Lfdca Collection

LFDCA-LFB Lambeth HQ and Lambeth river station
A modernised Lambeth river fire station and the new fireboat London Phoenix, seen here from the north bank of the River Thames

LFDCA-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey
Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station became the setting for the fictitious Blackwall fire station in the popular television series Londons Burning

LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine at Clapham fire station
A former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape at Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London Council

LFDCA-LFB Volvo dual purpose diesel pump ladder
Pictured on Blackheath in SE London, the pump ladder from Greenwich fire station

LFDCA-LFB Clapham fire station turnout
One of a series of photos capturing Claphams three fire engines turning out from the fire station at night

LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham street
A former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape which was visiting Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London

LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform in use
LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform and other vehicles in use at the scene of a fire in January 1997. Date: 1997

LFDCA-LFB Breathing apparatus control board
All front line fire engines which carry breathing apparatus also carry a BA control board. This ensures that when firefighters enter an incident in BA their details are recorded

LFDCA-LFB Brigade Command and Control Unit
An interior view of the Brigades major command and control unit in Battersea Park, London

LFDCA-LFB Shadwell fire station, Cable Street
Shadwell fire station, Cable Street, East London, which marked its centenary in 2010. It is one of nine fire stations across London which are to be rebuilt

LFDCA-LFB Kingston fire station, SW London / Surrey
Built originally for the Surrey Fire Brigade, Kingston fire station was transferred into Greater London in 1965

LFDCA-LFB Islington fire station, Upper Street
Islington fire station, 178 Upper Street, Islington N1

LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit
Pictured at Battersea Park, the CSU from the Southern Command headquarters at Croydon was staffed by two junior officers and attended incidents that required four pumps or more

LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the hydraulic platform from Greenwich fire station

LFDCA-LFB Demountable pods and bulk foam unit
Lorries capable of carrying demountable pods were introduced into the London Fire Brigade to transport different classifications of pods to incidents as required

LFDCA-LFB Volvo Saxon pump ladder at Croydon
Croydon fire stations Volvo Saxon pump ladder at its base station, which was the Southern Command headquarters. On top of the fire engine can be seen a roof ladder

LFDCA-LFB Clapham fire station turn-out
One of a series of photos capturing Claphams three fire engines turning out from the fire station at night

LFDCA-LFB three Greenwich fire station appliances
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the three appliances from Greenwich fire station: two Volvo Saxon dual purpose diesel fire engines (pump-ladder and pump)

LFDCA-LFB Fire investigation unit at a hotel fire
The fire investigation unit would attend both large and small fires. Its specially trained crew would seek to determine the cause of a fire wherever possible

LFDCA-LFB Dodge / Carmichael turntable ladder
Dodge/Carmichael Turntable Ladder at Southwark training centre

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