National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979 (1979)

Record Details:

Title:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Date:
1979
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Leaf #:
000161
Language:
English
Subjects:
Washington National Records Center. Building A, Motion picture film collections
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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/>, 153 John G. Degenkolb VIfIRE protection engineer • CODE CONSULTANT 1720 Chevy Knoll Dr., Glendale, California 91206 Telephone: (213) 245-3075 June 12, 1979 STATEMENT OF JOHN G. DEGEdl'OLB Hy name is John G. Degenkolb, I am a professional Fire Protection Engineer registered in California. I am retired from the Los Angeles Fire Department where I v;as a Battalion Chief in charge of the Public Safety Section of the Fire Prevention Bureau. In thot position I was responsible for places of assemblage, theaters, schools, instituional occupancies such as hospitals and nursing hones and v.'as also responsible for notion picture studios, laboratories and film exchanges. After my retirement in 1962 I began v/ork as an independent consultant. In 196't I became Safety Director for the Associati . of Motion Picture and Television Producers and was responsible for all aspects of safety in the motion picture industry. I left the industry a year ago. Much of what I can tell you about nitrate film can bo found in your ad hoc Committee report v/hich I have revicvrcd. Some of wliat I say may be repetitious but I am trying to lead into a discussion i/hich will conclude with my observations concerning various details covered in the report of the General Service Administration's ad hoc Committee whicli investigated the December 7, 1978 film fire at Film Vault A, Suitland, MD. I w]] also comnent upon the minority report pnd the report made by Chief Estepp.