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Auxiliary Fire Service at Railway Station

c. 1941 , Ipswich (Suffolk)

Cat no. 822

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Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service in World War II leave Ipswich on a steam train.

Amongst the loaded luggage barrows at the station, a long line of uniformed Auxiliary Fire Service members stand on the edge of the platform. A view of the station sign, then the steam train arrives and the men shake hands. After the railway signals allow the train to proceed, the train crew wave as they pass by. The AFS men wave from the carriage windows.

Keywords

Fire services

Background Information

The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed from volunteers at the outbreak of war, to assist the regular fire brigades. Initially many wrongly saw firemen as dodging the forces, but when the bombing began their value was realised. Fire was a huge threat to the British people, emergency firewater tanks were installed in many towns and where a large water supply such as a river was available pipes were laid to provide water for fire fighting. Many of the ranks were made up of women, in March 1943 there were 32,200 women serving with the National Fire Service. For the part time fire fighters, men were on duty every fourth night and women every sixth night. The name was changed to The National Fire Service in August 1941 when the regional regular Fire Brigades and the AFS were merged. After the war the Fire Brigades were split and one again were organised on a regional basis. (Source: www.wartimememories.co.uk)

Manifestations

Auxiliary Fire Service at Railway Station

  • Barcode
    INV385380
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DPX 10bit Log digital
    Dimension
    Modification Date
    18/07/2018
    Parts
    Reference
    747284
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV174432
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 984
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    24/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673912
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV176175
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 575
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673560
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV??4397
    Canonical Identifier
    1990/3
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    566478
  • Barcode
    INV257148
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-321
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:02:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563391
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV228569
    Canonical Identifier
    A-269
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561185
    Sound
    silent

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