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  2. History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom

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    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.

  4. Fire services in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Fire Brigades Act 1938 - Wikipedia

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    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 c. c. 72) (in force until 1941, repealed 1947) was the primary legislation for Great Britain , excluding London, that placed responsibility for the provision of a fire brigade onto the local authority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.

  6. National Fire Service - Wikipedia

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    The NFS was created in August 1941 by the amalgamation of the wartime national Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) and the local authority fire brigades (about 1,600 of them). Prior to this, many police forces were charged with attending fires, with Liverpool City Police being an early example of a Police Fire Brigade. [2]

  7. Fire Services Act 1947 - Wikipedia

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    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 Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, which left [1] ss. 26 to 27A (concerning the Firemen's Pension Scheme) still in force in Scotland.

  8. List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty

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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.

  9. 2002–2003 United Kingdom firefighter dispute - Wikipedia

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    The Independent Review of the Fire Service (known as the "Bain Review") proposed increasing salaries, on condition that the fire service was reformed and modernised. Recommendations included improving fire service leadership, encouraging closer relations with the central and local governments, and giving firefighters paramedic training. [4] [5] [6]