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Windermere's Burning

Forget Backdraft or London's Burning, two-thirds of England's fire stations are operated by the butcher, the baker and the software maker. One such fire station is Windermere Fire Station, where Station Officer Doug Harris (a Post Office mechanic by trade) and his crew - which includes a B&B owner, a fitter and turner, and a dustman - must balance the demands of their ordinary working lives with their role as part-time firefighters. Mark Frith's charming observational documentary spends time with the Windermere crew, as they diligently respond to false alarm after false alarm, work their day jobs, and train hard to be ready for a serious incident.

English
  • Originally Aired November 28, 1991
  • Runtime 40 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created May 19, 2013 by
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