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Title: Air Attack
Creator: California Department of Forestry
Chaney, Ken
Date Created and/or Issued: 1974
Contributing Institution: Cal Fire Museum
Collection: California Revealed from Cal Fire Museum
Rights Information: Public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: California Division of Forestry/ Department of Conservation produced documentary-style film from 1974 showing the various elements of the firefighting air program in California at that time. Many action shots of firefighting aircraft models no longer in use. Highlights the supportive role aircraft play in fire suppression with a multi-agency focus, Includes an informative sequence depicting the procedures of fire discovery, reporting, location plotting and dispatch for aircraft. Department of Conservation, Division of Forestry; Narrated by Mike Boyd, written and directed by Ken Chaney; filmed by Phillip Wallick & Ken Chaney; technical advisors: Clinton Phillips, Wayne King, Jerry Letson, Walter Bolster; Exec Producer: Clay Dudley
Type: moving image
Format: Composite
Print
Sound
Mono
Color
16mm film
Form/Genre: Nonfiction films
Extent: 1 Reel of 1
Identifier: casbcfm_000008
Language: English
Subject: Wildfires--California
Airplanes
Fire engines and equipment
Provenance: Cal Fire Museum
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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