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The Belfast Fire Brigade came into existence in 1800, and until 1861 was managed jointly with the local police service. It then provided a dedicated firefighting service to the people of the city of Belfast until its amalgamation with the Northern Ireland Fire Authority on 1 October 1973, when it became the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland, today the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service ...
1973: The Belfast Fire Brigade amalgamated with the Northern Ireland Fire Authority to become the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade. from 1973: George Morrison; until 1996: Stephen Walker [8] 1996–2002: John McClelland [9] from 2003: Colin Lammey [10] 2006: Northern Ireland Fire Brigade name changes to, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service.
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Brendan Hughes (June 1948 [1] – 16 February 2008 [2]) was a leading Irish republican and former Officer Commanding (OC) of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). [3] Also known as 'The Dark', [ 4 ] and 'Darkie', [ 5 ] he was the leader of the 1980 Irish hunger strike .
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.
Belfast Fire Command – Belfast; Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Depot – Omagh; The Royal Ulster Rifles Depot – Armagh; Territorial Army 188th (Antrim) Independent Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery – Belfast; Antrim Fortress Royal Engineers – Belfast; The Supplementary Reserve. North Irish Horse – Belfast; 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade ...
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The following year saw the establishment of the St John Ambulance Brigade (a spin-off of the Association), comprising a body of uniformed volunteers ready to render first aid to the sick and injured. The first division of the Brigade to be established in Ireland was the Belfast Fire Brigade Ambulance Division, formed in 1892 by Mr C.E. Allan. [3]