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California Brush Fire Los Angeles 10-14-59

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Film Identifier: F.2012-03-1256
Run Time
0h 5m 29s
Format
16mm
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Date Produced
October 14 1959
Abstract

A forest fire in Los Angeles County, likely the Woodwardia Fire in La Cañada, which began one day prior to this film’s shooting.

Description

Opening footage surveys distant smoke billowing from nearby mountains while a lone airplane circles overhead. The scene shifts to the side of the road as two fire trucks run their hoses up a steep incline, possibly along the Angeles Crest Highway where fire command headquarters were set up during the Woodwardia Fire. The subsequent footage cuts between shots of burning forest and aerial responses by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the National Forest Service. Concluding footage surveys the aftermath damage inflicted upon a local residence.

Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Related Place
Los Angeles (represents)