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Foam applied at oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Senior fire officer (white tin-hat ) and firefighters inspect a building at the scene of the oil tank fire at Thames Haven near Thurrock, Essex
Foam applied at oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Fire crews applying foam to a fire at the Thames Haven oil tank fire, near Thurrock, Essex
Pumps working from dams, Thames Haven, WW2Two major pumping units (NFS) set into an emergency inflatable dam and supplying water to the scene of a serious oil tank fire at the Thames Haven oil tank farm near Thurrock in Essex
Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 8 September 1940. Two fire floats of the Essex Fire Brigade moored alongside a jetty
Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks, WW2Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks during the Second World War
London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) testing a wheeled escape ladder either prior to drill or for its regular standard test. The escape ladder is pitched into the drill tower to its full working height
London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction on the wheeled escape ladder and hook ladder. The wheeled escape ladder is wound out of its carriage
London firefighters drilling at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction and drill in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth (also a fire station)
Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, London, WW2Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1
Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars river fire stationThe Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London
Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire stationThe Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London
Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire stationThe LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, is moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London
London firefighters marching in SE London street, WW2LCC-LFB firefighters and AFS marching along Lewisham High Street, SE London, with policemen controlling traffic
LFB band of marching firemen, Lewisham, SE LondonThe LCC-LFB band leading a London Fire Brigade marching contingent past the Lewisham Clock Tower in SE London
LFB band lead marching firefighters, SE London, WW2The LCC-LFB band playing and leading a fire brigade contingent on a march through a street in Lewisham, SE London
Firefighters parade prior to march through SE London, WW2Somewhere in Lewisham, SE London, firefighters parade in a school playground before setting off on a march. They comprise both full time London firefighters and those from the AFS
Shadwell fire station appliance room, Cable Street, E1Three appliances stand ready in the appliance room of Shadwell fire station, London E1. From left to right they are a Pump Escape, pump, and BA van
Firefighters controlling jet of water, Brigade HQ, LambethTwo London firefighters controlling a jet of water in the extended Brigade HQ drill yard at Lambeth, SE1
Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2Jets of water being brought to bear by London firefighters onto the blaze in a timber yard in Waterden Road, Homerton, East London
Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2London firefighters and AFS firefighters damping down after a major blaze in Waterden Road, Homerton, East London
Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2London Fire Brigade senior officers directing operations at a major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, London E15. The firefighters with tin hats rather than helmets would be, in the main
Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2Multiple hose lines leading to the scene of a, major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, London E15. The escape ladders standing in the roadway would have been removed from their fire appliances so that
Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2Multiple hose lines leading to the scene of a major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, London E15
Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2London Fire Brigade crews, consisting of full-time and AFS firefighters, tackling a major fire in Homerton, East London. Crews seen working with both major and trailer fire pumps
London Fire Brigade motorcycle dispatch riders training, WW2LCC-LFB junior dispatch riders under instruction by a Brigade instructor at the New Cross speedway track in South London on 28 June 1940
LFB motorcycle dispatch riders in training, WW2LFB dispatch riders in training under a Brigade instructor at the New Cross speedway track in SE London
LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2The side locker of the Leyland dual-purpose appliance showing four five-gallon (22 litre) cans of foam compound. When used with the foam generator/branch
LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2A side view of the Leyland pump with its extension ladder and hook ladders on the appliance. These dual-purpose appliances allowed the escape ladder and extension ladders to be interchanged
Womens AFS (WAFS) at Brigade HQ, WW2Womens Auxiliary Fire Service (WAFS) members receiving hose instruction from London Fire Brigade staff in the Headquarters drill yard at Lambeth, SE1
Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, LondonThe LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat underway on the River Thames, heading under Waterloo Bridge
Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, BlackfriarsThe London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw being stowed with an anchor chain whilst alongside its moorings at the Blackfriars river fire station, its base station
London Fire Brigade breakdown lorry rescuing a horseLondon firefighters extricating a horse from an excavation in Portland Place, London, using a special horse sling. The Brigades breakdown lorry is lifting the horse to safety using its crane and winch
Auxiliary firefighters at drill, Lambeth HQ, WW2Auxiliary crews from station 75W (Shelborne Road School sub station in Holloway) getting to work with a trailer pump and jets in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters
Firefighters tackle oil tray fire, Lambeth HQAn item from the drill display where firefighters extinguish a blazing oil tray fire using foam from two gallon (10 litre) fire extinguishers
Fire brigade display preparations at Lambeth HQA mock-up of a domestic room setting being erected to show the dangers of fire at the regular drill displays conducted in the London Fire Brigade headquarters drill yard
Rescue, lowering line from drill tower, Lambeth HQSaturday drill display at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by lowering a line from the third floor window, during the fire brigade display
Live carry-down from drill tower at Lambeth Brigade HQSaturday drill displays at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by carrying down an extension ladder from the second floor window during the display
Two man hook ladders drills at Lambeth HQFour London firefighters performing two-man hook ladder drills on the Brigade headquarters nine-storey drill tower
London Region (LFB) mobile canteen vanHome Office supplied mobile canteen van typical of those used throughout the London Region to provide tea and refreshments to firefighters at large incidents
Government supplied NFS pump escape and trailer pumpA grey pump escape and trailer pump prior to having its NFS station identification number painted on the side. Seen here at the London Fire Brigade headquarters in Lambeth
LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, LambethA crew making up hose during a competition in the drill yard. Note the wartime sandbag protection for Lambeth fire stations appliance room
LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2Two trailer pump crews engaged in a competition in the headquarters drill yard. The trailer pump had to be set into the water in the emergency inflatable dams
LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2Pump competition, using trailer pumps, in the Brigade headquarters drill yard. Emergency inflatable dams are located in the middle of the drill yard
Fire boat SS Sambre at Enderbys Wharf, GreenwichThe London Fire Service fire boat, the SS Sambre, at Enderbys Wharf, Greenwich, SE London
London Region NFS / AFS fire floats and tenders, WW2London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters crewing fire floats and fire tenders, fitted with trailer fire pumps for wartime use, checking equipment and manoeuvring the craft on the River Thames
