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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]
In 1942, Northern Ireland's fire services were amalgamated into one, though they were separate from the National Fire Service that covered the rest of the United Kingdom. [3] After the war, the service was split into the re-established Belfast Fire Brigade and the Northern Ireland Fire Authority, which covered the rest of Northern Ireland.
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Over 1,750 Dennis RS/SS fire engines would be produced, being sold to nearly all fire brigades across the United Kingdom as well as being exported to various fire brigades worldwide. [6] As the appliances aged, RS and SS series appliances were known to suffer from corrosion particularly around the cab doors, nicknamed "Dennis Disease" by mechanics.
File:The National Fire Service (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1943 (NISRO 1943-4).pdf
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 ...
FV1609 — c1956 Prototype APC vehicle with removable rear roof, canvas roof, and removable windscreens. Mk 1 FV1611 and FV1612 plus FV1609 vehicles converted to Mk 1 Pig spec with fully integrated rear roof and armour. Side storage boxes in Northern Ireland to prevent terrorists from placing explosives. [1]
The Fire Services (Southern Fire District and Fire Authority) Order (Northern Ireland) 1947 No. 84: The Fire Services (Western Fire District and Fire Authority) Order (Northern Ireland) 1947 No. 85: The Dangerous Drugs Act (Application) Order (Northern Ireland) 1947 No. 86: The National Insurance (Deposit Contributors) Regulations (Northern ...