In the Service of the Nation, The NFS Goes Into Action, 1944.
Published for the National Fire Service Benevolent Fund by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.
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In the Service of the Nation, The NFS Goes Into Action, 1944.
Published for the National Fire Service Benevolent Fund by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.
#airraidprecautions #civildefence #ww2 #history #ephemera #auxiliaryfireservice #nationalfireservice #blitz #londonblitz #firehistory #fireservice
London Firefighters In Action, 1941.
A contemporaneous account of firefighting during the Blitz. Written and created by members of the AFS and the London Fire Brigade.
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Fire Over London, The Story of the London Fire Service 1940-1941.
This booklet was published in August 1941 at the same time as local brigades & the Auxiliary Fire Service were nationalized into the National Fire Service.
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National Fire Service Decal, 1941.
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Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Recruiting Ad., Date Unknown.
In 1941 the AFS & local fire brigades were amalgamated into the National Fire Service (NFS). The NFS was disbanded in 1948 & the AFS was reformed for Cold War nuclear Civil Defence.
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Emergency Heavy Pump Unit, 1938.
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created as a component of the larger Air Raid Precautions (ARP) and Civil Defence (CD) program in anticipation of war with Germany.
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Air Raid Precautions Series, 1938.
These cards depict light & medium trailer fire pumps used by the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS). They were towed behind fire apparatus, & hauled through damaged areas by firefighters.
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