Video Loan Library

The Kansas Forest Service Fire Management Program provides a service to residents of the State of Kansas where they may be loaned VHS video tapes related to fire management. Video topics include the Federal Excess Property Program, fire equipment, wildland/urban interface, prevention, training, and historical accounts of policy and conferences.

Videos are for use by Kansas residents only and must abide by the following rules:

Only three (3) videos may be loaned out to an individual at a time.
Videos must be returned no later than two (2) weeks after received.
The ordering party is responsible for the care and use of the loaned videos.
Damaged or destroyed tapes will be replaced at the ordering party's expense.

To order videos for loan, simply select up to three (3) videos from the list below by placing a check in the corresponding checkbox. When done selecting, fill out the form at the bottom of the page with your information and click "Request Loan."

FEPP, Commercial Equipment, and Water Supply		Date	Length
	Federal Excess Personal Property - USDA Forest Service Basic information on the Excess Property Program		13 min
	Inspecting Your 2½ Ton Engine
	Dry Hydrants For Rural Georgia, Installing Dry Hydrants		10 min
	Erickson Air-Crane: Aerial Firefighting With Helitanker Promotional video of the 2,600 gallon capacity S-64 Helitanker		12 min
	Erickson Air-Crane: First To Fight Aerial Firefighting Promotional video for the 2,600 gallon capacity S-64 Helitanker		07 min
	Fire Attacker Promotional video for a hummer-based fire and rescue vehicle	1996	08 min
	Nebraska Foam Drop Good information on Nebraska's Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) Program	1991	25 min
	Operation Water Describes a planning process to ensure adequate water supply for suppression	1993	22 min
	Pro-Pak - KK Products Promotional video for a multi-purpose foam system		10 min
	Scott Air Pak 50 Operation and Maintenance Briefly offers pre-use inspection, donning and doffing, and cleaning		13 min
	Wildland Firefighters Monument - National Forest Foundation Promotional video		12 min
	Yellowstone Fire - Water Expansion Systems Promotional video for brand name compressed air foam system	1998
	Solutia Presents: Class 'A' Foam		50 min
	NFES 2073: Introduction To Class "A" Foam Describes the uses of Class 'A' form in wildland firefighting	1989	13 min
Wildland/Urban Interface		Date	Length
	Fire Safe: Inside And Out - CDF Discusses defensible space, landscaping, evacuation, etc, for homeowners		25 min
	Firesafe Inside And Out - Northwest Fire Prevention Coop Wildland fire safety video for homeowners or prevention programs		20 min
	National Wildland/Urban Interface: Building A Firewise Home Offers advice on design strategies and firewise alternatives for homebuilders	1997	22 min
	National Wildland/Urban Interface: Making Your Home Firewise Great tips on home inspections and firewise alternatives	1997	20 min
	NFES 2186: The Meeting: Fire Protection Planning In WUI Portrays meeting between all agencies involved in planning WUI fire protection	1991	32 min
	NFES 2411: Firewise Landscaping Part 1: Overview Basic wildland fire information and landscaping techniques for homeowners	1993	13 min
	NFES 2412: Firewise Landscaping Part 2: Design & Installation Descibes affordable ways to create firewise, but aesthetic, landscape	1994	16 min
	NFES 2413: Firewise Landscaping Part3: Maintenance (English) Describes maintenance procedures to maintain an already firewise home	1994	09 min
	NFES 2413: Firewise Landscaping Part3: Maintenance (Spanish)	1994	09 min
	NFPA: Fire In The Hills Describes the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire, which also occurred in 1923 and 1970		21 min
	Wildfire: Living With The Reality- Red Cross Fire prevention for homeowners		23 min
	Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection - FEMA Discusses all aspects of WUI from history to roofing alternatives		46 min
	Wildfire '87: Building Interagency Cooperation - USDA		60 min
	NFES: Wildfire Strikes Home	1987	10 min
Fire Prevention		Date	Length
	Everybody's Responsibility - Firewise Outlines strategies for dealing with wildland/urban interface problems	1992	24 min
	Fire Storm Fire prevention information for firefighters and fire managers	1991
	Fire Protection Planning - Cooperative Extension Service		30 min
	Focus On Wildfire Prevention Different strategies for fire prevention, ranging from inexpensive to costly	1994	21 min
	On The Fire Line		24 min
	Smokey And His Friends - Ad Council Smokey Bear puppet show delivering prevention and conservation messages		12 min
	A Childrens Story Of Smokey Bear Childrens puppet show telling the story of Smokey Bear		15 min
	The New Woodsy Owl Presents a broader message for forest protection and conservation
	Fire Season Safety Public service announcements for TV with varying lengths
	Smokey Bear Public Service Announcements Public service announcements for TV in typical Smokey Bear fashion
Wildfire Training		Date	Length
	Basics Of Wildland Fire Suppression For Rural Fire Companies Slightly dated, but good information filmed in Northeast Hardwoods		26 min
	Butte Fire Shelter Incident Story of 73 firemen who survived burnover using their fire shelters as last resort		33 min
	Exercises To Reduce Firefighter Injury - USDA Forest Service Exercises to strengthen the knees, ankles, and lower back to reduce injury	1997	27 min
	Montana DNRC - Initial Attack Vision Tape Demonstrates proper initial attack procedures, equipment and tactics	1995	35 min
	NFES 2182: Wildfire Control Covers most of the basics for short wildland fire training session	1991	27 min
	The Burning Season - The Weather Channel Focuses on California fires, but good weather information and big fire shots
	Use Of CRP Food Plots As Fire Guards For CRP Native Grass Area Introduction to prescribed burning and how it can benefit CRP acres	1992	18 min
	Wildfire Behavior In Fine Fuels Narrated by Eric Rasmussen of the Nebraska Fire Service		25 min
	Wildland Essentials - Fighting Fire In The Interface Recommended to all fire suppression organizations on a developing problem	1996	30 min
	Work Capacity Testing Describes in detail the "Pack Test," a requirement for hire with many agencies
	Your Fire Shelter Learn to use what may someday be your last resort on the fireline		20 min
	NFES 2228: Wenatchee Heights Burnover Covers a burnover in Washington in which a fire chief was serverly burned		30 min
	NFES 2274: S-110 Basic Fire Suppression Orientation Training video for wildland firefighting, great as tutorial or refresher	1992	17 min
	NFES 2036: Wildfire Handtools Describes handtools used in wildland firefighting, great as tutorial	1986	17 min
	Crank Fire Burnover - USDA		60 min
Fire Policy And History		Date	Length
	Evaluation Of Policy KFS fire policy from 10AM to Prescribed Natural Fire		12 min
	Fire: A Natural Process		09 min
	Highlights: Forest Health, Fire Danger In Inland Western Forests	1994
	NFPA - Building A Cooperative Approach To Wildfire Protection How to improve working relationships with other agencies and departments	1997	24 min
	Wildfire '87 Information video disguised as a news report	1987	27 min

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