A uniformed U.S. Forest Service officer answers a telephone from a command post dealing with a forest fire in California in 1987. He informs the caller that the area of his interest is well outside the fire zone, but that the Stanislaus National Forest is completely closed due to the fire. Workers in the center pass information about closed areas to others by telephone. Copies of information bulletins are seen.
Views of community activities to assist persons fleeing from a forest fire in California, in 1987. A pickup truck parked on a road, loaded with personal belongings, including a stuffed deer head. A radio shown as an announcer speaks of the need at the Fair Grounds, for items related to animal care, such as dog food, etc. A food establishment worker speaks of taking care of 500 people a day with hamburgers, and other simple foods. View inside a building of people going through a food line staffed by volunteers. Large number of people displaced by wild fire are seated at tables eating.
A supervisory firefighter briefs teams about people not seeing flames and not feeling threatened, so they may be getting tired of seeing firefighters all the time. He describes this as approaching the "5th stage" of rescue which he defines as "shoot the rescuer." The assembled firefighters chuckle about this. A long line of firefighters walks along a dirt road and enter the Stanislaus National Forest. Smoke blows from the entrance.
African American children at Jones Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. African American teacher at a desk. Children play with clay molds. The children read books.
African American children at a school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Primary school African American children attend a class. The children raise their hands in class. Children reading and writing seated at tables. They write on the blackboard.
African American children at a high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. African American children attend a class. Children reading from books. The children examine a globe and look at various pictures on a board. Girls model kimonos.
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