Hoses Collection

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Hoses Collection: NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2

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

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB changeover from brass to cork fire helmets

LCC-LFB changeover from brass to cork fire helmets
Two firemen in the foreground wearing new style cork helmets and Proto Mark IV breathing apparatus sets. The man on the right is from Station 34, Shadwell

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4

LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4
Two turntable ladders deployed at an office building fire in Farringdon Street, City of London, 16 November 1934. The top of the turntable ladder on the left is totally engulfed in the swirling black

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey
A major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London, happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters

Hoses Collection: Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ

Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ
London firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire near Holborn Viaduct

LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire near Holborn Viaduct
Hose is seen snaking across the road under Holborn Viaduct, giving an indication as to the seriousness of the blaze in a commercial building through the gated archway

Hoses Collection: Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner

Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London

Hoses Collection: AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2

AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade. Some 21, 000 volunteer firefighters would be recruited

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey
A major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drill

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drill
The counter-weighted monitor of a London Fire Brigade fireboat in use whilst the fireboat is moored near Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2

LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2
Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament

Hoses Collection: MBW-MFB-London Fire Brigade museum artefact

MBW-MFB-London Fire Brigade museum artefact
MFB rolled leather fire hose with screw couplings. Copper rivets were introduced in around 1819. This type of hose was phased out in the late 1800s

Hoses Collection: LCC-LFB enclosed pumping appliance

LCC-LFB enclosed pumping appliance
A rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
The correct and incorrect methods of breaking hose couplings. The man on the right holds the wrong coupling (female), allowing the male coupling to fall to the ground when the lugs of the female

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
The correct and incorrect methods of clearing water from a hose. The firefighter in front is incorrectly walking along the hose, moving the water with his feet. This can damage the hose

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
Showing the correct way to roll out hose from a trailer pump. The hose lies flat with no twists that can turn into a knot when water is passed through and put under pressure

Hoses Collection: NFS (London) open water pumping exercise, WW2

NFS (London) open water pumping exercise, WW2
A London firefighter using a trailer pump to lift and supply water from an open water source (stream)

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
The incorrect method of moving a line of hose along a road. The dragging can cause damage to the fibres of the hose and when under high pressure it may burst

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
The correct method of carrying a length of hose so that it does not become damaged by being dragged over rough ground

NFS training / instructional photo, use of hose, WW2
The wrong way to roll out hose from a trailer pump. The twists in the hose can turn into a knot when water in passed through and put under pressure, preventing the water from reaching the branch (jet)

Hoses Collection: NFS training / instructional photo, the use of hose, WW2

NFS training / instructional photo, the use of hose, WW2
NFS training photo showing hose rolled up correctly after use. The length of hose on the right has been rolled upon the male coupling to indicate that it is damaged or burst

Hoses Collection: NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2

NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2
The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply

Hoses Collection: NFS firefighter rolling out fire hose, WW2

NFS firefighter rolling out fire hose, WW2
A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of rolling out a line of hose

Hoses Collection: NFS firefighter under-running a fire hose, WW2

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

Hoses Collection: NFS Home Office hose tests, Wimbledon, WW2

NFS Home Office hose tests, Wimbledon, WW2
London Region NFS/AFS firefighter 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

Hoses Collection: NFS (London Region) AFS exercise, WW2

NFS (London Region) AFS exercise, WW2
Firefighters practise using their hoses in an NFS (London Region) AFS exercise

Hoses Collection: NFS (London Region) AFS exercises, WW2

NFS (London Region) AFS exercises, WW2
Firefighters at a hose pump during NFS (London Region) AFS exercises

Hoses Collection: NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2

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

Hoses Collection: Blitz in London -- emergency water mains for firefighting

Blitz in London -- emergency water mains for firefighting
Blitz in London -- frequently water mains were damaged or destroyed by enemy bombing. Emergency water mains were laid, over ground, to which fire hoses could be connected

Hoses Collection: Firefighters controlling jet of water, Brigade HQ, Lambeth

Firefighters controlling jet of water, Brigade HQ, Lambeth
Two London firefighters controlling a jet of water in the extended Brigade HQ drill yard at Lambeth, SE1

Hoses Collection: Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2

Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2
Multiple hose lines leading to the scene of a major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, London E15

Hoses Collection: Stocks of fire brigade hose fittings, LFB HQ workshops

Stocks of fire brigade hose fittings, LFB HQ workshops
An assortment of pump collector heads, hose adapters and suction hoses on the floor of the London Fire Brigade workshops at Lambeth

Fireboat Massey Shaw with eight hoses pumping

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