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LCC-LFB first emergency tender crew, ClerkenwellIt was more a dedicated breathing apparatus fire engine but is deemed to be the forerunner of the emergency tenders. This fire engine also had a petrol engine generator to supply the electric
London Fire Brigade control room at headquarters. Officers work at computer stations to coordinate fire and rescue operations
Firefighters in training with breathing apparatus equipment
LCC-MFB Royal visit to Brigade HeadquartersA rare picture of the Chief Officer, Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, as he waits to greet the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII)
Last pair of horses used by London Fire BrigadeAn 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 LondonRed 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 pumpWhitefriars 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
GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, SouthwarkThe 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 stopScene of a car crash -- a car has collided with a bus stop sign, crumpling up the bonnet and side
Training volunteers of an industrial worksIndustrial works fire brigade firefighters being instructed in the use of a hose line and the correct method of controlling a branch (jet of water)
GLC-LFB - Fire at the Grocers Hall, City of LondonA 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, NW1Appliances lined up the street in St Pancras Way, NW1, having responded to a serious fire in a warehouse (out of the picture)
LCC-LFB Major building fire in Cannon Street EC4The 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 HackneyThe 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 LondonThe Brigade attending the scene of a car crash in Cromwell Road, SW London involving three vehicles
LCC-LFB Aftermath of serious house fire in Notting HillWith 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 LondonA wheeled escape ladder in use at a fire in Portobello Road, West London, involving a cafe and dwellings
LCC-LFB Major fire, Nelson Street, WhitechapelFirefighters 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
LCC-LFB fire, Goodge Street deep shelterTwo 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, SurreyKingston 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
LCC-LFB Perry Vale fire station, SE LondonBuilt 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
London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone pointIn 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 crewSouthwarks 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, SurreySuperintendent 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 uniformFormed in 1833, the LFEE was Londons first properly organised fire brigade, having taken over from the various Insurance Company fire brigades around the capital
Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2A 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, WW2A 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
LCC-LFB Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire engineTwo 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
LCC-LFB fire at Tufnell Park Road, North LondonLondon firefighters with a horse-drawn escape cart and a steamer pump at the scene of a house fire at 128 Tufnell Park Road, North London, 12 March 1907
LCC-LFB firefighters in Proto breathing apparatusLondon firefighters in Proto breathing apparatus, exiting from a fire in a building
Fire at J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, LondonFirefighters deal with a fire in J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, Central London. This was a popular and famous tea room in Londons West End, opened in 1915
LCC-LFB J Lyons Corner House fire, The StrandFirefighters deal with a fire in J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, Central London. This was a popular and famous tea room in Londons West End, opened in 1915
London Salvage Corps and LFB at the scene of a fire. The salvage workers can be identified by their black Braidwood style helmet
Blitz in London -- a welcome tea break, WW2London Auxiliary firefighters enjoy a welcome cup of tea from a grateful resident in Crawford Street, Camberwell, SE London
Firefighters of the London Fire Brigade pose for a photograph
Firefighters and winter snows, WW2The early winters of the Second World War were snowy with numerous falls of one or two feet and occasional falls (such as in 1940-1941) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded
NFS messenger boy at Pimlico bombing, WW2The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico, with a messenger boy in the foreground. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene
V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2In June 1944 the first flying bombs were launched against London, and between 2 and 3 August 107 flying bombs hit London targets
NFS (Salvage Corps) workers at a fire, WW2Salvage workers from Cannon Street fire station sub-station A2Z.2X (Watling Street) undertaking salvage work at a warehouse fire
NFS (London Region) Fire Force 34 Control Unit, WW2There were five Fire Force areas in the London Region of the NFS, Nos 34 to 38. Each Fire Force area had its own local headquarters and Control Unit with dedicated staff
LCC London Fire Brigade asbestos protective suitCarried on emergency tenders (ETs) an asbestos suit allowed a firefighter to approach a serious fire at close quarters for the purpose of closing down a control valve or a similar task
Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2Civil defence rescue workers carrying a casualty from the exercise site. A policewoman and a nurse are with the rescue team
MFB fire float and tug with river firemenA Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug with river firemen. These composite craft were introduced in 1877 by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, Chief Fire Officer of the MFB
London AFS fireman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2London AFS fireman at a hospital for medical attention during the Blitz
London AFS firewoman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2London AFS firewoman at a hospital for medical attention during the Blitz
NFS firefighter under-running a fire hose, WW2A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of under-running (which removes the water from inside the hose) prior to rolling the hose up after use
Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) canteen van, WW2Women from the WVS providing refreshments to National Fire Service London firefighters. The canteen van was presented to the London Region by the township of Inchfawn Bar Harbour, USA