1961: Working for the (London) Fire Brigade
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In the late 1970's, Gordon Honeycombe wrote the book "RED WATCH" about the A21 Paddington Station on the Harrow Road just north of the Paddington Railway Station. He was there when the famous Worsley Hotel fire happened (12/13/1974) with seven fatalities including a Paddington proby LODD. This book is a must read (Amazon)!
In 1995, Paddington was the third busiest station in the LFB (behind Dagenham and Wennington) with 12 four pump and 3 six pump fires on their ground.
At the Worsley fire the RED WATCH Station Officer (known throughout the job as "The Guv") was Neil Wallington who subsequently wrote several books himself- all worth reading.
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In 1995, Paddington was the third busiest station in the LFB (behind Dagenham and Wennington) with 12 four pump and 3 six pump fires on their ground.
At the Worsley fire the RED WATCH Station Officer (known throughout the job as "The Guv") was Neil Wallington who subsequently wrote several books himself- all worth reading.
Worsley Hotel fire - Wikipedia
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There Fire houses dont have just like a Pumper or just a Pumper and a ladder right?In the late 1970's, Gordon Honeycombe wrote the book "RED WATCH" about the A21 Paddington Station on the Harrow Road just north of the Paddington Railway Station. He was there when the famous Worsley Hotel fire happened (12/13/1974) with seven fatalities including a Paddington proby LODD. This book is a must read (Amazon)!
In 1995, Paddington was the third busiest station in the LFB (behind Dagenham and Wennington) with 12 four pump and 3 six pump fires on their ground.
At the Worsley fire the RED WATCH Station Officer (known throughout the job as "The Guv") was Neil Wallington who subsequently wrote several books himself- all worth reading.
Worsley Hotel fire - Wikipedia
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Most of the rigs will be pumps or pump escapes. The UK seems to have relatively few aerial units- usually with a two man crew.
For example, Paddington has a pump, pump escape, turntable ladder, and emergency tender.
For those interested, the LFB Museum (temporarily closed) is behind the Lambeth HQ/ Station/Drill Yard on the Albert Embankment.
When I visited years ago, the Director told me he bought all his rock-n-roll vinyl records from the since closed Don's Record Shop- about ten blocks from my house