Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Dominion Fire Commissioner, Department of Public Works.

Story, Don Arioli ; direction, Zlatko Grgić ; animation, Zlatko Grgić ; music, Bill Brooks ; sound effects, Bill Graziadei ; animation camera, Simon Leblanc ; re-recording, George Croll ; production, Wolf Koenig, Robert Verrall.

Voice, Don Arioli, Gerald Budner, John Howe.

Recorded 1971.

This humorous animation film traces humankind's carelessness with fire, from the moment that the gods take pity and give it to them untit the present day. Early warnings to keep fire under control are gradually ignored. Overloaded sockets, smoldering cigarettes and other fire hazards result in the destruction of life and property.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Gold Medal - Category: Safety, 1972 Etrog for Best Screenplay - Fiction given to Don Arioli, 1971 Grand Prix - Silver Praxinoscope - Category: Educational, 1972 Diploma of Merit, 1972 Best Educational Film Award, 1972 Bronze Plaque, 1972 Diploma given by the International Council of Graphic Design Associations, 1972

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).