London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) testing a wheeled escape ladder either prior to drill or for its regular standard test. The escape ladder is pitched into the drill tower to its full working height (50 feet) and a fireman jumps the rounds (rungs) one by one checking for any signs of wear and tear as he goes
Picture No
10534553
Media ID
46849035
Size
3023px x 4000px
(4.4MB)
Credit
©London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
London Fire Brigade Archive
Date
circa 1939
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Checking Drill Instruction Ladders Lambeth Practising Recruits Rungs Tear Wheeled
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