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    Birmingham Fire Stations

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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    I know it's a long shot but does anybody have a copy of the hour documentary directed by David Rea for ATV in 1977. The piece followed one shift at Central Fire Station and featured Fireman Mark Longley. Group members belonging to WMFS retired and serving members network would dearly like to see...
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Birmingham Fire and Ambulance Service. Breathing Apparatus Competition. My mate in undress uniform Lofty Sanders.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    1st Pump Escape in the back wash A1Central. 1970s.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    And a later turn out.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    A1 Central in its hey day.
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Alan "the arab" Carr was on my watch at Acocks Green one of the great characters in the job at that time. I was very sorry to learn that he had been killed in a motorbike accident RIP
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    White Watch A1 Central 1962 yours truly 4th from the left back row. It was my privilege to serve on this watch for 6 years with great characters who played hard, but when the bells went down they were true professionals dedicated to saving lives, stopping the spread of fire and looking out for...
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Radiorails. It would be interesting to repost these experiences on the WMFS retired and serving fire fighters network to see what they think. Are you a member by any chance?
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Lozellian, What a terrible tale of your experience in the Brigade. If you could have stuck it out and completed your probation the rewards would have been more that worth it. Things must have been bad to resign which in my experience is a very rare occurrance and a last resort. What year and...
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    NFS Training School Sutton Park

    Men under training at Sutton Park Harold Field in charge with Neil Perrin in the ranks
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    NFS Training School Sutton Park

    Fire Service Training Centre Sutton Park
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    Sheldon

    3rd by Emergency Ambulance in the BF&AS days. 4th bay transport van
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    Sheldon

    Sheldon Fire Station 1975.
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    Is This Your Motor?

    Our first car Rover 12 1947 bought from a bomb site car dealer for £30 in 1961. Photographed outside our quarters Wash Brook Road, Ward End in the 60s. The only car I have ever made a profit on sold it for £35 two or three years later.
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    Yardley Solihull or Stechford WW2 military camps.

    Find attached a map post code CV7 7PD it's 30 years since I have been there. The tree concerned is fronting the main road to the right of the drive in the barracks were still there and being used as a scout camp when I last saw them. But what it's like now I know not. As far as can ascertain the...
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    Yardley Solihull or Stechford WW2 military camps.

    The yanks were at Packington Park there is a tree there with lots of their names cut in the bark. Their watering hole was the clock at Bickenhill. My son with a metal detector unearthed live rounds and other junk they left behind 30 years ago.
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    The cane at school

    Yes by Mr Leeks Head Master Raddlebarn Secondary Modern school.1950 to 54. The only consolation was that the wash hand basins were outside his office so I numbed my hands under the cold water tap before reporting to him.
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    Birmingham Fire Brigade 1914.

    Thanks for the info it all adds substance to the picture. keep it coming.
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    Birmingham Fire Brigade 1914.

    Birmingham Firemen called to the Colours 1914. Photographed with the 3 senior officers I see Bob Tozer in the front can anybody name the other two? I wonder how many survived and returned to the Brigade? Credit WMFSHG.
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