Firefighting Collection (page 13)

LCC-LFB Auxiliary Fire Service vehicles, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) vehicles. The onset of WW2 brought about a vast expansion of the London Fire Brigade to deal with the anticipated enemy bombing of London

Last pair of horses used by London Fire Brigade
An historic and sad occasion for the London Fire Brigade in November 1921, when the Brigade said farewell to the last pair of horses (together with their horse-drawn fire engine)

LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station, City of London
Red Cross Street fire station, City of London, built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1900. It was one of four fire stations (plus a river station at Blackfriars)

LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pump
Whitefriars fire station with a Fire King pump and crew. First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich in 1899, by 1907 21 Fire Kings were in operational use around the country

LCC-LFB Major fire, Farringdon Street EC4
Fire seriously damages a Farringdon Street office building in Clerkenwell, City of London. Two turntable ladders are at work together with the 15 pumps

GLC-LFB Islington fire station, Upper Street
Islington fire station was erected in Upper Street, North London, in 1900 by the London County Council for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

GLC-LFB Turntable ladder
A Saxon Dodge 30 metre (100 foot) turntable ladder showing the outrigger jacks deployed which provide stability to the ladder when in use

GLC-LFB Damaged compressed air BA sets
The compressed air set of a firefighter caught in a flashover during a fire, showing the heat and smoke damage caused to the set and the obscuring of the face mask by the heat damage

GLC-LFB Fire Investigation Unit
Fire investigation teams were introduced to enhance the fire investigation capability of the Brigade. These units were watch related and placed strategically across London

GLC-LFB Forced entry and lighting unit at Clapham
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, Southwark
The 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

Car crash at a bus stop
Scene of a car crash -- a car has collided with a bus stop sign, crumpling up the bonnet and side

LCC-LFB Fire engine parked in a London street
Although there is no sign of an obvious fire, all eyes are drawn towards the parade of shops as a single fire engine stands in the roadway and the firefighters are engaged out of sight

GLC-LFB Shop roof fire, Dagenham, Essex
A turntable ladder at work at the scene of a fire in Dagenham, Essex, involving a parade of shops where fire had broken through the roof

Fire brigade horse drawn manual fire pump
A horse drawn manual fire pump typical of those used by the London Fire Engine Establishment (1833) and in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade before the widespread introduction of horse drawn steam engines

GLC-LFB - Fire at the Grocers Hall, City of London
A major fire at the Grocers Hall in the City of London. Firefighters work from a slated roof, attacking the fire through a hole made in the slates

LCC-LFB Major building fire in St Pancras Way, NW1
Appliances lined up the street in St Pancras Way, NW1, having responded to a serious fire in a warehouse (out of the picture)

LCC-LFB new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4
The fire appliances attached to the new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4, in their appliance bay. In the background is the station watchroom

LCC-LFB Major building fire in Cannon Street EC4
The gutted remains of a corner building affected by this serious fire in Cannon Street, London EC4. The building is blackened by the intensity of the heat and smoke

LCC-LFB Aftermath of major building fire in Hackney
The scene of a fire in Cambridge Heath Road, Hackney, East London, which seriously damaged the upper two floors of a commercial and business outlet

LCC-LFB Car crash, SW London
The Brigade attending the scene of a car crash in Cromwell Road, SW London involving three vehicles

LCC-LFB Dennis hose laying lorry
The hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station pictured at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. The hose laying lorry carried one mile of 3.5 inch hose that could be laid out from the lorry as it

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a warehouse fire, Palmers Wharf
Stacked bales of goods affected by heat and water following a fire at Palmers Wharf, Prince Street, Deptford, SE London

LCC-LFB Aftermath of serious house fire in Notting Hill
With the blaze at a house in Notting Hill extinguished, firefighters start to put away their equipment and ladders. The fire affected all floors of this terraced house

LCC-LFB Fire in Portobello Road, West London
A wheeled escape ladder in use at a fire in Portobello Road, West London, involving a cafe and dwellings

LCC-LFB Major fire, Nelson Street, Whitechapel
Firefighters using wheeled escape ladders and extension ladders to gain access to the adjoining commercial premises affected by a fire in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, East London

Fire damage at Robert Legg Ltd, Eagle Wharf Road, N1
Fire damage and debris in the premises of Robert Legg Ltd, 49 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1

LCC-LFB fire, Goodge Street deep shelter
Two LCC-LFB firemen, wearing breathing apparatus, at the Tottenham Court Road end of the Army transit centre located in the deep shelter tunnel system. The fire has been extinguished

Kingston fire station, Kingston, Surrey
Kingston fire station was originally built for Surrey Fire Brigade in 1959. It was transferred into the London Fire Brigade with the creation of the Greater London Council in 1965

GLC-LFB Park Royal fire station, Middlesex
Park 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

LCC-LFB Perry Vale fire station, SE London
Built for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1901, Perry Vale fire station was located at 199 Perry Vale. It transferred to the Greater London Council in 1965

GLC-London Fire Brigade, Lewisham fire station
Replacing the old Lewisham fire station, also in Lewisham High Street, Lewisham fire station was the new generation Divisional Headquarters design

New Chelsea Fire Station, Kings Road, London
Opened in 1965, Chelsea Fire Station was the last fire station commissioned to be built by the London County Council prior to the creation of the Greater London Council in 1965

LFB Knightsbridge fire station, SW London
Opened in 1907, Knightsbridge fire station stands in Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3

London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone point
In 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

LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew
Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew. By the 1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more that just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus and lighting at incidents

Cheam Borough Fire Brigade, Surrey
Superintendent of Cheam Fire Brigade with the winners of a Brigade competition shield. A manual horse drawn pump stands in the rear

Barnet Fire Brigade with fire fighting equipment. Until 1903 there was only a voluntary fire brigade in Barnet. A purpose built fire station

London Fire Engine Establishment fireman in uniform
Formed in 1833, the LFEE was Londons first properly organised fire brigade, having taken over from the various Insurance Company fire brigades around the capital

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II on River Thames
Fireboat Gamma II and crew, mid-stream on the River Thames in central London

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drill
The counter-weighted monitor of a London Fire Brigade fireboat in use whilst the fireboat is moored near Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames

LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden Pier
LCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London

Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations of late May and early June 1940

Armed London fireman reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his wife and daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations in which the Massey Shaw

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2
Crowds 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 fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2
Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament

LCC-LFB Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire engine
Two London firemen and a fireman engineer next to a large horse-drawn steam fire engine, known as a steamer, at Shooters Hill Fire Station, SE London

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