Firefighting Collection (page 66)

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

LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQ
Two London firemen at drill with a motorised fire appliance (with its ladder removed), watching at drills being performed out of shot

LCC-LFB staff car at Brigade HQ - Lambeth
Principal officer in rear of staff car at Lambeth HQ. In addition to the fireman driver the second fireman would act as a walkie-talkie operator for the senior/principal officer at the scene of a

Motorised pump and crew in Tottenham. The vehicle was 100 hp, and cost £ 3000

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