Fire Service During War Time
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Fire Service During War Time
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Author : Los Angeles Public Library. Municipal Reference Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
Fire Service During War Time written by Los Angeles Public Library. Municipal Reference Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Fire extinction categories.
Fire And The Air War
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Author : National Fire Protection Association
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
Fire And The Air War written by National Fire Protection Association and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Atomic bomb categories.
Firefighting The Blitz
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Author : Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2021-12-31
Firefighting The Blitz written by Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-31 with History categories.
War was coming. Everyone knew that confrontation with Nazi Germany was inevitable and that London was likely to be a prime target of Hitler’s bombers. So, in January 1939, Aylmer Firebrace, the Chief Officer of London Fire Brigade, was seconded to the Home Office to plan for the capital’s fire defence. Before joining the Fire Brigade, Aylmer Firebrace had been a Royal Navy officer who had fought in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. It was following the Armistice that, in 1919, he became principal officer in the London Fire Brigade. He was promoted to deputy chief and finally chief officer in June 1938.. That war struck London soon enough, but it was on 7 September 1940, that Firebrace’s preparations were truly tested with the start of the Blitz. For the next fifty-seven days and nights London was subjected to the longest continuous bombing campaign in history. Then, as the Luftwaffe ranged wider and further across Britain’s towns and cities, Firebrace was tasked with toured the nation to see the effects of the bombing, at which point he saw the need for a national response. The result was the creation of the National Fire Service. Formed in August 1941, by the amalgamation of some 1,600 separate brigades, this remarkable organisation had, at its peak, a strength of 370,000 men and women. It was led for its entire existence by Aylmer Firebrace. As the war continued, Firebrace became Chief of the Fire Staff and Inspector-in-Chief of the Fires Services, being the first and, to date, only person to head all the fire-fighting services in Britain. This body had to deal with the expansion of the Blitz as well as the so-called ‘Baedeker’ raids, the ‘tip-and-run’ attacks, Baby Blitz and V1 and V2 offensives of the later years of the war. In his fascinating account, written immediately the war, Firebrace reflects on the functioning of the fire service at its most testing time. This book is an essential addition to the understanding of the Blitz and how London and the rest of the country survived its darkest hour.
Firemen At War
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Author : Neil Wallington
language : en
Publisher: Jeremy Mills Pub
Release Date : 2007-02
Firemen At War written by Neil Wallington and has been published by Jeremy Mills Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02 with History categories.
The fact that London was not burnt to the ground in the Second World War is a direct tribute to the Fire Service of the time. In 1940, incendiaries and highly explosive bombs rained down on London for 57 consecutive nights. This is the story of that time and of the men and women who worked through some of the fieriest and most dramatic nights of Britain's history.
Firefighting The Blitz
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Author : Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2021-10-30
Firefighting The Blitz written by Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-30 with categories.
War was coming. Everyone knew that confrontation with Nazi Germany was inevitable and that London was likely to be a prime target of Hitler's bombers. So, in January 1939, Aylmer Firebrace, the Chief Officer of London Fire Brigade, was seconded to the Home Office to plan for the capital's fire defence. Before joining the Fire Brigade, Aylmer Firebrace had been a Royal Navy officer who had fought in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. It was following the Armistice that, in 1919, he became principal officer in the London Fire Brigade. He was promoted to deputy chief and finally chief officer in June 1938.. That war struck London soon enough, but it was on 7 September 1940, that Firebrace's preparations were truly tested with the start of the Blitz. For the next fifty-seven days and nights London was subjected to the longest continuous bombing campaign in history. Then, as the Luftwaffe ranged wider and further across Britain's towns and cities, Firebrace was tasked with toured the nation to see the effects of the bombing, at which point he saw the need for a national response. The result was the creation of the National Fire Service. Formed in August 1941, by the amalgamation of some 1,600 separate brigades, this remarkable organisation had, at its peak, a strength of 370,000 men and women. It was led for its entire existence by Aylmer Firebrace. As the war continued, Firebrace became Chief of the Fire Staff and Inspector-in-Chief of the Fires Services, being the first and, to date, only person to head all the fire-fighting services in Britain. This body had to deal with the expansion of the Blitz as well as the so-called 'Baedeker' raids, the 'tip-and-run' attacks, Baby Blitz and V1 and V2 offensives of the later years of the war. In his fascinating account, written immediately the war, Firebrace reflects on the functioning of the fire service at its most testing time. This book is an essential addition to the understanding of the Blitz and how London and the rest of the country survived its darkest hour.
Wartime Fires
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Author : National Fire Protection Association
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Wartime Fires written by National Fire Protection Association and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Fires categories.
Citizens In War And After
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Author : Stephen Spender
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Citizens In War And After written by Stephen Spender and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Civil defense categories.
Story of the Civil Defence organisation.
Water Supplies For Wartime Fire Fighting
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Author : United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
Water Supplies For Wartime Fire Fighting written by United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Water-supply categories.
Wartime Health And Education
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
Wartime Health And Education written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with United States categories.
Fire Services
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Author : United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
Fire Services written by United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Civil defense categories.