Sample of VHS tape converted to FLASH for web. Tape contents also rendered to DVD with menus.

This is a 3.5 minute sample of 15 minutes of film taken in the 50's in Vernon BC.

Dean Wakefield says...

The original film was taken by John McMullen who worked for the Fire Marshall's office ( now called the Office of the Fire Commissioner ) out of Vancouver. It was actually filmed in 1961 not 1956. I know this because of two indicators in the film. One is that the fire engine they are responding in is engine KA 76 a 1960 LaFrance engine. And there is a former member of the VFD Ralph Beck who was hired to full time staff in 1962 but in the film he is a live in volunteer and became a live in member in 1961. Years ago one of our fellows guessed at the year as 1956 but that is not correct - also there is a 1958 Chev parked outside the fire hall when all the fellows are running in the door.