Captain JC Brown has shared his huge collection of newspaper and magazine clippings he gathered during his 35 year career as a London Fire Fighter.
Containing over 250 submissions this is an excellent collection.
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January 1984
Rescue Operation
Bill Ironside of The London Free Press London firefighters work to free an...
Firefighters bail of windows
Firefighters flee through window as flames fill house stairwell A flame filled stairway gave three...
August 1983
Passers-by help rescue man
Firefighter Morley Haynes resuscitates a dog overcome by smoke during a fire at...
July 1983
March 1983
40 Minute Vehicle Entrappment
Spectators cheer as driver rescued from car crash in 40-minute struggle Spectators cheered and clapped...
Close Call? It couldn’t be closer
(Morris Lamont of The London Free Press) A London fire department rescue until...
February 1983
Mother & son perish in fire
An invalid London mother and her eight-year-old son died in their blazing home Tuesday morning, after the woman had reported a basement fire by telephone.
Fire takes life
Catherine Barnes, 20, fled bare footed and the life of her dog was saved,...
November 1982
Firms rushing to open again after huge fire
Owners of a handful of downtown London businesses are scrambling to bounce back after...
August 1982
Crash injures three
Ken Wrightman of The London Free Press One of three men injured with...