London Fire Brigade Gallery

LCC-MFB funeral of Fireman Martin Sprague

View of the funeral procession of Fireman Martin Sprague, who was killed in a fire. Showing the start of the procession from MFB headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road to Highgate Cemetery in North London. The Brigade, established in 1866, was maintained at an annual cost of £130, 000 per annum; and the area it protected extended over 118 square miles, with nearly 50 fire stations and four river stations

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LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications set

A Sub Officer from Lambeth's (D61) emergency tender crew demonstrating the Southampton communications equipment that was worn with a full face mask on the Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set. The two-way communications enabled a firefighter working in an incident to relay information to a control officer on the outside, or to receive instructions or information from the control officer

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LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2

Quite a few London Fire Brigade vehicles came to grief during the Blitz raids. This Commer towing van and trailer pump have ploughed into a bomb crater in Southwark Bridge Road just south of the bridge. The crew escaped with only minor injuries. Note the hose lines relaying water across the bridge to the north side of the river

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library