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Before 1974, all but one of the fire brigades in England and Wales used the term "Fire Brigade", the exception was the City of Salford, which called itself "Fire Department". After 1974, all but two of the new authorities adopted the term "Fire Service", the two exceptions being Avon County and County Cleveland.
See separate article History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom; Historically fire safety was a function of local authorities rather than the fire service however in 1947 the introduction of the Fire Services Act gave the Fire Brigades their first responsibilities for fire safety.
The history of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom formally covers the period from the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801 but is founded in the history of such legislation in England and Wales, and Scotland before 1708, and that of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800.
The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 extended only to England and Wales, thus leaving the Fire Services Act 1947 in force in Scotland. Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, which left [1] ss. 26 to 27A (concerning the Firemen's Pension Scheme) still in force in Scotland.
The Fire Brigades Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. c. 72) (in force until 1941, repealed 1947) was the primary legislation for Great Britain , excluding London, that placed responsibility for the provision of a fire brigade onto the local authority , and away from the insurance companies.
The museum is based at a former combined police and fire station, opened in 1900 at the junction of West Bar and West Bar Green near the city centre. A notable feature is one of the few remaining Fire Brigade observation towers in the United Kingdom.
History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom; History of the Belfast Fire Brigade; N. Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service; W. Wotton House, Surrey
Subsequent legislation introduced after the strike would demand striking fire brigades make their fire engines available to the armed forces, rendering the 'Green Goddess' appliances redundant; the fleet of over 1,000 appliances began to be sold off in 2005, with many 'Green Goddess' appliances being sold to developing countries. [39] [40] [41]