CU FIRE ALARM BOX ON STREET CORNER. CIRCA EARLY
1900S. CU MAN'S HAND OPENS FIRE BOX, PULLS DOWN
ALARM HANDLE INSIDE, CLOSES DOOR.

MS FIREMEN PULL OUT TEAMS OF HORSES, ATTACH THEM
TO VARIETY OF FIRE TRUCKS, AS FIREMEN COME SLIDING
DOWN LADDER, QUICKLY CLIMB ONTO HORSE-DRAWN
EQUIPMENT, TOWARDS CAMERA. DOG IN F/G WATCHES THE
EXCITEMENT

LS GARAGE DOORS OPEN AT ANOTHER FIREHOUSE, HORSE
DRAWN EQUIPMENT AND FIREMEN COME SPEEDING OUT FROM
TWO GARAGES. A THIRD GARAGE DOOR OPENS WITH
HORSE-DRAWN HOOK AND LADDER VEHICLE SPEEDING OUT
TOWARDS CAMERA AND L TO R.

FIREMEN WITH HOSE JUMP OFF WAGON AS IT IS STILL
MOVING, AS SPECTATORS OUTSIDE SMALL HOUSE WITH
PORCH, CIRCA TURN OF CENTURY, WATCH.

FIREMAN GRABS WOMAN OUT OF BED, CARRIES HER OUT
WINDOW AND DOWN LADDER. FIREMAN RETURNS THROUGH
WINDOW, RESCUES CHILD LYING IN SAME BED,

LS IN SAME SCENE AS SEEN FROM OUTSIDE BUILDING.
SHOWS WOMAN OPEN WINDOW, WAVING HYSTERICALLY AS
FIREMEN PLACE LADDER TO WINDOW. LS FIREMAN INSIDE
BREAKS OUT WINDOW, WITH AXE, CLIMBS DOWN LADDER
WITH UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN. A SECOND FIREMAN CLIMBS
INTO WINDOW, COMES OUT WITH CHILD. OTHER FIREMEN
HOSING DOWN HOUSE ON OUTSIDE.