hose. Woman climbs ladder to window. 2 women on ladder raised high; above roof; top woman sprays water from hose over roof. Pan on line of women from earlier shot. GV hospital; woman climbing ladder. Crew push ladder on wheels to another building; raise it; meanwhile; women carry victims out door lay them on grass outside. Another woman climbs ladder w, hose; pan to woman running pump. GV A woman stands on ground; aiming stream of water onto roof. 2 women climb down ladder. These women look like they know what they re doing. Skill; danger; brave; training; sex roles; rescue; home front; firefighting