Rookie Fire Fighters Demonstration, 1960

Rookie fire fighters demonstration, 4 April 1960. Max Curtis -- 27 years (jumps in net);Captain Ronald Frye;Merill Gibbs -- 25 years;Dale Howard -- 23 years;Captain Robert Kief;Captain Wray Mansel;Captain Roy Swank;Howard Smith -- 28 years;James Hunt -- 22 years;Ted Pearson -- 25 years;General views, etc;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Lou Mack. Date: 1960-04-04. Assignment: Rookie firefighters. 9/10/29/30/17/18: Max Curtis down life line. 3/4: Max jumps in net. 50/51: Rookie Max Curtis, 27, 30 laps (?) jumping into net. Captain Ronald Frye. 21/22: L/R, Rookie Merill Gibbs, 25, 30 laps (?) & Dale Howard, 23, self contained air mask goes into smoking bldg. 35/36: Captain Robert Kief gives calisthenics to rookies. 44/45: Captain Wray Mansel gives classroom instruction. 15/16: Captain Roy Swank times rookies how long it takes to get out of sack & dressed when fire bell goes off (he is holding stop watch). 11/12: L/R, Captain Ronald Frye showing rescue knot to Howard Smith, 28;Lionel Salhus, 23;James Hunt, 22 & Ted Pearson, 25'.. (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)