Trailer-Pump Contest (1941)

Item title reads - Trailer pump contest. Cape Town, South Africa. L/S of the firefighters lined up, they are inspected by the mayor. Various shots as they pull their trailers out ready for the trailer pump contest. Various shots as they assemble the pump and pull out the hoses which they have to get through obstacles such as wire fence and small concrete tunnel. They start hosing the targets as people look on. Various shots as the targets are hosed by different teams. Various shots of a mass display by the firefighters over the sea. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-19