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Combined bands including Birmingham Fire Brigade Band ready to March off for the VE celebrations in London. Courtesy of Martin Fraser via WMFS Retired & Serving Firefighters Network

Wartime Fire Station Ward End Park 1940 until 1947 Birmingham Fire and a Ambulances Service until the early 1950s.

Recruit training sRecruit Training Shining Parade from 1800hrs to lights out 2130hrs. With Trained Soldiers supervising. Although this is a Scots Guards Barrack Room at Pirbright, Shining Parade was universal across all Guards Regiments including the Guards Depot Caterham. The Trained Soldier...

Interesting view of Central Fire Station 1949.

Snap Boilerman. During Breathing Apparatus training in A1s roof space over the Canteen I slipped off the decking and put my foot through the ceiling over the kitchen just as the cook (Miss Hodder) was stirring some soup. Unfortunately, bits of the ceiling fell onto the stove ruined the soup and...

Halfords before it was gutted by fire,

The Duke of Kent opened Birmingham New Central Fire Station-the finest in the country-this afternoon. Unfortunately, photographers had to wait 6 weeks to film an operational Turn Out. I also believe The Duke of Kent was some time latter killed in a flying accident?

I agree Radiorails, Wartime Firemen had a wealth of experience. Unfortunately, when the NFS was returned to the local authority in 1947 everybody had to reapply for their job, not many were successful. My Father managed to keep his job and rank and was posted to Wash Lane, now demolished the...

Being ex Birmingham Fire & Ambulance Service 1959 to 1989 the Halfords fire often crops up on the WMFS Retired & Serving fighters Network Facebook Page where its acknowledged that the fire fighting was in the best traditions of the Service, with acts of bravery and numerous injuries sustained in...