Ray Jelinek Collection, no.1 - Houston Fire Department Presents - Incendiary Bombing and Fire Defense School

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This film features six members of the Houston Fire Department – Commissioner Frank E. Mann, District Chief D.W. Heath, Captain H.L. Mathews, Captain F.E. Jaynes, Lieutenant J.P. Clooney, and Theo Felds – leading classes at a conference in New York City. Along with standard fire rescue techniques,lessons appear to include a lecture on incendiary bombs complete with demonstrations (explosions in the classroom!) and a simulated exercise on coping with exposure to various war gasses. Classes are attended by men in uniform as well as the Women’s City Club.

Statistics Duration: 00:16:05 Language: English Color: B/W Audio: Silent Donor: Jan Valentine

Locations Filmed: Houston Filmed: Harris County Filmed: New York City

Dates Filmed: 1940s

More About the Ray Jelinek Collection

The films of the Ray Jelinek Collection were rescued from a flooded trailer in Galveston after Hurricane Ike. They were donated by Jan Valentine and are permanently housed in the archives at the Alfred R. Neumann Library, University of Houston - Clear Lake.