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Even today this incident still ranks as the Fire Services worst peace-time disaster though the fire death toll would be exceeded in November 1968 again in Glasgow.

A sad day for the Edinburgh Fire Engine Establishment as their first ‘line of duty’ death occurs.

The Act laid down several stipulations that had to be adhered to by the citizens and some were actually reinforcing regulations laid down in James I’s 1426 Act which had been allowed to fall by the wayside. 

The London Fire Service responded to a call to the Poultry Market, one of the four buildings which together made up Smithfield Market, which covered an area of 10 acres.

Following a long nine weeks  the first National Fireman’s Strike came to an end today when Firefighters returned to work.

For nearly 90 years, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has stood as a pillar of strength, resilience, and emergency excellence.

For over six decades, Lovelady Fire & Rescue – Unit 63 has been on the frontlines, answering the call when the community needs them most.

Founded in 1930, the Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company (RVFC) was the first volunteer fire department in eastern Baltimore County.

The El Paso Fire Department (EPFD) was established on January 18, 1882, following a significant fire in 1881 that highlighted the need for organized fire protection.

From its founding in 1940, the Arlington Fire Department (AFD) has been at the forefront of fire suppression, emergency medical response, and community safety.

Station 45 was established in 1956 following the annexation of the O.S.T. Acres Volunteer Fire Department.

In December 2016 museums volunteers found these two large valves about 12 inches tall to the top of the outlet, with two and a half inch V-thread outlets were among hundreds of items put in storage.

Fire services from around the area were dispatched after smoke was reported from a second-floor window of the warehouse.

The new museum is in the former engine room of the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) section of McDonald Road Fire Station, a purpose built fire station completed in 1966.