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LCC-LFB - Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets)Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets) were introduced for use in an atmosphere dense with smoke and dangerous fumes. A special motor appliance fitted for smoke helmet work was based at Southwark HQ
LCC-LFB Grand Hotel fire, Trafalgar Square W1Firefighters in breathing apparatus attend a fire in the Grand Hotel, on the corner of Trafalgar Square and Northumberland Avenue
AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade. Some 21, 000 volunteer firefighters would be recruited
LCC-LFB Fire at the Royal Military Academy, WoolwichA serious fire occurred in this building belonging to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, SE London, during refurbishment of the roof
LCC-LFB Pump escape at Southwark HQThe pump escape and crew at drill in the station yard of Brigade Headquarters at Southwark, SE1. The widespread adoption of motorised fire engines led to the development of both self propelled
LCC-LFB The hose laying lorry at Southwark HQThe Brigades first high speed hose laying lorry, seen at the then Brigade headquarters at Southwark, SE1
LCC-LFB Bishopsgate fire station horse drawn steamerStation No 36 was Bishopsgate. Seen here is its horse drawn steamer (without horses), showing the fire box near the large rear wheel of the engine
LCC-MFB Bishopsgate fire station appliance roomThe appliance room of Bishopsgate fire station, located at 162 Bishopsgate in the City of London. Showing its array of fire engines that comprised two horse drawn escape carts
LCC-MFB Escape cart standing ready in stationAn MFB fire station, showing the escape cart, carrying a 50 foot wheeled escape, ready to be connected to the horses who are standing in the stalls on either side of the fire engine
LCC-LFB Warehouse fireA firefighter climbing a 50 foot wheeled escape towards a colleague already in the burning warehouse. A hose line is lying on the ladder
LCC-LFB Two firemen at hose drill, Southwark SE1Two firemen performing hose drill at Southwark, the brigade headquarters. They are holding a brass composite branch (nozzle) that could only be turned on and off at the pump or hydrant
GLC-LFB Major fire, Chelsea Hospital, PimlicoTwelve pumps and two turntable ladders were called to deal with the major blaze at the Chelsea Hospital that destroyed the roof of the building and seriously damaged the upper floor
LCC-LFB Period fire display at Southwark HQLondon firefighters putting on a weekly display for the public at Southwark, Brigade Headquarters. They are using a Victorian manual fire pump in a reenactment of the days of horse drawn fire engines
LCC-LFB Fire scene in a London streetThe hose lines indicate a serious fire has occurred, requiring at least two jets to bring it under control, but little evidence of what actually happened
GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- hose laying lorryThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Foam Tender and crew at BatterseaThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Timber yard fire, BarkingFirefighters in action with hoses at a fire in a timber yard in the London Borough of Barking, East London
LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire, Vauxhall Bridge RoadFire crews damping down following a major blaze in Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, involving a large single storey corrugated storage facility
LCC-LFB fire scene, Cluny Place, Bermondsey SE1Firefighters in action at a major fire in Cluny Place, Bermondsey, SE London, affecting adjacent warehouses. The fireman with a walkie-talkie is relaying messages between the senior officer
LCC-LFB hose laying lorry (HLL) at Lambeth HQLee Greens (C49) hose laying lorry on display in Lambeth headquarters station drill yard. The 3.5 inch hose is stored in such a way that the mile of hose carried can be fed from the rear of
LCC-LFB fire, Talwin Street, Bow, East LondonLondon Fire Brigade crews at the scene of a serious blaze, now under control, in an East London commercial premises at Talwin Street, Bow
LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield fire engineAn LFB firefighting crew on a motorised steam pump. The motorised age came to the London Fire Brigade at Southwark in September 1909
LFEE lithograph print of a firefighting sceneA manual pump is being worked by volunteers whilst firefighters from the LFEE direct their efforts and fight the fire. The LFEE was the forerunner of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, formed in 1866
LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw demonstrates pumpingMoored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water
MBW-MFB-London Fire Brigade museum artefactMFB rolled leather fire hose with screw couplings. Copper rivets were introduced in around 1819. This type of hose was phased out in the late 1800s
LCC-LFB fire engine drills at Southwark HQThe Metropolitan Fire Brigade was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904, with much of its former equipment still in regular use. Self-propelled fire engines were being introduced by 1904
LCC-LFB fire engine trials at Crystal PalaceThe Merryweather Hatfield pump was first developed by Merryweather of Greenwich in the late 1890s. By 1916 the decision was taken to move totally to motorised fire engines
LCC-LFB four pump fire and a typical street sceneA London street scene and a fire that required four pumps to deal with the incident. Charged hose is feeding one of the pumps but life seems to continue despite the fire brigade activity that is
LCC-LFB Daylight Rubber Co fire, Farringdon RoadA major fire at the Daylight Rubber Co warehouse in Farringdon Road required many pumps and a turntable ladder to quell the blaze, involving rubber goods
LCC-LFB Commercial building fire, Avery Hardoll, ElthamLFB firefighters in action at a commercial building fire at Avery Hardoll, Eltham, SE London. The fire started in a former shop and dwelling which had been converted into a commercial undertaking
LCC-LFB enclosed pumping applianceA rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing