AFS/NFS Information from the Fire Service "Squirt" Magazine.

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Auxiliary Fire Service Areas in Birmingham.

Division 1
Central, Aston
Division 2
Cotteridge, Northfield, Bartley Green, Selly Oak, Bournbrook
Division 3
Handsworth, Harborne, Edgbaston, Quinton
Division 4
Erdington, Perry Barr, Aston Manor
Division 5
Balsall Heath, Bordesley, Kings Heath, Sparkhill, Greet
Division 6
Acocks Green, Hay Mills, Yardley, Stechford, Ward End

 

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Auxiliary Fire Stations mentioned in the AFS Squirt Magazine.

1/1 - Lingard St FS
1/2 - Fox St
1/4 - Tower St
2/1 - Block 6, Selly Oak Infirmary, Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak.
2/2 - Old Mews Garage, Redditch Rd, Kings Norton.
2/3 - Upland Rd, Selly Park.
2/3 A -The University
2/4 - 153 Middleton Hall Rd
2/5 - Spot Garage, Northfield.
2/5 A - Austin Motors.
2/6 - Weoley Castle Estate.
3/1 - Broad St
3/2 - Soho Hill
3/2 B.1 - Holmes Garage
3/3 - Monument Rd. (St Marks)
3/3/A - Belliss & Morcom
3/4 - Penryn School, Edgbaston Convalescent Home.
3/5 - Holyhead Rd
3/5.D.5 - Shrimptons Garage.
3/6 - Hamstead Rd, Handsworth.
3/7 - 132 Hagley Rd.
3/8 - Hagley Rd
3/9 - Wentworth Rd, Harborne.
3/10 - Lodge Rd
4/1 - Six Ways, Erdington
4/1/C - J.T. Darlington
4/1/G/2 - Mellows
4/2 - The Green
4/2 C - H.P. Sauce.
4/3 - Copeley Hill
4/3/A - Hardy Spicer
4/3/B - Higgs Motors
4/4F.2 - Newtown Row Garage.
4/4 - Jerrys Lane
4/5 - Brooklands Farm
4/6/A - Moulded Products
5/1 - Essex St
5/1/B – Davenports C.B.
5/2 - Stratford Rd, Hall Green.
5/3 - Edgbaston Rd
5/4 - Grantham Rd, Sparkbrook.
5/5 - Vincent Parade
5/6 - Alcester Rd, Moseley
5/7 - Allcock St
5/7/A - England’s
5/7/B - Britannia Tube
5/7/D - W.J. Wilds.
5/8 - Havelock Rd
5/8/B - Klaxon Limited
5/9 - Billesley Lane.
5/10 - Brook Lane.
5/10 F.2 - Bryants, Whitmore Rd.
5/11 - Coventry Rd
6/1 - Washwood Heath Rd
6/1/B - Wolseley Motors
6/1/C - Parkinson Stove
6/2 - St Andrews Football Club (7 Pump Stn)
6/2/B - Wright’s Ropes
6/2/D - Warne, Wright& Rowland
6/2/E - A.D. Wimbush & Sons.
6/5 - 3378 Church Rd, Yardley
6/7 - Norton Hall, Ralph Rd.
18/D/3 - Longbridge Laundry, Northfield.

AFS Headquaters – Ruskin Chambers, Corporation St.
1 HQ - Central FS
2 HQ - 127 Northfield Rd - Kings Norton
3 HQ - Baskerville Works, Cambridge St, B3
4 HQ - 857 Tyburn Rd, Erdington
5 HQ - 46 Trafalgar Rd, Moseley, B13.
6 HQ - Norton Memorial Hall, Ralph Rd, Saltley.

 

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NFS Fire Stations– Number 24 Fire Force
(With the change to the National Fire Service the Station Identity Prefixes were changed from Numbers to Letters.

