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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March 1975
Burnt Gear
Capt. Frank Bell holds a helmet and coat melted and burned in the intense heat of an apartment fire Sunday at 131 Sackville St., where a young Toronto woman was found dead. The boots were also burned. Capt. Bell and Firefighter Pat Darcey suffered burns trying to get into the apartment. (Rick Eglinton - The London Free Press)
Fierce fire in duplex kills UWO student
Capt. Bell, Firefighter Darcey and O’Brien were engulfed by flame and smoke as they tried to rescue a UWO student.
February 1975
Use of Fire Chief’s Car
The use of the Fire Chief's Car to chauffeur council members is criticized.London Free...
January 1975
Firefighters rescue unconscious couple
A fire which threatened the lives of an elderly London couple Wednesday night is...
October 1974
White Factory Fire
Firemen battle the blaze along the west wall of the White factory. Workers said the fire apparently started in a storage area.
Fire hall takes shape
So far it looks just like a pile of concrete blocks, but London’s No....
London spinster, 60, dies in smouldering house fire
By Gord Wainman of The Free Press Smoke billows from a Pondview Road home...
New 911 System
London has a new emergency system - 911.London Free Press - Ting ...
Women & Fire Departments
I hosed my hair last night and can't do a thing with it.London Free...
September 1974
Tight squeeze
Firemen work for almost an hour to free Joe Nicholls of London, injured when the truck he was driving collided with a dump truck.