Fire fighters

A Japanese fire fighter shows access to an underground water system. The exact location is unknown. The man is unidentified. From Basil Rice.

Two Japanese firefighters are using hand suction equipment with a filter to pump water from the canal to fight fires. Japanese had built canals and reservoirs to collect water since during the war much of the water supply was disrupted with broken pipes. Both are unidentified. The exact location is unknown. From Basil Rice.

Japanese fire fighters display their extended ladder apparatus. All are unidentified, and the exact location is unknown. From Basil Rice.

Ten Japanese fire fighters are holding a rescue chute as another fire fighter shows how it works. All are unidentified. The exact location is unknown. From Basil Rice.

Japanese firefighters are working at night. All are unidentified. From Basil Rice.

A group of Japanese fire fighters show one of their fire engines with a long extendable ladder. All are unidentified. The exact location is unknown. From Basil Rice.

A group of Japanese fire fighters and police stand at attention during Basil Rice's tour to learn about the effects of fire from the atomic bomb. All are unidentified. From Basil Rice.

Japanese firefighters are working with the hose on a pumper. At the right of the photo, they are suctioning water from a hole in the ground. All are unidentified. From Basil Rice.

In this firefighter demonstration, the firefighter on the right is controlling the pressure of the water as the pumper makes it available. The men in the center are managing the hose. The firefighter on the left is directing where the stream should go. Behind the pumper is a military vehicle. Next to it, is a bystander in a military fatigue jacket. All are unidentified. From Basil Rice.

Japanese firefighters are lined up for inspection by their chief. All are unidentified. From Basil Rice.