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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
NFS (London) fire station pumping exercise, WW2An NFS firefighter using a trailer pump to lift water from the static dam at an NFS fire station and relaying the water
NFS (London) open water pumping exercise, WW2NFS London firefighters undertaking a pumping exercise from an open water supply (reservoir)
NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire, with salvage sheets protecting goods and equipment from water damage
NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fireFirefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit
Aftermath of a factory fire, Fire Force Area 34, WW2National Fire Service firefighters from the former Middlesex Fire Brigade (integrated into the London Region), damping down following a serious fire at the Old Jam Factory in Sipson Road
NFS-London Region open water exercise, WW2Four heavy units and trailer pumps at work by an emergency dam undertaking a pumping exercise
NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2The 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, WW2London 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
Franklin. E. Smith hose coupling, WW2A firefighter demonstrating the strength of a Franklin.E. Smith hose coupling
NFS (London Region) firemen with hose lines, WW2Firefighters tackle a blaze in Brewery Road, Kings Cross
NFS firefighter rolling out fire hose, WW2A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of rolling out a line of hose
NFS (London Region No 5) pump escape and crew, WW2The pump escape from the Regional Headquarters fire station Lambeth in the headquarters drill yard. The escape has been removed and the rear mounted pump is being operated