National Fire Service (United Kingdom)
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The National Fire Service (United Kingdom) was the wartime nationalized fire brigade created in 1941 to coordinate and strengthen firefighting and civil defense across Britain during World War II.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil defence organization
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ national fire service ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| didNotCover | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1948 ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
fire engines
ⓘ
hose reels ⓘ ladders ⓘ pumps ⓘ |
| hadVolunteerComponent | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auxiliary firefighters
ⓘ
control rooms ⓘ fire appliances ⓘ fire stations ⓘ full‑time firefighters ⓘ retained firefighters ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| historicalSignificance | first nationwide fire service in Great Britain ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| includedWomen | yes ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940
ⓘ
surface form:
Fire Services (Emergency Provisions) Act 1941
|
| mainPurpose |
air raid fire response
ⓘ
civil defence ⓘ firefighting ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
firefighting after bombing raids
ⓘ
response to the Blitz ⓘ |
| numberOfPersonnel | over 300000 at peak ⓘ |
| operatedDuringConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| operatedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation |
to coordinate firefighting nationally during World War II
ⓘ
to strengthen civil defence against air raids ⓘ |
| replaced |
Auxiliary Fire Service
ⓘ
local authority fire brigades in Great Britain ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
combined fire authorities
ⓘ
county fire brigades ⓘ local authority fire brigades ⓘ |
| standardized |
equipment
ⓘ
operational procedures ⓘ training ⓘ |
| succeededBy | modern UK fire and rescue services ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Chief of the Fire Service ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | centralized emergency service ⓘ |
| uniform | standardized national uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.