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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 Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, which left [1] ss. 26 to 27A (concerning the Firemen's Pension Scheme) still in force in Scotland.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 c. c. 72) (in force until 1941, repealed 1947) was the primary legislation for Great Britain , excluding London, that placed responsibility for the provision of a fire brigade onto the local authority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.
Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser; Fire authority; Fire Brigades Act 1938; Fire Services Act 1947; Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004; Fire service in the United Kingdom; Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland; History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom; Independent Review of the Fire Service; Regulatory Reform (Fire ...
Pages in category "History of firefighting" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. ... History of fire brigades 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