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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
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
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
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
Los Angeles Fire Department duplex pump, USALos Angeles Fire Department duplex pump in action, California, USA, May 1937. Date: 1937
LFB vehicle with hosepipes folded up inside
Hosepipes folded up inside an LFB vehicle
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
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 -- Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, WW2Blitz in London -- men at work with a hosepipe in Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, City of London, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941
Four AFS firefighters operating hosepipe, WW2Four AFS firefighters operating a hosepipe. Date: circa 1940s
AFS firefighters unrolling hosepipes, WW2Four Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters unrolling hosepipes, watched by some visitors. Date: circa 1940s
Blitz in the City of London - Queen Street, WW2Scene in Queen Street, with trailer pumps at work, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941
Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2Aerial view of London firemen at work with hoses in Queen Victoria Street (looking towards Blackfriars) following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941
Firefighter painting statuette of fireman in actionFireman painting a statuette of a firefighter in action
Old firefighting equipment in a museumOld firefighting equipment on display in a museum -- the first form of pump and suction pipe and sailcloth hose, used by John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade
Old fire engine and other equipment in a museum: an ancient fly wheel manual fire engine from Windsor Castle, built by Merryweathers predecessors, Hadley & Simpkin, in 1735; fire apparatus of 1666
Old fire engine in a museumAn old fire engine in a museum, on loan from the Weston Super Mare Fire Brigade
Mr Attlee attending hosepipe tests at Wimbledon, WW2Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)
Incendiary bomb attack on Great Scotland Yard, WW2Blitz in London -- LFB tackling a blaze following an incendiary bomb attack on Great Scotland Yard on 13th September 1940, next to the LCC-MFB Scotland Yard Fire Station. Date: 1940
Firefighters in action, Calders Wharf, East LondonFirefighters in action at a fire in Calders Wharf, East London, 21 May 1955. Seen here with hosepipes, cooling down barrels of collodion cotton and boxes of paint
Fire at GPO Stores, Tabernacle Street, LondonFire at GPO Stores, Tabernacle Street, City of London, 28 March 1955. Showing a firefighter in action with a hosepipe at the top of a turntable ladder. Date: 1955
Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steamerA Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steamer with driver-operator
Engraving of a steamer in action during a fire, with panic on the street
Self-propelled fire engine at LFB Southwark HQA self-propelled fire engine at LFB Southwark Headquarters, with firemen training. Date: 1910
Large Dennis trailer water pump
Trailer water pump at Dulwich Fire Station, WW2The latest trailer water pump, presented in September 1940, seen here at Dulwich Fire Station, south London. Date: 1940
Scammell 45 gallon water pump, WW2A Scammell 45 gallon water pump in position on a trolley during the Second World War (17 September 1942). Date: 1942
London firefighters at work in Hampstead High StreetLondon firefighters at work outside a Woolworths building in Hampstead High Street, north-west London (11 May 1946). General aerial view of the front of the premises after the fire has been
London firefighters at work in Dingley Road, WW2London firefighters at work with hosepipes and ladders in Dingley Road, City of London, during the Second World War (30 June 1940). Date: 1940
London firefighters at work on staircase, Carron WharfLondon firefighters at work on an adjoining external staircase during a fire at Carron Wharf, Upper Thames Street, on 28 June 1939. Date: 1939
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work, Blackfriars, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with hosepipes at the Blackfriars Goods Depot on 16 October 1940. Date: 1940
