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Show V Firemen of the Fleet ' - V f ( f N :j I . 1 l K 't'A? v ' i ' , t'fok - si (i' . ty ; i v j I . - i - During times of peace or tl Y war there is one foe eternally , feared by every man that i - i , f goes to sea fire. In wartime iXAV (j ship fires reach their maxi- I mum deadhness. Ignited by I -4 I enemy shells or bombs, the I I - - ' flames menace personnel al- l I ', ' ready busy at battle stations. ' t I ' Also, every man called from I . , I ii s his post to fight fire gives the 1 i , " , I ; t enemy that much more ad- l "--U 1 vantage. Thus, the navy has S ' - -? ' founded fire-fighting schools i " I J y 'to tram specialists m the art ' f i of extinguishing fires any- " I ' where aboard ship quickly L and methodically. Fire-fight- I " ; , ' ers tram aboard imitation ; ,Wrt V ship sections built on land in k ' I which fires can be ignited for w.. ... ' 'r teaching purposes. During times of peace or war there is one foe eternally feared by every man that goes to sea fire. In wartime ship fires reach their maximum maxi-mum deadhness. Ignited by enemy shells or bombs, the flames menace personnel already al-ready busy at battle stations. Also, every man called from his post to fight fire gives the enemy that much more advantage. ad-vantage. Thus, the navy has founded fire-fighting schools to train specialists m the art of extinguishing fires anywhere any-where aboard ship quickly and methodically. Fire-fighters train aboard imitation ship sections built on land in which fires can be ignited for teaching purposes. SOOT SUITS might be a proper slang term for these weird looking look-ing asbestos suits and oxygen breathing apparatus. These student firemen are equipped to fight a fire below decks. C . V " -T t , r - ? , J AT AXAPOLIS midshipmen , ; , fight a test blaze. Fire-fighting is ' j A part of their regular training. c' . Jf AT ANNAI'OLIS midshipmen I fight a test blaze. Fire-fighting is part of their regular training. NOZZLE KNOWLEDGE l 'i- Fireman First Class George Gru- k. V ' ' ' ' '' NOZZLE KNOWLEDGE Fireman First Class George Gru-ber, Gru-ber, above, explains the uses of a spray nozzle to a class. Practical Practi-cal demonstrations follow. INFERNO A member of the fire - fighting school is almost veiled from the camera by smoke arising from a roaring blaze below be-low the decks of a training ship. gmwwHBTwMMiws veiled from the camera by smoke I arising from a roaring blaze be- 1 low the decks of a training ship. . ...3 TONGUES OF FIRE t " ' that flash out 40 feet JF ' 1 are ignited at school. jf t 1 Inset: A Briton and fi fcLt J Yank attending same I T'4?f7w-.J.'J IVj' ' J fire-fighting school. hiSST"'M " - 3 TONGUES OF FIRE that flash out 40 feet are ignited at school. Inset: A Briton and Yank attending same fire-fighting school. DOWN THE HATCH go asbestos clad fire-fighters and soon a blaze spreading below will be out. a GASOLINE is poured by t!jnenatlefttobeburnedat a fire-fighting school where techniques are taught that will probably save hundreds of lives and valuable shin. FX ZT1 GASOLINE is poured by !V ' r W-t - - the ' men at left to be burned at P !" T&VIS " fire;fighting school where I ? l 5mqT,r taught that ii 1 ' M probably save hundreds 7!r A (v x? T Ulls and valuahle s'"- |