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Willesden Local Board Fire Brigade turnout, with horse-drawn vehicles and ladders. Date: circa 1890s
Shand and Masons steam fire-engine 1859Shand Mason, British company that designed and manufactured steam powered fire engines in the 19th century and early 20th centuries. Date: 1859
PlymouthA typical scene in the Blitzed city of Plymouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Training from a towerOne of the slightly more hazardous aspects of training was from the tower. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
WW2 greetings card, firemenWW2 pop-up greetings card, firemen (NFS, National Fire Service). Date: circa 1942
Firefighter wearing NFS uniform, WW2Fireman wearing National Fire Service uniform. Date: 1940s
Horse-drawn steamer leaving headquarters 1900Call-out in the streets of London, a horse-drawn steamer leaving the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, with a group of passers-by watching. Date: 1900
Fireman climbing a ladder at a fireA brave fireman climbs a ladder to rescue Alice Ayres and her children from the window of a blazing house Date: 19th century
Canada - Ontario - Mining Town - Cobalt - Firefighters on shed roof fighting blaze. Date: circa 1908
LFB Shadwell Fire Station firemen group photoLFB Shadwell Fire Station firemen, group photo, August 1930. Date: 1930
Istanbul Modern Fire Department, Turkey - Steel Fire EscapeIstanbul Modern Fire Department, Turkey - Mechanical Steel Fire Escape Date: 1934
Warehouse fire, ManchesterSimon Snorkel is used to fight a warehouse blaze at night in Shudehill, Manchester Date: circa 1969
London Fire Brigade Headquarters, LambethThe iconic LFB (London Fire Brigade) Headquarters building - Lambeth, London. Date: circa 1930s
Blitz in London -- Lewisham High Street, WW2Blitz in London -- bomb damage near the Clock Tower in Lewisham High Street, SE13, 18 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hose, WW2Blitz in London -- a group of firefighters in action with a hosepipe, surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, SouthwarkBlitz in London -- furniture removed from Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, and piled up in the street
Road accident involving a bus, Elgin Avenue, LondonRoad accident involving a bus which has fallen down a large hole in Elgin Avenue, West London, on 5 May 1946. The advert on the side of the bus says: Look Your Best in Windsmoor. Date: 1946
Blitz in London -- Vauxhall Bridge Road, WW2Blitz in London -- Vauxhall Bridge Road, 17 September 1940. with debris following an air raid, and men at work clearing up. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- bombed out pub, WW2Blitz in London -- a bombed out pub, The White Hart in Windmill Street, near Tottenham Court Road, on 30 March 1941. View of the front of the building, with a sheet across the ground floor. Date: 1941
Blitz in London -- Tyler Street, Greenwich, WW2Blitz in London -- drapers shop in Tyler Street, near Trafalgar Road, East Greenwich, SE10, damaged by an incendiary bomb on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Kennington Park Road, WW2Blitz in London -- junction of Kennington Park Road and Harleyford Road, damaged by a high explosive bomb on 22 March 1944. Date: 1944
Blitz in London -- Duke Street, Strand, WW2Blitz in London -- fire crews at work with hosepipes in Duke Street, off the Strand, 17 April 1941. Date: 1941
Scene inside London Underground tunnel after a crashScene inside a London Underground tunnel following an incident on 28 February 1975. A train had failed to stop at Moorgate station and had crashed into the wall at the end of the tunnel
Bomb damage at the Guildhall, City of London, WW2Bomb damage at the Banqueting Hall of the Guildhall, City of London, on 29 December 1940 during the Second World War. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Balham High Road, WW2Blitz in London -- a bus in a bomb crater over an underground station in Balham High Road, SW London, 14 October 1940. Date: 1940
Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in actionThe Great Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action on the waterfront - note the railway lines, laid by the French. Date: 1922
Uruguay - Montevideo Fire Department and their engine Date: circa 1908
Gas respirator equipment instruction, WW2Auxiliary Fire Service members undergoing Gas Respirator equipment instruction during the Second World War
Turnout by fire crews and appliances outside their station
Scene of fire at Crowlands Primary School, RomfordFire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15. A hydraulic lift in action
Firefighters in action at a fire, VDC House, WembleyFirefighters rush to put out a fire at VDC House, South Way, Wembley. Showing a turntable ladder and hydraulic platform in operation
Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridgeFirefighters working to remove a van trapped under a low bridge, Norbury, SW London
Scene of a fire at Tiffin Girls School, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames
London Fire Brigade, Lacon ladders in use at house fireTwo 13.5 metre ladders being used to assist people to safety.at a fire involving a five storey terraced house in Clapham Common South Side, SW London
LFDCA-LFB Breathing apparatus control boardAll front line fire engines which carry breathing apparatus also carry a BA control board. This ensures that when firefighters enter an incident in BA their details are recorded
Helicopter used in filming Thames TVs Londons BurningA Kawasaki 216 helicopter, leased by Thames Television and used in the filming of their popular programme about the LFB, Londons Burning
Blitz in London -- Oxford Street after an air raid, WW2Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a nights bombing on Central London and the West End, 18 September 1940. The John Lewis department store (left) was destroyed
LFCDA-LFB Aerial ladder platform (ALP)The Bronto-Skylift ALP being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth SE1. This combination of a hydraulic platform
LFCDA-LFB Woolworths fire, Crystal Palace SE19Fifteen pumps were called to deal with a major blaze in the Woolworths store in Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, that seriously damaged the store
LFCDA-LFB Southwark training school squad group photoRecruit squad group photograph (listed as 12/87), with Station Officer instructor Trevor Dean. After the recruits have passed their final exams they are deemed probationer firemen
GLC-LFB Turntable ladder overturned on roadwayLack of stability at speed and when manoeuvring very occasionally resulted in fire engines overturning, because of the relatively high centre of gravity (loading) of the turntable ladder
GLC-LFB Southwark training school squad group photoRecruit squad group photograph (listed as 14/79), with Station Officer instructor, after the recruits have passed their final exams and are now deemed probationer firemen
GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladderA Morris style 50 foot wheeled escape ladder parked in the fire brigade workshops at Lambeth. When not carried on fire engines escape ladders were normally stored in this fashion
GLC-LFB Dennis emergency rescue tenderThe word Rescue was added to the sides of the London Fire Brigades fleet of emergency tenders, and ETs became known as ERTs (Emergency rescue tenders)
LCC-LFB A diesel AEC-Merryweather Dennis pumpPictured at the Brigade Headquarters drill yard, Lambeth SE1, a dual purpose appliance which for some reason does not have any hosereels!
LCC-LFB A motorised Dennis pump escapeThe adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction in the number of stations required. A report produced in the 1920s recommended the closure of some 15 fire stations
Bus crash in Cannon Street, City of LondonLFB Special Services attending a bus crash in Cannon Street, City of London, on 21 April 1959. The bus, which was travelling eastwards (right to left)
LCC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in useA wheeled escape ladder being used in the bridged position as a crane whilst LFB crews undertake a rescue, by line, from the basement area of a building under demolition