Fireman Collection (page 45)

NFS (London Region) assault course training exercises, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firefighters had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

Horse rescued from basement by NFS breakdown lorry
A horse being led to safety after falling into a basement access area of a building in Spa Road, Bermondsey. An NFS London Region fire brigade breakdown lorry was used to lift it

NFS (London Region) Southall horse rescue, WW2
Firefighters from K2Z Southall fire station area attempting to rescue a horse that fell into a deep, water filled ditch and was unable to get out unaided

NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2
The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply

NFS (London Region) constructing a water dam, WW2
London firefighters constructing a self-assembly emergency dam. These dams were carried on special water units that also towed a trailer pump and could provided a static water supply close to fires

LCC-LFB self-propelled steam fireboat
Introduced in 1912, one of the shallow draft self-propelled vessels which replaced the early fire tugs

Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test, WW2
Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test -- the bomb sets fire to a house

Franklin. E. Smith hose coupling, WW2
A firefighter demonstrating the strength of a Franklin.E. Smith hose coupling

NFS sub-station mess hall, WW2
NFS firefighters taking a meal break in a sub-station mess hall

NFS sub-station with external baking oven in yard, WW2
NFS cooks using a brick-built baking oven in the yard of a sub-station

NFS sub-station with baking oven in yard, WW2
A National Fire Service sub-station with an external baking oven in yard

A fireboat tackling a blaze on the River Thames

An example of a firefighters axe

Lord Mayor of London visiting NFS City fire station, WW2
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Samuel Joseph, visiting London firefighters at the Redcross Street fire station (Fire Force 35-station C 1Z, 35-38 Redcross Street.)

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

Firefighters deal with small fire caused by explosion, WW2
Firefighters dealing with a small fire caused by an explosion

Locomotive fitted with Shand Mason pump, WW2
A locomotive fitted with a Shand Mason pump helps to put out a fire at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Yard, Old Kent Road, SE London

NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2
Firefighters attacking a blaze at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot in the Old Kent Road, SE London, with two turntable ladders at work

Group photo at new NFS (London Region) fire station, WW2
Group photo of NFS firemen and firewomen at a newly built fire station at Hayes, Bromley, Kent

NFS (London Region) firemen with hose lines, WW2
Firefighters tackle a blaze in Brewery Road, Kings Cross

NFS firewomen in dispatch rider training, WW2
London Region NFS firewomen undergoing dispatch rider training. Taught to do everything with a motorbike that could be done, these women would undertake all-terrain training

An oil fire test at Shoeburyness, Essex, WW2
Firefighters put out an oil fire during a test at Shoeburyness, Essex

NFS firefighter rolling out fire hose, WW2
A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of rolling out a line of hose

AFS women undergoing catering instruction, WW2
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz. Seen here are women of the AFS learning to prepare and cook meals for those on the Blitz front line

Auxiliary London firewomen under catering instruction
London regular and AFS firefighters spent many hours, sometimes days, at incidents during the Blitz, and they needed refreshments

NFS firewomen at work, rest and play, WW2
London firewomen at play, seen here as a dancing troop in an amateur review given at a sub-station

NFS mobile kitchen in use, WW2
These mobile kitchens, presented to the NFS (London Region No 5), were donated by the Canadian Red Cross

NFS-Firewomen dispatch rider training
Women dispatch riders in training during the Second World War

Fire Service benevolent fund Christmas gifts, WW2
A collection of Christmas gifts to be given to London firemen and firewomen hospitalised over the Christmas period

Scaling ladder rescue drill demonstration, WW2
The position in which a line is attached to a scaling ladder in order to perform a rescue from the upper floors of a building

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