OllieSuave-007 This is a hilarious Donald Duck cartoon where he and his nephews try to put out a fire that was started in their very own fire station. After stumbles and late starts and slow reactions, they've finally doused the station with water. But, when the hose is broken, Donald inadvertently douses the station with gasoline, with obvious results.It's funny from start to finish, with classic Donald and Huey, Duey and Louie expressions and characteristics and colorful graphics. Donald basically sums up all his misadventures at the end - "You can't win, you just can't win." Grade A

Michael_Elliott Fire Chief (1940) *** (out of 4)Donald Duck decides to play a fire chief to his three nephews who of course thinks he is the coolest uncle in the world.FIRE CHIEF really doesn't have too much of a plot but fans of Donald will certainly enjoy it. There's quite a bit of action here all centered around being a firefighter but I'd say that there really weren't too many that actually made me laugh. With that said, there are some good action scenes here including poor Donald taking all sorts of abuse as his showing off just can't be matched by his talent. There's a mix-up with some gasoline, which leads to a fun sequence as well.

TheLittleSongbird Donald is one of my favourite characters ever, and I like his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie very much too, rascally but endearing. Fire Chief is one of their best collaborations. What really makes it so good is the gags, the one where Donald pulls out of the firehouse to chase the fire, not realising that it is in the firehouse he just left behind is very funny and almost reminiscent of something Goofy would do but with Donald. Fire Chief's gags are at their best with Donald's best efforts to put out the fire, the best being, especially for Donald's priceless facial expressions, when the boys extend the ladder, and it snaps, sending Donald off into the air. Donald swimming along the stream of the water hose, the water building up from a knot in the hose then exploding, Donald flying into a bicycle shop and coming out pedalling a tricycle are just a few of many laugh-a-minute gags, and Donald's "You can't win. You just can't win" does make you feel sorry for him. Donald is just wonderful, he always was at his best while he got easily frustrated at what was going on around him and here is a great example of him at his finest. He is well partnered by his nephews, who also work well with what they're best at. Add to that beautiful animation, a sometimes cute(with the nephews' prank on Donald at the beginning) and often thrilling story, catchy music and well-placed sound effects and you have a brilliant cartoon. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Shawn Watson Donald is another name for disaster. Why do you think Cockney rhyming slang uses Donald Duck for bad luck? In this cartoon Donald is a Fire Chief and his nephews his staff. Being such an incompetent leader he soon sets fire to the station-house itself and cannot save it for the life of him. Whether tackling raging hoses, falling through the sky or pumping gasoline into fire Donald suffers the worst of everything as Huey, Duey and Louie duck (pun intended) for cover.The cartoon features some cuteness not often found in Disney shorts. I never really believed that was something he ever intended. The vivid animation always seems to be first and imaginative mayhem second. This short has all three.