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Annual Review, turntable ladder demonstration, London HQLFB Annual Review at HQ, with a turntable ladder demonstration in the training yard. Date: 1957
Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East LondonFirefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D
Gas explosion, Godliman Street, City of LondonResults of a gas explosion in Godliman Street, City of London, on 4 August 1939, with firefighters in action with hosepipes. Date: 1939
Blitz in City of London -- Bonhill StreetBlitz in the City of London -- fire damage due to an incendiary bomb in Bonhill Street, 15 October 1940, with firefighters in action with a hosepipe. Date: 1940
Three fire engines and crews, Hamburg, GermanyThree fire engines and their crews (Haupt Feuerwache), Hamburg, Germany, with a group of children on the right. Date: 1884
Henry Simonis & Co fire appliance, Nuremberg, GermanyA Henry Simonis & Co fire appliance, parked on a street in Nuremberg, Germany
Three fire engines and crews, Hanover, GermanyThree fire engines and their crews (Automobil-L� zug, Berufs-Feuerwehr-Hannover), Hanover, Germany
Blitz in London -- firefighters in Bermondsey, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with hosepipes at a burning gas main in Long Lane, Bermondsey, 8 March 1941. Date: 1941
Blitz in London -- inside a bombed church, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with a hosepipe inside a bombed church, 12 September 1940. Date: 1940
Firefighters with fire engine and appliances, WW2Firefighters (LFB and AFS) with a fire engine at HQ, showing how the various appliances and equipment are stored compactly, 16 July 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighter on ladder, WW2Blitz in London -- an AFS firefighter on a ladder with hose attached, in a training exercise at HQ. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- demonstrating deluge set, WW2Blitz in London -- as part of a war weapons week, a firefighter on the Embankment in Central London, 20 May 1941, demonstrates the deluge set
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work, WW2Blitz in London -- two firefighters at work with a hosepipe. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hosepipes, putting out a fire at the docks following an air raid. Date: 1940s
LFB firefighters in multi-hose displayLFB firefighters in a multi-hose display at headquarters, with pumping machine and vehicle
Towing vehicle and light trailer pump, WW2Two AFS men with a towing vehicle and light trailer pump. Date: 1940s
Steam-operated fire pump, ParisSteam-operated fire pump, as used by the Paris fire brigade. It was built by A Thirion and photographed by Berthaud. Date: 1872
Scammell pump in Orange Street, London W1, WW2Scammell 65-gallon pump in operation, supplying water to four hosepipes, at a fire in Orange Street, London W1, 21 September 1942. Date: 1942
B Division training exercise, London DocksB Division training exercise at London Docks, 6 February 1955. Date: 1955
Firefighters taking part in a hose training drillTwo firefighters taking part in a hose training drill
LFB firefighter at back of enclosed pump vehicleLFB firefighter at the back of an enclosed pump vehicle, putting stored hose into place
LFB firefighter with new motor pumpLFB firefighter at HQ with newly delivered motor pump fitted with a six-cylinder engine, pumping capacity about 930 gallons per minute, 11 April 1938. Date: 1938
Merryweather motor fire engine for Glasgow, rear view showing Hatfield pump
LFB crew on motorised vehicleLCC London Fire Brigade crew on a motorised vehicle, February 1934. Date: 1934
LFB Merryweather fire engine with stored hoses
Shand Mason fire appliance in a steam museumShand Mason fire appliance (marked First Grand Prize) on display in a steam museum, August 1938
Horse-drawn steamer taking part in special drillA horse-drawn steamer and crew taking part in a special drill display given at Lambeth HQ for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937. Seen here are hosepipes in action
Steam pump fire appliance in a steam museumSteam pump fire appliance on display in a steam museum, August 1938
Engraving of worm-driven fire squirtEngraving of people operating a large worm-driven fire squirt mounted on two wheels, to put out a fire in a burning building, reproduced from Besoni, Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, 1568
Weekly LFB drill display with manual and motor pumpsWeekly LFB drill display with an old manual pump and a modern turbine motor pump both brought into action, 26 August 1936. Date: 1936
Firefighter in Orange Street, London W1, WW2Firefighter operating a two-man manual hose in Orange Street, London W1, 21 September 1942. Date: 1942
Massey Shaw fireboat, River Thames, LondonThe London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat with two firefighters on deck operating the hoses
Massey Shaw fireboat in action, River Thames, LondonThe London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat in action with hoses spraying, on the River Thames near the Thames Barrier at Woolwich, with firefighters on deck
Los Angeles Fire Department duplex pump, USALos Angeles Fire Department duplex pump in action, California, USA, May 1937. Date: 1937
Charlotte Fire Department vehicle, North Carolina, USA, August 1935. It was the first enclosed Sedan-type fire appliance in America -- a six-cylinder engine of 160 horsepower with a pumping capacity
American fog gun in operation, WW2An American Hardie fog gun (water hose) in operation, firing a water jet into the air, 8 September 1944. Date: 1944
LFB firefighter, manual method of hose layingAn LFB firefighter in brass helmet demonstrating the manual method of hose laying, with the hose in folds over his shoulder
LFB firefighters pulling manual hose cartLFB firefighters at Fire Station D (Floating) pulling a manual hose cart and ladder, August 1938. Date: 1938
LFB vehicle with hosepipes folded up inside
Hosepipes folded up inside an LFB vehicle
Blitz in London -- Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work on timber stacks, Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, 21 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters in action at the scene of a fire in Tottenham Court Road, 24 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- St Bride Street, WW2Blitz in London -- St Bride Street, with firefighters at work in a smoky atmosphere. Date: 1940s
Major fire, Smithfield Poultry Market, LondonA major fire at Smithfield Poultry Market, London, on 23 January 1958 -- firefighters with hosepipes and a Dennis fire engine (rubble from roadworks not connected with fire)
Two firefighters at King George V Dock, East LondonTwo firefighters in action at No.9 Shed, King George V Dock, Port of London Authority, East London (E16), on 29 December 1974 -- a 30-pump fire
Firefighters training at Lambeth HQ, extinguishing an oil fire using water fog
Blitz in London -- damaged fire vehicle, WW2Blitz in London -- a firefighting vehicle damaged by falling debris in Alderney Street, Victoria SW1. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- large building on fire, WW2Blitz in London -- a large building on fire following an air raid, with firefighters and AFS volunteers fighting the blaze. Date: 1940s
