Firefighting Collection (page 65)

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

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

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

Blitz in London -- clearance and repair of bomb damage in King Street, Hammersmith, West London

Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire crews applying foam at a serious oil tank fire at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 8 September 1940

Pumps working from dams, Thames Haven, WW2
Two major pumping units (NFS) set into an emergency inflatable dam and supplying water to the scene of a serious oil tank fire at the Thames Haven oil tank farm near Thurrock in Essex

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction on the wheeled escape ladder and hook ladder. The wheeled escape ladder is wound out of its carriage

London firefighters drilling at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction and drill in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth (also a fire station)

Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire station
The Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London

London firefighters marching in SE London street, WW2
LCC-LFB firefighters and AFS marching along Lewisham High Street, SE London, with policemen controlling traffic

LFB band of marching firemen, Lewisham, SE London
The LCC-LFB band leading a London Fire Brigade marching contingent past the Lewisham Clock Tower in SE London

LFB band lead marching firefighters, SE London, WW2
The LCC-LFB band playing and leading a fire brigade contingent on a march through a street in Lewisham, SE London

Firefighters parade prior to march through SE London, WW2
Somewhere in Lewisham, SE London, firefighters parade in a school playground before setting off on a march. They comprise both full time London firefighters and those from the AFS

Firefighters controlling jet of water, Brigade HQ, Lambeth
Two London firefighters controlling a jet of water in the extended Brigade HQ drill yard at Lambeth, SE1

Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2
London Fire Brigade crews, consisting of full-time and AFS firefighters, tackling a major fire in Homerton, East London. Crews seen working with both major and trailer fire pumps

LFB motorcycle dispatch riders in training, WW2
LFB dispatch riders in training under a Brigade instructor at the New Cross speedway track in SE London

LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2
A side view of the Leyland pump with its extension ladder and hook ladders on the appliance. These dual-purpose appliances allowed the escape ladder and extension ladders to be interchanged

Womens AFS (WAFS) at Brigade HQ, WW2
Womens Auxiliary Fire Service (WAFS) members receiving hose instruction from London Fire Brigade staff in the Headquarters drill yard at Lambeth, SE1

Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, London
The LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat underway on the River Thames, heading under Waterloo Bridge

Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw being stowed with an anchor chain whilst alongside its moorings at the Blackfriars river fire station, its base station

London Fire Brigade breakdown lorry rescuing a horse
London firefighters extricating a horse from an excavation in Portland Place, London, using a special horse sling. The Brigades breakdown lorry is lifting the horse to safety using its crane and winch

Auxiliary firefighters at drill, Lambeth HQ, WW2
Auxiliary crews from station 75W (Shelborne Road School sub station in Holloway) getting to work with a trailer pump and jets in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters

Firefighters tackle oil tray fire, Lambeth HQ
An item from the drill display where firefighters extinguish a blazing oil tray fire using foam from two gallon (10 litre) fire extinguishers

Fire brigade display preparations at Lambeth HQ
A mock-up of a domestic room setting being erected to show the dangers of fire at the regular drill displays conducted in the London Fire Brigade headquarters drill yard

Rescue, lowering line from drill tower, Lambeth HQ
Saturday drill display at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by lowering a line from the third floor window, during the fire brigade display

Live carry-down from drill tower at Lambeth Brigade HQ
Saturday drill displays at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by carrying down an extension ladder from the second floor window during the display

London Region (LFB) mobile canteen van
Home Office supplied mobile canteen van typical of those used throughout the London Region to provide tea and refreshments to firefighters at large incidents

LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2
Two trailer pump crews engaged in a competition in the headquarters drill yard. The trailer pump had to be set into the water in the emergency inflatable dams

Fire boat SS Sambre at Enderbys Wharf, Greenwich
The London Fire Service fire boat, the SS Sambre, at Enderbys Wharf, Greenwich, SE London

London Region NFS / AFS fire floats and tenders, WW2
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters crewing fire floats and fire tenders, fitted with trailer fire pumps for wartime use, checking equipment and manoeuvring the craft on the River Thames

Stocks of fire brigade hose fittings, LFB HQ workshops
An assortment of pump collector heads, hose adapters and suction hoses on the floor of the London Fire Brigade workshops at Lambeth

LCC-LFB taxi converted for fire brigade use, WW2
Aerial view of a taxi converted for World War II fire brigade use by Auxiliary firefighters in London, showing the two ladders it carried on its roof

LCC-LFB emergency tender at Lambeth fire station
Crew of an emergency tender demonstrating the range of equipment it carries including breathing apparatus, hot cutting equipment and a smoke extraction unit

Map of the LCC-LFB area
Map showing 30 incidents of note in the LCC-LFB area

LFB firefighters working on a roof at a warehouse fire
London firefighters working with hose lines on a warehouse roof at the scene of a fire, Carran Wharf in Upper Thames Street. City of London

Heston and Isleworth Urban District Council Fire Brigade
A horse drawn escape cart and a fire officer belonging to Heston and Isleworth Urban District Council Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB uniformed firemen and large crowd
LCC-LFB uniformed firemen and a large crowd of spectators

LCC-LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe
London firemen at hose cart drill, Fire Station D Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, SE London

LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe
London firemen at hose cart drill, Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe

LFB adapted London taxi pulling a trailer pump, WW2
An adapted London taxi cab at LFB HQ, Lambeth, utilised as an AFS fire appliance with trailer pump, widely used in London during the blitz

London Fire Brigade station with horse-drawn fire engines
An unidentified London fire station with escape cart and pump on the forecourt, together with crews

London Fire Brigade canteen van used as publicity vehicle
Seen here at Brigade headquarters, Lambeth, the canteen van has been converted into a publicity vehicle during a recruitment drive for much needed auxiliary firefighters

LFB fireboat Gamma II near Brigade HQ - Lambeth
Gamma II was stationed at the Lambeth river fire station (R1) opposite the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, SE1

London Fire Brigade band at Brigade HQ - Lambeth
Group photograph of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band with the Deputy Chief Officer, Major Frank Whitford Jackson, sitting in the centre of the front row

London Fire Brigade HQ and Lambeth river fire station
The iconic LFB Headquarters building and the original river station on its floating pontoon. The fireboat tender can be seen on the right as it moves up river towards Vauxhall Bridge

LCC-LFB Lee Green hose laying lorry at Lambeth HQ
Lee Green fire stations hose laying lorry at Lambeth HQ. The side roller shutter doors are open, showing the stored hoses which can be easily layered out from the rear access door while the lorry is

LCC-LFB hose laying lorry
A hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station, SE London, with its side roller shutters closed

London Region NFS / AFS breakdown lorry with crew, WW2
AFS wartime crew on an NFS breakdown lorry. The NFS came into force in August 1941 and the London Fire Brigade was enlarged into the London Region which covered the Greater London area

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