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Vintage fire-engine.

The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of the Civil Defence Service. Its role was to supplement the work of brigades at local level. In this job it was hampered severely by the incompatibility of equipment used by these different brigades – most importantly the lack of a standard size of hydrant valve. The Auxiliary Fire Service and the local brigades were superseded in August 1941 by the National Fire Service. After the war the AFS was reformed alongside the Civil Defence Corps, forming part of the UK's planned emergency response to a nuclear attack. It was disbanded in the UK in 1968.
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4 comments

William Sutherland said:

Excellent shot! Stay well!

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3 years ago

Dinesh said:

......Bedford, a name that was familiar and running around where I grew up.

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3 years ago

Léopold said:

Dring ! dring ! A firewoman at work !
3 years ago

StoneRoad2013 said:

Another of these Green Goddess appliances turned up at the STTES rally on10/11th June 2023.
16 months ago