Nfs Collection

Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)
About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute. Here a heavy unit and crew are undertaking hose drills at Lambeth

NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene

NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2
An Austin K4-Merryweather 60 foot hand-operated turntable ladder (TL). A total of 50 such appliances were built and mounted on Austin K4 chassis for the Home Office between 1942 and 1943

NFS personnel coach from District 34-HQ, Ealing, WW2
National Fire Service personnel coach from District 34-HQ, Ealing, West London

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2
With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS

NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

NFS firefighter at a training camp, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
How not to make a length of rolled up hose flat -- dont jump on it!

NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2
An Ajax style wheeled escape ladder, wound out in its carriage, from Fire Force Area 34 Acton fire station (E1Z) located at 24 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, West London

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, the mobile kitchen unit displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1 is seen here with its side canopies extended

NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps
There were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2
London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941

NFS (London Region) ordinary fire in Islington, WW2
A fire in a shop and dwelling in Liverpool Street, Islington, North London. Despite the lull in enemy bombing, ordinary fires were still commonplace and some were of a serious nature

Members of the Canadian Fire Service join the NFS, WW2
Detachments from the Canadian Fire Service arrive in the UK to supplement National Fire Service numbers. Groups were allocated to the various Fire Regions

Portrait - A Telephonist of the N. F. S
Portrait - A Telephonist of the N.F.S. Date: circa 1941

The Building Squad of the N. F. S
The Building Squad of the N.F.S. (National Fire Service) - building a control room for the Fire Station. Many members of the N.F.S

Welsh Firemen in position above the pit-head and railway
Welsh Firemen in a strategic position above the pit-head and railway on a daily exercise routine. many Welsh miners were part-time fireman during the war. Date: circa 1941

Herbert Morrison, mobile kitchen donation, WW2
The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, on 5 September 1941, visiting a mobile kitchen donated to the National Fire Service by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. A firewoman looks up at him and smiles

WW2 greetings card, firemen
WW2 pop-up greetings card, firemen (NFS, National Fire Service). Date: circa 1942

Firefighter wearing NFS uniform, WW2
Fireman wearing National Fire Service uniform. Date: 1940s

NFS (London Region) damaged Shoreditch fire engine, WW2
The pump escape from Shoreditch fire station (36 A 1) arrives at Lambeth workshops after extensive damage was caused following a bomb blast

NFS (London Region) Aldwych V1 bombing attack, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack on the Air Ministry in the Aldwych, that killed 48 people

NFS training / instructional photo, a hose becket, WW2
An instructional photo showing a hose becket in use, securing a line of charged hose to a fire brigade ladder just below the open drill tower window

NFS firefighters at a training camp, WW2
NFS firefighters at a training camp in Northwood, Middlesex

NFS women in dispatch rider training, WW2
NFS women undergoing dispatch rider training. They were widely used to supplement the lines of communication between various headquarters

AFS women working in mobile kitchen, WW2
AFS women working in a mobile kitchen at night, serving tea and biscuits to thirsty firefighters. Date: 1940s

NFS dispatch rider training, WW2
A firewoman dispatch rider under instruction

NFS messenger boy at Pimlico bombing, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico, with a messenger boy in the foreground. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene

NFS (London) towing unit and trailer pump, WW2
A unit from Lewisham Sub-station (37 F 2 Y) at Lewisham Bridge School, Elmira Street. SE London attending a training exercise in the locality

NFS (Salvage Corps) workers at a fire, WW2
Salvage workers from Cannon Street fire station sub-station A2Z.2X (Watling Street) undertaking salvage work at a warehouse fire

NFS (London Region) Fire Force 34 Control Unit, WW2
There were five Fire Force areas in the London Region of the NFS, Nos 34 to 38. Each Fire Force area had its own local headquarters and Control Unit with dedicated staff

New NFS sub-fire station, Bushey District 34, WW2
With the longer lulls in enemy bombing following the Blitz on London, fire service personnel were put to more productive work in addition to their normal training and drills

NFS firefighter under-running a fire hose, WW2
A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of under-running (which removes the water from inside the hose) prior to rolling the hose up after use

NFS (London Region No 5) firewomans uniform, WW2
Created in 1941, the NFS nationalised the British Fire Service and split the UK into different regions. Seen here is a London firewoman in the NFS uniform

Firewomans uniform of the NFS, WW2
Firewomans uniform of the National Fire Service

Blitz in London -- improvised shoulder protectors
Blitz in London -- the London Fire Brigade innovated to protect its fire crews from injury from falling debris by utilising old rubber tyres, cut to form shoulder protectors

NFS mobile kitchen / canteen unit, WW2
A mobile kitchen used by the National Fire Service (NFS), donated to the British home front war effort by the Canadian Red Cross, seen here on display at Regional (London) headquarters, Lambeth. SE1

WW2 Christmas card, London Fire Force, NFS (National Fire Service). Date: 1941

WW2 greetings card, firemen in action
WW2 pop-up greetings card, firemen in action (NFS, National Fire Service). Date: circa 1942

Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, Surrey
Even though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey

Fire station staff in meal break, London, WW2
Fire station staff having a meal supplied from a mobile canteen van in a school playground in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

NFS personnel helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2
NFS personnel helping evacuees board a train at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944

NFS personnel unloading luggage, St Pancras, WW2
NFS personnel helping to unload luggage from buses onto trolleys outside St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944

NFS firefighter helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2
NFS firefighter handing a baby to its mother after she is safely installed in a railway carriage at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944

NFS personnel loading luggage, St Pancras, WW2
NFS personnel helping to load luggage from a trolley onto a train at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944, as part of an evacuation exercise during a period of bombing. Date: 1944

Two firefighters with salvage van and light pump, WW2
Two salvage workers with an NFS salvage van and a light pump. Date: 1940s

NFS firefighting crew with enclosed pump vehicle

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