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LFB monitor on dual purpose applianceLFB monitor at work on a dual purpose appliance
Books stacked on staircase, London SE15Books indiscriminately stacked on a staircase between first and second floors, discovered during a four-pump fire in Lyndhurst Grove, London SE15, on 27 January 1963. Date: 1963
Aftermath of fire, Arts Theatre Club, LondonAftermath of a fire at the Arts Theatre Club, Great Newport Street, Central London, on 4 August 1951. Date: 1951
Auxiliary Fire Service crew with fire engine, WW2At the London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1, two members of the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) crew pose for their photo with a fire engine. Date: circa 1940
Princess Anne at the Birmingham Fire Show, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, on 21 May 1984, with Chief Officer B Fuller - The CFB Stand. Date: 1984
Woman dialling 999 in a public telephone box, LondonWoman dialling 999 in a public telephone box near the Royal Festival Hall on Londons South Bank, used for a fire service exhibition. Date: 1957
Children at Christmas party, Lambeth HQ, LondonChildren having fun at a Christmas party at the London Fire Brigades Lambeth HQ in London. Date: 1952
Motorised fire vehicle and crew, TwickenhamMotorised fire vehicle and crew of Twickenham Fire Brigade. Date: 1920s
Shand Mason fire appliance in a steam museumShand Mason fire appliance (marked First Grand Prize) on display in a steam museum, August 1938
Horse-drawn steamer taking part in special drillA horse-drawn steamer and crew taking part in a special drill display given at Lambeth HQ for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937. Seen here are hosepipes in action
Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crewA Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given to chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937
Horse-drawn fire engine with crew, Willesden, LondonA horse-drawn fire engine with crew, High Road, Willesden Green, NW London, with Willesden Chapel in the background
Horse-drawn steamer taking part in displayHorse-drawn steamer taking part in a display, with crew in traditional uniform, including brass helmets
Steam pump fire appliance in a steam museumSteam pump fire appliance on display in a steam museum, August 1938
Engraving of worm-driven fire squirtEngraving of people operating a large worm-driven fire squirt mounted on two wheels, to put out a fire in a burning building, reproduced from Besoni, Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, 1568
Horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in displayA horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in traditional dress, taking part in a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937
Weekly LFB drill display with manual and motor pumpsWeekly LFB drill display with an old manual pump and a modern turbine motor pump both brought into action, 26 August 1936. Date: 1936
Weekly LFB drill display with old manual pumpWeekly LFB drill display with an old manual pump brought into action, 26 August 1936. Date: 1936
Firefighter in Orange Street, London W1, WW2Firefighter operating a two-man manual hose in Orange Street, London W1, 21 September 1942. Date: 1942
Shand Mason horse-drawn manual pump and crewA Shand Mason horse-drawn manual pump, with crew from Red Cross Street fire station in traditional costume, taking part in the 1932 Lord Mayors Show, City of London
Massey Shaw fireboat, River Thames, LondonThe London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat with two firefighters on deck operating the hoses
Massey Shaw fireboat in action, River Thames, LondonThe London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat in action with hoses spraying, on the River Thames near the Thames Barrier at Woolwich, with firefighters on deck
Los Angeles Fire Department duplex pump, USALos Angeles Fire Department duplex pump in action, California, USA, May 1937. Date: 1937
Charlotte Fire Department vehicle, North Carolina, USA, August 1935. It was the first enclosed Sedan-type fire appliance in America -- a six-cylinder engine of 160 horsepower with a pumping capacity
American fog gun in operation, WW2An American Hardie fog gun (water hose) in operation, firing a water jet into the air, 8 September 1944. Date: 1944
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, USAEntertaining orphan boys on a DCFD fire department truck at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, on Fathers Day, 18 June 1950. Date: 1950
Blitz in London -- AFS women outside control unit, WW2Blitz in London -- two AFS women outside a control unit, 27 June 1941. Date: 1941
First mobile kitchen donation, WW2The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, receiving the keys to the first mobile kitchen from Lord Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett)
AFS firefighters being served from mobile kitchen, WW2AFS firefighters being served hot meals from a mobile kitchen presented by the Junior Red Cross of Saskatchewan, Canada. Date: 1940s
Interior of a mobile kitchen, WW2Interior of a mobile kitchen, looking towards the rear, 25 August 1941. Date: 1941
Tea break for AFS man and woman, London, WW2Tea break for a man and woman of the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service), standing by a canteen van in London, Second World War. Date: 1940s
NFS mobile kitchen in operation, WW2An NFS (London Region No 5) mobile kitchen in operation, handing out meals to women in uniform. The vehicle was donated by the Canadian Red Cross. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London - AFS firefighter, WW2Blitz in London - a smiling AFS firefighter, a former Smithfield meat porter named Eddie. Date: 1940s
Two London firefighters awarded George Medal, WW2Two London firefighters awarded the George Medal, 20 September 1941. From left to right: J C Cunningham and H W Mould of Bishopsgate, being congratulated by a colleague after hearing the news
King George VI inspecting firefighters on parade, WW2King George VI visiting the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth. Date: 1940
Three women staff officers, London HQ, WW2Three women staff officers in AFS London uniform, 10 November 1941. They were appointed to London headquarters to work in the recruitment and employment of women in the National Fire Service
Blitz in London -- irefighters sleeping during the day, WW2Blitz in London -- a row of firefighters sleeping during the day after a busy night on duty. Date: 1940s
Lord Mayor of London presenting a cup, WW2The Lord Mayor of London, Sir George Wilkinson, presenting a cup to a firefighter on 28 August 1941. Date: 1941
Firefighter with fire engineA firefighter with a fire engine, leaning over to adjust a lamp. Date: circa 1930s
Two firefighters with fire engineTwo firefighters with a fire engine -- one man sits at the wheel while the other adjusts a lamp. Date: circa 1930s
Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936)
Dennis breakdown lorry, demonstrating wrong methodFirefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936), demonstrating the wrong method of lifting and towing the front axle
LFB firefighter, manual method of hose layingAn LFB firefighter in brass helmet demonstrating the manual method of hose laying, with the hose in folds over his shoulder
Firefighters in training with various equipment in a drill yard
Firefighters with smoke extractor in drill yardFirefighters with smoke extractor equipment in a drill yard
Firefighter with breathing apparatusA firefighter with breathing apparatus, wheeling an oxygen cylinder on a trolley
Blitz in London -- Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work on timber stacks, Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, 21 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters in action at the scene of a fire in Tottenham Court Road, 24 September 1940. Date: 1940
