LCC-LFB Fireman using the sliding pole
Following a visit to the United States, the Chief Officer (Captain Eyre Massey Shaw) saw these devices in American firehouses, and brought the idea into his own fire stations. Initially the poles just went through a hole in the upper floor. However after a couple of accidents the pole holes were protected to stop such accidents
Picture No
10536080
Media ID
46841127
Size
1751px x 2400px
(1.8MB)
Credit
©London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
London Fire Brigade Archive
Date
circa 1955
