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 1981
August 1980
$100,000 Apartment Fire
Fire investigators were to continue today to probe the scene of a $100,000 fire which forced residents to flee 17 apartments in a south London building early Sunday.
April 1980
Probers seek cause after $500,000 blaze
Fire destroyed the Classic Hobby Crafts Ltd., store on the ground floor at 263 Dundas and the How-To bookstore above it.
Firefighters “impressive” says McMurtry
“These guys are a lot of courageous gentlemen. What they’re doing certainly brings home the need to assure the public they have the resources to fight fires,”
January 1980
Fire drives 9 from house
Nine London men huddled under blankets and neighbors’ coats early today after fire drove them from a three-storey rooming house at 761 King St., into sub-freezing weather.
Jury changes truck design
A coroner’s jury probing the death last spring of a London firefighter recommended Thursday that all fire trucks in the province be designed in future so all crew members may ride inside cab.
Taking a breather
A London firefighter fleeing a smoke-filled upper floor at 87 Euclid Ave., on Tuesday doesn’t seem to share the glee of a jack-o’-lantern perched atop a porch.
City council may give firemen in London right to go on strike
Despite the concern of the London Firefighters’ Association, city council has supported proposed amendments to...
Firefighters lose two court moves
London’s firefighters lose two court moves The London Firefighters’ Association suffered a double blow Thursday...
Firefighters lose two court moves
The London Firefighters’ Association suffered a double blow Thursday in Toronto before the divisional court...