The hook ladders of 1970s firefighting - FireRescue1
2012年10月5日 · LONDON — Working as a firefighter in London’s East End during the early 1970s was no easy ride. In the book, “ Call the Fire Brigade,” Allan Grice outlines what life was like as a...
List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty
This article is a list of British firefighters killed in the line of duty since 1900. As such, it only lists those firefighters [note 1] killed or who sustained injuries from which they subsequently died whilst on duty and not those who were off-duty at the time of the event at which they died.
Why red tape saves lives: the fire service ... - History & Policy
2018年3月28日 · This policy paper will trace the evolution of Britain’s post-war fire safety regime, by paying particular attention to the impact of high-profile fatal fires in producing reactive ‘tombstone legislation’. A series of Acts were passed between the late 1950s and 1970s, which dealt with risks on a sectoral basis.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 14 | 1977: Firefighters strike over pay claim - BBC News
1977: Firefighters strike over pay claim. Firefighters are claiming widespread support for their first national strike, over a 30% pay demand. The 30,000-strong Fire Brigades Union claims...
Tales and stories of the London Fire Brigade and its people.
2017年11月13日 · A particularly unforgettable period for lots of reasons in the late 1970s. Now it’s very much part of fire service history now. But for those of us in the London Fire Brigade then the date reminds us, if it be needed, of the 9 week struggle of the first national Firemen’s strike.
Fire strike! It’s 40 years since army Green ... - Leicestershire Live
2017年11月14日 · Under fire: Army firefighters at Harris Corner, on Granby Street, Leicester, on the first night of the strike, on November 14, 1977. Today marks 40 years since the national firemen’s strike...
the 1970s. the narrative thread of the book is uncomplicated: a story of the nineteenth-century municipalization and professionalization of organized urban firefighting and of the gradual shift from fire insurance companies protecting their customers’ prop erty
UK Fire Service History - The Fire Brigade Society
With a fire in 1956 at a mill in Keighley, legislation was passed to cover fire safety at work. Whilst fire services in the UK were gaining improved equipment and appliances approaching the 1960's, they were always having to keep apace with risks imposed by new technology in other fields and the hazards they posed.
Firefighters - Archives Hub - Jisc
Membership of the Fire Brigades Union rose from 3,000 in 1939 to almost 70,000 in 1942. The war-time National Fire Service was disbanded in 1948, and today Britain's fire services are the responsibility of city authorities and larger county boroughs.
Britannia Bridge fire: Firefighters tell their story 50 years on
2020年5月21日 · Two firefighters have recalled being trapped on the roof of a burning bridge, high above the Menai Strait, to mark the 50th anniversary of the fire. On 23 May 1970, John Owen and Les Roberts...