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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.
Two Officers of the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade receiving their Long Service and Good Conduct Medals circa 2001. The Award is in cupronickel, in the form of a circular Medal, bearing on the obverse the Crown Effigy of the Sovereign and on the reverse the inscription "For Exemplary Fire and Rescue Service" with a design showing two firefighters handling a hose.
Fire insurance marks are metal plaques marked with the emblem of the insurance company which were affixed to the front of insured buildings as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade. These identification marks were used in the eighteenth and nineteenth century in the days before municipal fire services were formed. [ 1 ]
Leading firefighter (previously leading fireman and leading firewoman) is a rank in the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service, London Fire Brigade and the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service. It used to be in all British fire services, ranking between firefighter and sub-officer. [1] A leading firefighter was usually in charge of a single fire ...
The medal was originally established on 23 March 1934 as the Colonial Police and Fire Brigade Long Service Medal.A new Royal Warrant issued on 21 March 1956 provided for separate Colonial Fire Brigades and Police medals under their own warrants, [2] with the name of the medal changing to the Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal. [3]
The National Firefighters Memorial is a memorial composed of three bronze statues depicting firefighters in action at the height of the Blitz.It is located on the Jubilee Walkway to the south of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, and it is approachable from the south bank of the River Thames via the Millennium Footbridge.
The museum was located in Winchester House, the former home of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, who was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. [1] It was the London Fire Brigade headquarters until 1937 when King George VI opened a new building on the Albert Embankment on the south bank of the River Thames. [2] [3] [4]
For brigade insignia, see: British Army Brigade insignia Media in category "British Army unit badges" The following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total.