A/2/X - Tower St
A/2/Y - Jameson Rd
A/2/Z - Lingard St
A/3/X - Essex St
A/3/Y - Broad St
A/3/Z - Fox St
B/1/Z - Kings Norton
B/1/VA - Austin Motors
C/1/W - Hagley Rd
C/1/X - Monument Rd
C/1/Z - Albion St
C/2/Z - Stafford Rd - Handsworth
D/1/Xa - Hardy Spicer
D/1/Ya - Hardy Spicer
D/1/Z - Ettington Rd - Aston
D/1/G/2 - Mellows
D/2/X - Dunedin Rd
D/3/A - Hardy Spicer’s
D/3/B - Higgs Motors
D/3/W - Chester Rd
D/3/X - Jerrys Lane
D/4/C/1 - Villa Cross
E/1/Ya - Burman & Sons, Ryland Rd.
E/2/XB - Klaxon Ltd.
F /HQ - Ward End Park House
F/1/B - Wolseley Works
F/1/X - Ralph Rd - Norton Hall
F/3/Y - Good Companions
F/3/Zd - Bendix Ltd
F/3/Z/A - Rover
G/1/X - Coundon Rd
G3 - Dane Rd
G/3/Y - (G/4/Y – G/4/Z) Jubilee Crescent, Coventry
G/4/X - Keresley Rd
G/5/V - Humber Rd
G/5/Y - Coniston Rd, Coventry
G/5/Z - Daventry Rd
G/7/Z - Coleshill
H/3/Z - Coleshill

 

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Station 1-1 Lingard St.

Station 2-1 Oaktree Lane.

Station 2-2 Redditch Road.

Station 3-1 Broad St

 

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Station 6-1 Washwood Heath Road

Station 6-4 Shirley Rd

Station 3-2B1 Holmes Garage

Station 3-10 Lodge Road

 

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Station Personnel 2-5 Spot Garage, Bristol Road.

Station Personnel 3-5 Holyhead Road.

Station Personnel 3-6 Hamstead Road.

Station Personnel 3-10 Lodge Road.

 

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Station Personnel 4-3-A Hardy Spicer.

Station Personnel 6-5 3378 Church Road, Yardley.

Station Personnel D-1 C-1 D4C1 Villa Cross.

Station Personnel E.C. Hopkins

Station Personnel 2-5-A Austin Motors

 

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Station Personnel 3-6 Hamstead Road

Station Personnel 4-1-C J.T. Darlington

Station Personnel 4-1-G-2 Mellows

Station Personnel 5-3 Edgbaston Road

Station Personnel 5-4 Grantham Road

Station Personnel 5-5 Vincent Parade

 

[Vivienne14]

Great set of posts Two. Thank you ! Viv.

 

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Station Personnel 6-1 Washwood Heath Road.


Station Personnel 6-2-B Wrights Ropes

Station Personnel D-3-X Jerrys Lane, Erdington.

Station Personnel E-2-XB Klaxon Ltd.

Station Personnel F-1-X Ralph Road.

Concert Party (NFS) - 1942 F Div - Ward End Area.

 

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NFS Fire Stations– Number 24 Fire Force
(With the change to the National Fire Service the Station Identity Prefixes were changed from Numbers to Letters.

A/2/X - Tower St
A/2/Y - Jameson Rd
A/2/Z - Lingard St
A/3/X - Essex St
A/3/Y - Broad St
A/3/Z - Fox St
B/1/Z - Kings Norton
B/1/VA - Austin Motors
C/1/W - Hagley Rd
C/1/X - Monument Rd
C/1/Z - Albion St
C/2/Z - Stafford Rd - Handsworth
D/1/Xa - Hardy Spicer
D/1/Ya - Hardy Spicer
D/1/Z - Ettington Rd - Aston
D/1/G/2 - Mellows
D/2/X - Dunedin Rd
D/3/A - Hardy Spicer’s
D/3/B - Higgs Motors
D/3/W - Chester Rd
D/3/X - Jerrys Lane
D/4/C/1 - Villa Cross
E/1/Ya - Burman & Sons, Ryland Rd.
E/2/XB - Klaxon Ltd.
F /HQ - Ward End Park House
F/1/B - Wolseley Works
F/1/X - Ralph Rd - Norton Hall
F/3/Y - Good Companions
F/3/Zd - Bendix Ltd
F/3/Z/A - Rover
G/1/X - Coundon Rd
G3 - Dane Rd
G/3/Y - (G/4/Y – G/4/Z) Jubilee Crescent, Coventry
G/4/X - Keresley Rd
G/5/V - Humber Rd
G/5/Y - Coniston Rd, Coventry
G/5/Z - Daventry Rd
G/7/Z - Coleshill
H/3/Z - Coleshill

HI, my mum was in the HQ staff of B division in 1945 - would this have been in Trafalgar Road, Mosely, as noted for HQ for '5' division? She lived not far from there, so assuming..Your list for NFS doesn't show a HQ site for the divisions after the changes from AFS. Thanks.