how realistic was the movie portrayed?
It was far from realism because  almost every fire the smoke conditions completely obscured all vision.
Backdraft (film)
Fire fighting professionals have noted that most real structure fires differ from what is shown in the movie by having smoke conditions that obscure vision inside the building almost completely.
The pictures of firefighters searching in movies like "Backdraft" do not really show what it is like to search in a fire. Firefighters are shown advancing through fully involved structure fires while not wearing the complete complement of protective gear (Nomex hoods, radios, PASS devices). Most scenes display firefighting without the use of SCBA [ self contained breathing apparatus ]. Realism in our case would make a very bad movie because the fact is that in almost every fire the smoke conditions completely obscure all vision.
who did bryce dallas howard play in the grinch UNANSWERABLE who is this person? She an American actress and filmmaker. can you name her parents? Writer Cheryl Howard (née Alley) and actor-director Ron in which field did she study? UNANSWERABLE what does her father do? He is an American film director, producer and actor. when was he born? March 1, 1954 can you mention few movies he directed? Splash", "Cocoon", "Willow", "Parenthood", "Backdraft", "Apollo 13", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "A Beautiful Mind" when was his wedding? On June 7, 1975 what is fifth mentioned movie about? It is a 1991 American action thriller film where was it filmed? Chicago can you mention few of its cast? Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh what is its storyline? It is about Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist.
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Backdraft (film) [SEP] Realism
Fire fighting professionals have noted that most real structure fires differ from what is shown in the movie by having smoke conditions that obscure vision inside the building almost completely. The pictures of firefighters searching in movies like "Backdraft" do not really show what it is like to search in a fire. Firefighters are shown advancing through fully involved structure fires while not wearing the complete complement of protective gear (Nomex hoods, radios, PASS devices). Most scenes display firefighting without the use of SCBA [ self contained breathing apparatus ]. Realism in our case would make a very bad movie because the fact is that in almost every fire the smoke conditions completely obscure all vision.