Firefighter Collection (page 5)

WW2 - Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Firemen, including (top right) George Arthur Roberts (1891-1970) - soldier (in WW1), Fireman, and Community Leader

Fatal fire at HMV record store, Oxford Street, London
Fatal fire at the HMV record store, Oxford Street, London, 27 December 1937, showing firefighters in action with hoses at night. Date: 1937

London and Middlesex fire brigade rank markings
The rank markings worn on senior and junior officers uniforms. The upper row were worn on officers walking-out uniform, the middle row were worn on their fire uniform

London and Middlesex fire brigade rank markings
The rank markings worn on senior and junior officers uniforms. The upper row were worn on officers walking-out uniform, the middle row were worn on their fire uniform

The Motor Picture Book, Fire Engines Past and Present Date: 1930

James Braidwood, fireman hero, London
James Braidwood, fireman hero of The Great Fire at Tooley Street, London Bridge, 22 June 1861 Date: 1861

Fire drill at Southwark headquarters. Date: 1896

London Fire Brigade - Southwark Headquarters 1896
Rescue drill at Southwark headquarters. Date: 1896

Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, London
Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908), London -- carrying the coffin to the grave, 29 August 1908. He was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now London Fire Brigade)

Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2
Civil defence rescue workers administering first aid to a released casualty from the exercise site. The R on the helmet signifies Rescue team workers

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) undergoing pump training in the drill yard of Brigade HQ. Hard suction hose is being connected to the open topped pump

New firefighters breathing equipment 1907
Firefighters wearing new breathing apparatus to protect them from inhaling fumes, lasting twenty minutes

New protection for firemen 1903
The latest German novelty for protecting firemens faces from smoke inhalation. With nippers over their noses, special smoke glasses over their mouth connected to a oxygen bag hanging in front of

New protective water-spray 1903
The latest German novelty for protecting firemen from flames. Water is fed through a branch from a hose which the fireman carries for playing upon flames

Adams Motor Hose Truck with firemen, Findlay, Ohio, USA
Adams Motor Hose Truck with fire crew of the Kittanning Fire Department No.3, Findlay, Ohio, USA. Date: 1912

Group photo, Epsom Fire Station, Surrey. Date: circa 1910

Decorative Card - Firefighter rescuing a woman

Merryweather fire-engine 1905
New motor fire-engine just adopted by the London Fire Brigade, could do 50 h.p and was capable of delivering 500 gallons a minute. Date: 1905

Typical Victorian manual parish fire pump
A typical Victorian manual parish fire pump of the type used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer

London Fire Brigade operating extended ladder
London Fire Brigade operating an extended ladder. Date: circa 1920s

Blitz in London -- firefighters outside a church, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters with vehicle and hosepipes outside a church with an ornate gothic doorway during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

London Fire Brigade at work in a narrow street
London Fire Brigade at work with an extended ladder in a narrow street, probably in the City of London. Date: circa 1920s

Auxiliary firefighters group photograph, WW2
Men of the Auxiliary Fire Service in a group photo during the Second World War, with a sign inviting others to Join the London Auxiliary Fire Service. Date: circa 1940s

Blitz in London -- Sparricks Row, Southwark, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses inside a building in Sparricks Row, Southwark, during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Fire Brigade crews in procession with banners
Fire Brigade crews in procession in a street with horse-drawn vehicles and banners, with spectators lining the route. Date: circa 1890s

Group photo, AFS men and women, Dulwich, WW2
Group photo of Auxiliary Fire Service men and women outside Dulwich Fire Station during the Second World War, with vehicles and sandbags. Date: circa 1940s

Firefighter posing proudly by LCC LFB vehicle, Surrey. Date: circa 1950s

John Howard, Victorian fireman, in studio portrait
John Howard, Victorian fireman, in a studio portrait on a carte de visite. Date: 1868

LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire
Firefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London. Date: 1949

Fire at Chappell & Co, New Bond Street, London
Fire at Chappell & Co, music publishers, New Bond Street, London, 6 May 1964. Date: 1964

LCC-LFB Edgware Road Fire Station group photo. Date: circa 1910s

London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underway
The Massey Shaw fireboat nearing her berth at Blackfriars on the Victoria Embankment, London. Date: 1938

James Braidwood, Superintendent, LFEE
James Braidwood (18001861), founder of the worlds first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824. He was the first director of what was to become the London Fire Brigade

First Steam Fire Engine, England
First Steam Fire Engine constructed in England, by Braithwaite and Ericsson, inventors and constructors of London. Date: 1830

Croydon Fire Brigade, South Norwood station
The firefighters of the Croydon Fire Brigade serving at South Norwood station, South Norwood High Street, together with their horse drawn manual fire engine. Date: 1870

First Steam Fire Engine, USA
First Steam Fire Engine constructed in the United States of North America, by Paul R Hodge, inventor and constructor of New York. Date: 1840

A firefighter with a Merryweather wheeled ladder escape
A firefighter with a wheeled ladder escape, Merryweathers Police Fire Ladders. Date: circa 1890s

Firefighters and policemen climbing a ladder, while a woman and girl stand in the open doorway below. Date: circa 1910s

Firefighters and guests, Whitefriars LFB Annual Ball
Group photo, firefighters and their guests, some of them in fancy dress, at the Whitefriars LFB Annual Ball, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920

Fire Brigade at Carrow Works, Norwich. 19th century

London Fire Brigade band, group photo, with brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. Date: circa 1920s

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters in action, WW2
Blitz in London -- Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters in action at night during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

NFS (London Region) Boy trapped in a milk churn
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float. Date: 1947

LCC-MFB firemen with vehicle. Date: circa 1900s

A firefighter in action on a wheeled ladder escape. Date: circa 1900s

LCC-LFB Hanwell Fire Brigade prizewinners
LCC-LFB Hanwell Fire Brigade winners of shield, 1st Prize at Crystal Palace 1904 Demonstration and Grand Fete, 17 August 1904. Date: 1904

LFB firefighters in action in a London street
LFB firefighters in action with ladders and hoses at a fire in a London street. Date: mid-20th century

Blitz in London -- damaged vehicle, WW2
Blitz in London -- a damaged vehicle in a street, surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s

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