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Fire safety -- paraffin oil stoveFire safety -- a Valor Junior paraffin oil stove with a safety guard around it
Fire safety in the theatre -- a notice in a backstage area: Release for stage lantern, in case of fire pull down lever
Fire safety at bedtime -- a staged photograph for a Safe at Night fire prevention scheme, 28 February 1969. This family have been woken by a smell of smoke
LFB firefighters on tour of France and ItalyLFB firefighters on a working tour of France and Italy, 1-23 June 1953. Seen here with appliance and ladder outside a French town hall. Date: 1953
Firefighters in action with hosepipes, LondonFirefighters in action with hosepipes at a blazing fire, London
Fire officer in studio photographA fire officer (James Seaton Simonds?) in a studio photograph. He is wearing uniform, and his brass helmet is at his side
Statue of Captain Sir Eyre Massey ShawBronze statue of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908) about 18 inches high, by Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The statue is kept in the dining room of the Massey Shaw Suite
Engraving of firefighters in action at a burning buildingEngraving of firefighters in action at a fire, operating hosepipes and attempting to rescue a woman from the upper window of a burning building. Date: 1836
Lieutenant Commander Sampson Sladen, Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade, in uniform with two medals and a brass helmet. Date: 1909
London Fire Brigade repair workshop, Lambeth HQ, with a mechanic working on top of a fire appliance
Firefighters with jumping sheet, Lambeth HQ, LondonFirefighters holding a circular jumping sheet at Lambeth HQ, London, in June 1938, ready for a colleague to jump into it. Date: 1938
Fire alam post, Cooks Road, Vauxhall, WW2Fire alarm post (FA41) protected by sandbags outside the AFS station in Cooks Road, Vauxhall, with an LFB fire engine on the left, around the start of the Second World War. Date: 1939
Engraving of Davies fire escape, Blackfriars Road, LondonEngraving of Davies portable fire escape belonging to the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire, at the Obelisk in Blackfriars Road, London. Date: 1849
Fire Station Officer Soggee in studio photographFire Station Officer Soggee in a studio photograph, in uniform with his brass helmet under his arm
Engraving of man escaping fire via parachuteEngraving of a man escaping from a fire via a small parachute attached to the belt of his trousers
Firefighters in breathing apparatusLFB firefighters in breathing apparatus, taking salt tablets for rehydration after attending a fire. Date: circa 1950s
Firefighters in action, Longmoore Street, SW1AFS firefighters in action at a fire in Longmoore Street, Victoria, London SW1, on 6 May 1959. They are clearing away corrugated iron sheets in order to expose pockets of fire under the debris
Car in basement, Claverton Street, London SW1LFB Special Service attempting to lift a car from a basement in Claverton Street, London SW1, on 24 July 1958. It was a difficult exercise, as the car kept getting caught on masonry, etc
Henry Simonis & Co fire appliances, Nuremberg, GermanyTwo Henry Simonis & Co fire appliances on a street in Nuremberg, Germany
LFB fireboat in action outside County Hall, LondonA London Fire Brigade fireboat in action on the River Thames outside County Hall, London
Massey Shaw fireboat with crew, River Thames, LondonThe London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat with five firefighters on deck behind the hose, two of them with medals on their uniforms
Two women dispatch riders, Towler and Trayner. They went on a world tour on their motorbikes, getting as far as Australia, where they both married and settled down. Date: 1958
Firefighters at Middlesex Street, Aldgate, E1Lambeth and Clerkenwell emergency tender crews in Middlesex Street, Aldgate, London E1, on 23 June 1958. They are equipped with breathing apparatus, awaiting orders to enter a burning building
Fire reported in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958. Showing the front area of the basement involved in the fire. Date: 1958
Firefighters in action, Mitre Wharf, Scrubs Lane, NW10Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a rubber dump fire, Mitre Wharf, Scrubs Lane, NW10, on 5 June 1958. Date: 1958
Firefighters at a fire in Goswell Road, London EC1Firefighters at the premises of H Robin and Sons Ltd, 119-123 Goswell Road, London EC1, on 30 April 1958. Showing men chalking up details of progress during the fire
Firefighters in action, Victory Place, SE17Firefighters in action with hosepipes during a fire at a warehouse in Victory Place, Southwark, SE17, on 27 April 1958. Seen here in the main entrance of the building -- two jets had been at work
Firefighters taking a break, Victory Place, SE17Firefighters taking a break during a fire at a warehouse in Victory Place, Southwark, SE17, on 27 April 1958. Date: 1958
Firefighters in action, Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8Firefighters in action at the premises of Brunton & Co, lead manufacturers, in Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8, on 6 March 1957. The first floor and roof were on fire when the first crews arrived
Burmese delegation visiting LFB HQA Burmese parliamentary delegation visiting LFB Headquarters, 29 May 1957. Showing the LFB Assistant Chief Officer explaining the equipment in use in the Brigade to members of the delegation
Firefighters in action in Commercial Road, East LondonFirefighters in action with hosepipes at business premises, 81/85 Commercial Road, East London, 18 June 1957. The first floor, a large tailors workshop
Annual Review, turntable ladder demonstration, London HQLFB Annual Review at HQ, with a turntable ladder demonstration in the training yard. Date: 1957
AFS exercise, Hyde Park, LondonAttending an AFS exercise in Hyde Park, London, on 27 October 1957 -- the Director General of Civil Defence, Sir Sidney Kirkman (1895-1982), the Chief Inspector of Fire Services, Mr H M Smith
Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East LondonFirefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D
Ealing Fire Brigade with horse-drawn applianceFirefighters of the Ealing Fire Brigade, West London, with a horse-drawn appliance. Date: 1888
Children at Christmas party, Lambeth, LondonChildren enjoying themselves at a Christmas party at the London Fire Brigades Lambeth fire station (D61), 27 December 1957. Date: 1957
London Fire Brigade band members with trumpetsMembers of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band, standing in a row with their fanfare trumpets. The pith helmets seen here were later replaced with brass helmets
Blitz in London -- searching for casualties, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue personnel searching an upper floor of J T Hart & Sons for casualties. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- searching debris for casualties, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue personnel searching for casualties but being severely hampered by smoke from the smouldering debris. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- extricating a casualty, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue personnel extricating a casualty from debris following an air raid. Date: 1940s
Fire station staff in meal break, London, WW2Fire station staff having a meal supplied from a mobile canteen van in a school playground in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
Sir Ernest Gowers watching rescue operations, WW2Sir Ernest Gowers (1880-1966), civil servant in charge of Civil Defence in London, watching rescue operations during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
NFS personnel helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2NFS personnel helping evacuees board a train at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944
NFS personnel unloading luggage, St Pancras, WW2NFS personnel helping to unload luggage from buses onto trolleys outside St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944
NFS firefighter helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2NFS firefighter handing a baby to its mother after she is safely installed in a railway carriage at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944
NFS personnel loading luggage, St Pancras, WW2NFS personnel helping to load luggage from a trolley onto a train at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944
Gas explosion, Godliman Street, City of LondonResults of a gas explosion in Godliman Street, City of London, on 4 August 1939, with firefighters in action with hosepipes. Date: 1939
Blitz in London -- GWR yard, Millwall, LondonBlitz in London -- the Great Western Railway yard, Preston Road, Millwall, 7 September 1940. General view with the West India Dock in the background. Date: 1940
