Images Dated 9th January 2018

Typical Victorian manual parish fire pump

A typical Victorian manual parish fire pump of the type used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer, James Braidwood. (1 of 4) Date: 19th century

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Auxiliary firefighters group photograph, WW2

Men of the Auxiliary Fire Service in a group photo during the Second World War, with a sign inviting others to Join the London Auxiliary Fire Service'. Date: circa 1940s

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James Braidwood, Superintendent, LFEE

James Braidwood ), founder of the world's first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824. He was the first director of what was to become the London Fire Brigade, the London Fire Engine Establishment. He is credited with the development of the modern municipal fire service. Date: 1833

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