Public Safety Movies

  • 1973
    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave

    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave

    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave

    01973HD

    The film highlights the dangers of extreme heat and the importance of staying hydrated and cool. It portrays a conversation between two friends, one...

    Your Chance to Live: Heat Wave
  • 1974
    Chlorine and the Firefighter

    Chlorine and the Firefighter

    Chlorine and the Firefighter

    01974HD

    This 1974 film is dedicated by the Chlorine Institute to the public interest. It is specifically intended to assist firefighters and other emergency...

    Chlorine and the Firefighter
  • 1970
    Use Your Head

    Use Your Head

    Use Your Head

    01970HD

    This PSA-style film from the 1970s titled “Use Your Head” was presented by the Construction Safety Association of Ontario to eliminate...

    Use Your Head
  • 2010
    Call 811 Before You Dig

    Call 811 Before You Dig

    Call 811 Before You Dig

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    Two kids stumble across a spyglass and learn a lesson about excavation safety from a magic pirate.

    Call 811 Before You Dig
  • 1994
    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!

    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!

    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!

    01994HD

    A safety guidance film that offers you tips and advice on things you can do to prevent or reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime.

    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!
  • 1997
    Electric Graffiti

    Electric Graffiti

    Electric Graffiti

    01997HD

    The successor to Powerful Stuff, this safety film demonstrates the dangers of high voltage electricity.

    Electric Graffiti
  • 1963
    Public Shelter Organization and Staff

    Public Shelter Organization and Staff

    Public Shelter Organization and Staff

    01963HD

    Created in 1963 at the height of the Cold War, this Civil Defense training film uses a dramatic premise to show how emergency staff should manage and...

    Public Shelter Organization and Staff
  • 1963
    Planning For Emergence From Public Shelters

    Planning For Emergence From Public Shelters

    Planning For Emergence From Public Shelters

    01963HD

    A training film for public shelter managers explaining when people should be allowed to leave the shelter after a disaster.

    Planning For Emergence From Public Shelters
  • 1973
    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide

    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide

    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide

    01973HD

    The Defense Civil Preparedness Agency began an informational campaign in 1972 called Your Chance to Live. As part of the campaign, a series of films...

    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide
  • 1973
    High Rise Building Problems

    High Rise Building Problems

    High Rise Building Problems

    01973HD

    This is a 1970’s era, color movie discussing problems fire departments have with high rise buildings. It opens with a massive high-rise tower...

    High Rise Building Problems
  • 1972
    Welcome Aboard

    Welcome Aboard

    Welcome Aboard

    01972HD

    An educational film featuring Captain Safety, who teaches children about bus safety. He emphasizes the importance of staying seated, being cautious...

    Welcome Aboard
  • 1972
    Nobody's Victim

    Nobody's Victim

    Nobody's Victim

    01972HD

    Shows women how to cope with physical assault. Warns against dangerous situations, such as walking alone at night and driving alone, and prescribes...

    Nobody's Victim
  • 1973
    Your Chance to Live: Flood

    Your Chance to Live: Flood

    Your Chance to Live: Flood

    01973HD

    Dramatizes the plight of a young adventure seeker whose canoe is capsized by a wall of water during a flood. Shows community flood preparations,...

    Your Chance to Live: Flood
  • 1974
    Your Chance to Live: Nuclear Disaster

    Your Chance to Live: Nuclear Disaster

    Your Chance to Live: Nuclear Disaster

    01974HD

    Portrays the challenges of creating a film about nuclear disaster amid public apathy. It captures behind-the-scenes moments as the crew discusses the...

    Your Chance to Live: Nuclear Disaster
  • 1972
    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane

    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane

    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane

    01972HD

    Released by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency in 1972, Your Chance to Live is a series of films which cover threatening events, from forest...

    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane
  • 1971
    Decade of Death

    Decade of Death

    Decade of Death

    01971HD

    This highway scare film produced by the Highway Safety Foundation in 1971, "Decade of Death", is a retrospective of the organization's 10 years of...

    Decade of Death
  • 1963
    Fallout Shelter: What Is It?

    Fallout Shelter: What Is It?

    Fallout Shelter: What Is It?

    01963HD

    Educational film for civil defense personnel on requirements for a fallout shelter. Explains types of shelters and degrees of protection.

    Fallout Shelter: What Is It?
  • 1951
    Multiple Lane Traffic

    Multiple Lane Traffic

    Multiple Lane Traffic

    01951HD

    This black & white educational driver safety film is about how to drive on America's new, post-war highways / freeways and on multi lane roads.

    Multiple Lane Traffic
  • 1963
    Condemned

    Condemned

    Condemned

    01963HD

    “Condemned” (c.1960s) is a color fire prevention film presented by Fire Prevention Through Films. It was produced by Julian Olansky in...

    Condemned
  • 1949
    Another case of poisoning

    Another case of poisoning

    Another case of poisoning

    01949HD

    A film for food handlers of all kinds. Food poisoning is all too common, and this film, by examining the food contacts of a typical case on the day...

    Another case of poisoning