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See History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom. During the period between 1941 and 1947, all fire brigades in Britain were amalgamated into the National Fire Service (NFS). [note 3] This totalled over 1,600 individual brigades. Some links that point to the NFS may actually link to the fire service that covers the present day geographical area.
First time a UK police officer was convicted for a death in custody. Gerard Logue (8 February 1985 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) – shot while sitting in a stolen car. [140] Sean McIlvenna (17 December 1984 in Blackwatertown, Northern Ireland) – IRA member, shot after being involved in a roadside bomb attack. [140]
[35] (death announced on this date) 23 January – Martin Middlebrook, 91, English military historian and writer. [36] (death announced on this date) 24 January – Wayne Brown, British chief fire officer (West Midlands Fire Service) [37] (death announced on this date) 26 January Keith Booth, 81, English cricket writer. [38] (death announced on ...
Luton airport is the fifth-busiest airport in the UK, normally with several hundred flights a day across Europe – typically carrying 40,000 passengers daily. ... chief fire officer for ...
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it received a report of a car fire on level three of the airport’s Terminal Car Park 2 at 8.47pm. Fifteen fire appliances and more than 100 firefighters ...
Airport suspends flights for most of day after car park engulfed in flames
An engine failure had generated a fire and the captain ordered evacuation. The engine failure was later traced to an incorrectly repaired combustor, causing the turbine disc to shatter and puncture the wing fuel tanks. Most of the deaths were due to smoke inhalation, not burns; 82 people survived.
The list omits war-time deaths by enemy fire, such as the many police officers killed by air raids during the Second World War. [1] The list also omits the more than 300 officers of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) killed in paramilitary assassinations or attacks during The Troubles. [2]