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LCC-LFB bus crash, Walworth Road SE17London firefighters, London ambulance service and Metropolitan Police attend the scene of crash between two London Transport buses in South London near the Elephant and Castle
V2 rocket attack on Manor Park, East London, WW2A woman is rescued after a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many such amazing rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks launched in the latter stages of WW2
NFS training / instructional photo, a hose becket, WW2An instructional photo showing a hose becket in use, securing a line of charged hose to a fire brigade ladder just below the open drill tower window
Area map for the National Fire Service in London, WW2Area map for the National Fire Service in London
Diagram of the Proto breathing apparatus set, WW2Exploded diagram of the Mark IV Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set, showing its working parts
Blitz in London -- Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters damping down the remains of shops and dwellings in the aftermath of an incendiary bomb attack at Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, SE London
Self-propelled fire engine at LFB HQ, SouthwarkThe Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump
LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)Shand Mason (Blackfriars) supplied the London Fire Brigade with this hand operated 75 foot turntable ladder on a four wheel horse drawn carriage
LCC-LFB Downham fire station, Lewisham, SE LondonLondon was expanding and the London Fire Brigade had to meet the expansion. The Downham Estate, in SE London, was the London County Councils largest social housing development (Council Estate)
London Fire Engine Establishment (LFEE) fire stationAn example of an LFEE fire station building, possibly in East London. The LFEE was created in 1833 and would eventually have nineteen fire stations
LCC-LFB Islington fire station stables -- KrugerIslington fire station stables, Upper Street, showing a white horse named Kruger. The station opened in 1899. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921
Gas respirator equipment instruction, WW2Auxiliary Fire Service members undergoing Gas Respirator equipment instruction during the Second World War
Turnout by fire crews and appliances outside their station
Firefighter cutting through pipe after road traffic accidentA firefighter cutting through a pipe after a road traffic accident
Subsidence damage, 122 Ridley Road, BromleySubsidence damage to a house at 122 Ridley Road, Bromley, Kent
Firefighters at scene of fire in Commercial Road, East London
Scene of fire at commercial premises, BarkingScene of fire at commercial premises, Kingsbridge Road, Barking, Essex
Scene of fire at Crowlands Primary School, RomfordFire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15. A hydraulic lift in action
Fire at Crowland Road School, Crowland Road, Tottenham N15A 10 Pump Fire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15
Firefighters in action at a fire, VDC House, WembleyFirefighters rush to put out a fire at VDC House, South Way, Wembley. Showing a turntable ladder and hydraulic platform in operation
Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, SE15Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, Peckham, London SE15
Firefighters working at scene of fire in Carshalton, SurreyFirefighters working at the scene of a fire in Carshalton, Surrey
Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, BrixtonFirefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London
Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridgeFirefighters working to remove a van trapped under a low bridge, Norbury, SW London
Hendon Fire Brigade (later part of Middlesex FB)In 1855 a fire brigade was established in Hendon, renamed the Hendon Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1866, and a manual fire engine was kept in a building near the church
London Fire Brigade, Lacon ladders in use at house fireTwo 13.5 metre ladders being used to assist people to safety.at a fire involving a five storey terraced house in Clapham Common South Side, SW London
LFDCA-LFB Breathing apparatus control boardAll front line fire engines which carry breathing apparatus also carry a BA control board. This ensures that when firefighters enter an incident in BA their details are recorded
Blitz in London -- view from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2A view from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral, looking eastwards, showing the devastation following enemy bombing around the cathedral and in Ludgate Hill
Blitz in London -- Oxford Street after an air raid, WW2Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a nights bombing on Central London and the West End, 18 September 1940. The John Lewis department store (left) was destroyed
GLC-LFB Islington fire station, Upper StreetIslington fire station was erected in Upper Street, North London, in 1900 by the London County Council for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB Dennis emergency rescue tenderThe word Rescue was added to the sides of the London Fire Brigades fleet of emergency tenders, and ETs became known as ERTs (Emergency rescue tenders)
GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engineThe ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet. It was a dual-purpose appliance that could carry either the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder
GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, SouthwarkThe biggest blaze of the decade was fought at Wilsons Wharf, near Tooley Street, Southwark, in the summer of 1971. It was the same location that cost the life of Londons Fire Chief
GLC-LFB - Former Croydon Brigade pump fire engineThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications setA Sub Officer from Lambeths (D61) emergency tender crew demonstrating the Southampton communications equipment that was worn with a full face mask on the Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set
Bus crash in Cannon Street, City of LondonLFB Special Services attending a bus crash in Cannon Street, City of London, on 21 April 1959. The bus, which was travelling eastwards (right to left)
LCC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in useA wheeled escape ladder being used in the bridged position as a crane whilst LFB crews undertake a rescue, by line, from the basement area of a building under demolition
GLC-LFB Park Royal fire station, MiddlesexPark Royal fire station in West London was one of the later fire stations to be built for the former Middlesex Fire Brigade. Opening in 1958 it was transferred to the Greater London Council in 1965
Stanmore Fire Station, 650 Honeypot Lane, North Harrow, London
GLC-London Fire Brigade, Lewisham fire stationReplacing the old Lewisham fire station, also in Lewisham High Street, Lewisham fire station was the new generation Divisional Headquarters design
London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone pointIn 1904 the Metropolitan Fire Brigade changed its name to the London Fire Brigade. Less than one year later it was possible for crews to call in to Southwark Headquarters from a remote point
Fire Brigade street fire alarm call postA passer-by pulls a fire alarm to notify the fire brigade of an incident. By the outbreak of the First World War the London Fire Brigade area was well covered with electric fire alarms
Barnet Fire Brigade with fire fighting equipment. Until 1903 there was only a voluntary fire brigade in Barnet. A purpose built fire station
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire medalFirefighters from the insurance brigades and the London Fire Engine Establishment would put out the fires but did not provide much in the way of helping people to escape
Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2Crowds on the Albert Embankment greeting the returning London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw after it took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied forces
LCC-LFB firefighters in Proto breathing apparatusLondon firefighters in Proto breathing apparatus, exiting from a fire in a building
Women in the Auxiliary Fire Service, WW2Formed in 1933, the Auxiliary Fire Service played a vital part in the London Fire Brigades efforts to deal with the bombing, and resultant Blitz, upon London
Firefighters and winter snows, WW2The early winters of the Second World War were snowy with numerous falls of one or two feet and occasional falls (such as in 1940-1941) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded
