Occupations of U.S. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) workers during the Great Depression in the United States. A CCC worker hits the gong with mallet. Workers run toward jungle to fight a forest fire. Men construct observation tower. CCC workers cut down trees in the forest after a fire.
U.S. infantrymen in Germany during World War II. The infantrymen advance through a forest. Soldiers using mine detectors to search for mines in front of a German bunker. Deep forest of very large trees. The infantrymen move cautiously and take cover. A dead German soldier in woods. An abandoned German gun. U.S. infantrymen examine and maneuver the gun. They look at projectiles used with the gun. The soldiers search a house.
California State Department of Forestry firefighters and equipment gathered on a road at the scene of a forest fire. Firefighting crew moving along fire front in forest, setting backfires (aka back burns) to deprive primary fire of fuel. Flammable liquids and flares are being used.
Local people under threat from ongoing forest fire in California, attend a public meeting to be briefed by an official from the State Department of Forestry, regarding steps being taken to contain a forest fire. The official in a yellow jacket and red hard hat, explains with a large map, firefighters efforts to employ backfires to contain the main fire front along a river. The audience listens quietly and attentively.
Firefighters gather in a clearing during firefighting operations during the Stanislaus National Forest Fire, Sonora, California, which destroyed 147,000 acres,in 1987. A supervisor speaks about a group of firefighters who were caught unexpectedly by flames and forced to deploy their person shelters before retreating from the area. He notes that they are all safe and are receiving some medical attention. In light of this event, he reemphasizes the importance of safety. Another supervisor, wearing a green Caifornia Forest Service cap, mentions that their number one priority is to protect structures. He speaks of a goal to establish a holding line from Highway 120 to the River.
A film titled: 'Winter Sports in the White Mountain National Forest' on the winter sports in this area in New Hampshire, United States. A map locates the White Mountain National Forest area in the United States. Mountains in the foreground. People skiing on snow. Some people moving on dog sleighs. The Mount Washington.