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Firefighters Collection (page 45)

Background imageFirefighters Collection: NFS (London Region) Trailer pumps on bridge buttress, WW2

NFS (London Region) Trailer pumps on bridge buttress, WW2
Firefighters from the NFS River Service (Station R1, Lambeth) placing a trailer pump on an elevated buttress on Vauxhall Bridge to supplement emergency water supplies to fire crews on land

Background imageFirefighters Collection: NFS (London Region) AFS exercise, WW2

NFS (London Region) AFS exercise, WW2
Firefighters practise using their hoses in an NFS (London Region) AFS exercise

Background imageFirefighters Collection: NFS (London Region) AFS exercises, WW2

NFS (London Region) AFS exercises, WW2
Firefighters at a hose pump during NFS (London Region) AFS exercises

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Inspection of Home Guard, County Hall, London, WW2

Inspection of Home Guard, County Hall, London, WW2
Inspection of Home Guard at County Hall, London

Background imageFirefighters Collection: War Weapons Week and London Fire Brigade fireboats, WW2

War Weapons Week and London Fire Brigade fireboats, WW2
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw (which took part in the Dunkirk evacuations) and a fire float are moored at Westminster pier whilst their crews are promoting War Weapons Week

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- Queen Victoria Street and Thames Street

Blitz in London -- Queen Victoria Street and Thames Street
Blitz in London -- the apparent confusion of fire hose as London firefighters try to get to grips with the widespread fires started by enemy bombing attacks

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Turntable ladder display, London Fire Brigade HQ Lambeth

Turntable ladder display, London Fire Brigade HQ Lambeth
London regular firefighters operating extended turntable ladders in Lambeth Headquarters drill yard for a demonstration of firefighting skills

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2

Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2
Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- deluge branch on trailer, WW2

Blitz in London -- deluge branch on trailer, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters pulling a deluge branch on a trailer

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Bunk beds at New Cross LFB sub-station, London, WW2

Bunk beds at New Cross LFB sub-station, London, WW2
Firemen and bunk beds put up in the basement from salvaged materials, at New Cross sub-station, Monson Road, SE London. The men were getting what sleep was possible during the hectic days

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- LFB Southern Division control unit, WW2

Blitz in London -- LFB Southern Division control unit, WW2
Blitz in London -- two men and a woman working side by side in an LFB Southern Division control unit during the Second World War

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Strand Underground Station, WW2

Strand Underground Station, WW2
Various people outside Strand Underground Station during the Second World War

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- emergency water main, water bridge

Blitz in London -- emergency water main, water bridge
Blitz in London -- firefighters, observed by fire officers, erecting a water bridge, an elevated emergency water main that allows traffic to flow underneath whilst the mains cross over road junctions

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- emergency water mains for firefighting

Blitz in London -- emergency water mains for firefighting
Blitz in London -- frequently water mains were damaged or destroyed by enemy bombing. Emergency water mains were laid, over ground, to which fire hoses could be connected

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- Royal Empire Society, London, WW2

Blitz in London -- Royal Empire Society, London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a senior fire officer inspects the nose of a bomb in the Royal Empire Society (now the Royal Commonwealth Society) building in Northumberland Avenue, Central London

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2

Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2
London AFS fire crew dealing with a serious fire caused by a bombing raid on Chelsea Embankment. A photographer, on the left of the picture, captures the moment

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- field kitchen, Woolwich sub-station

Blitz in London -- field kitchen, Woolwich sub-station
Blitz in London -- a field kitchen is set up to feed the London regular and AFS firefighters whose sub-station in Woolwich, SE London, was seriously damaged during an air raid

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- LFB and AFS firefighters, Woolwich

Blitz in London -- LFB and AFS firefighters, Woolwich
Blitz in London -- regular LFB and AFS firefighters working to remove the debris following an air raid on their Woolwich sub-station in SE London that caused extensive damage

Background imageFirefighters Collection: King Haakon of Norway visits the London Fire Brigade, WW2

King Haakon of Norway visits the London Fire Brigade, WW2
Visit of King Haakon of Norway to the London Fire Brigade headquarters during the Second World War. Seen here shaking hands with a dummy used during training

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- house gutted by fire, WW2

Blitz in London -- house gutted by fire, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at the aftermath of a house gutted by fire following a incendiary bombing raid

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark

Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark
Blitz in London -- fire crew tackling a blaze following an air raid, at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, using turntable ladders

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- funerals of AFS firefighters, WW2

Blitz in London -- funerals of AFS firefighters, WW2
Blitz in London -- the funerals of auxiliary firefighters (AFS) who were killed on duty whilst serving during WW2. The names of the 300 plus men

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- Mansfield Road sub-station, WW2

Blitz in London -- Mansfield Road sub-station, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters salvage their bedding from the bombed-out Mansfield Road fire sub-station after it was seriously damaged in a bombing raid on 16 November 1940

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2

Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams (in overalls) and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- damaged LFB vehicle, Shoreditch, WW2

Blitz in London -- damaged LFB vehicle, Shoreditch, WW2
Blitz in London -- a London fire brigade general purpose vehicle, from sub-fire station 37X, at 16-18 Paul Street, Shoreditch, with damaged bodywork and engine after being struck by debris

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz on London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2

Blitz on London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2
London firefighters struggling to control a powerful jet of water whilst fighting a fire at the Blackfriars Goods (Railway) Depot, Southwark Street

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London - AFS substation, Southwark

Blitz in London - AFS substation, Southwark
Blitz in London -- an AFS substation located in Webber Street, Southwark. SE1, with building debris covering fire appliances in the yard area

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof in Peckham Hill Street

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof in Peckham Hill Street
Blitz in London -- the trajectory of the vehicle lifted by a bomb blast from Bonar Road onto the roof of a house in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof, Peckham Hill Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof, Peckham Hill Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- vehicle blasted onto a roof in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Bonar Road, Peckham

Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Bonar Road, Peckham
Blitz in London -- bomb damage in Bonar Road, Peckham, SE London

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- wreckage of Hurricane fighter plane, WW2

Blitz in London -- wreckage of Hurricane fighter plane, WW2
Blitz in London -- the wreckage of a Hurricane fighter aircraft shot down over London, lying on the pavement in Buckingham Palace Road

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- St Katherines Dock, Port of London, WW2

Blitz in London -- St Katherines Dock, Port of London, WW2
Blitz in London -- two turntable ladders at work and firefighters directing their jets of water at the warehouse fire in St Katherines Dock, Port of London

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- rescue workers searching debris, WW2

Blitz in London -- rescue workers searching debris, WW2
Blitz in London -- rescue workers (not firefighters) search through the debris of a bombed building, seeking survivors or extricating the dead, in the Ladywell area of Lewisham, SE London

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz on London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2

Blitz on London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2
Blitz on London -- a fire crew extinguishing fires as a result of high explosive and incendiary bombs that fell in the West End area of Oxford Street and Regent Street on 18 September 1940

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz on London -- Oxford Street, WW2

Blitz on London -- Oxford Street, WW2
Fire crews, using radial branches, extinguishing fires in Londons main shopping district of Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- Whitechapel fire station, WW2

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- a close up view of Whitechapel fire station, in Whitechapel Road, EC1, which suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid

Background imageFirefighters Collection: Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station
Whitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940



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