London Firefighter

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I Was a London Firefighter contains a host of factual narratives and fictional tales based loosely around personal experiences from individuals from the London Fire Brigade, ranging from the mid-19th century to present day. The book focuses on key historical events such as the IRA’s 20-year bombing campaign in London, the King’s Cross fire of 1987 and a compelling description on the 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire.

Kerrine commented: “We want children to understand that the world is their oyster, and that they can be anything they want to be if they are passionate, determined and hardworking enough. Gender shouldn’t be a barrier to pursuing a dream. Dreams need to be nurtured One small place to start could be renaming Fireman Sam. Her daughter, who would like to be an astronaut firefighter, putting out fires in space, used to rail at the TV, “It’s not fireman, it’s firefighter!” I’d guess she heard that from someone else. “I 100% think it should be Firefighter Sam. Language makes a difference,” she says. The Massey Shaw fireboat is an octogenarian. Like others in their 80’s not everything is as fit and well-oiled as things were in their 20’s or even mid-40s. The old girl needs constant maintenance and upkeep. That all cost money and as the most iconic fireboat in the UK I could not think of a better cause than my writing supporting the Massey Shaw Education Trust, its aims and, maybe, seeing this historic craft reach her 100 years and beyond.

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Register your interest. After you’ve registered, they’ll be in touch with helpful info about the recruitment process and likely recruiting dates. Be patient-you will be glad you were. Her interview and assessment took place at the Brigades’ old Lambeth Headquarters on Albert Embankment. “I remember there was another woman at the interview with me and it was a source of comfort knowing there would be two of us. But when they phoned me afterwards to let me know I had passed they said I was the only woman.

I went through a period of massive self-loathing. I can remember looking in the mirror and just hating what I felt I’d turned into. By 17, I’d been to seven funerals of people I knew who had died on the streets. I thought, I can’t … I have to do something. This can’t be me. I can’t stay in this life.” The facts are that the Grenfell Tower fire was all but extinguished when he arrived and the scene was relatively safe when he made his first entry.Before she became a firefighter Sue had previously done office work but wanted to do something more active. When she saw an advert in a local newspaper to train as a firefighter, she decided to give it a go. Just from hearing the initial messages, I wanted to get on the road and get there as soon as possible. I live in Kent, a fair old way away. I took the details, got a postcode, got in my car and drove on a blue light (which allowed her to drive at speed to the fire). Edric is a former London Firefighter serving in a number of different stations over thirteen years. In his book ‘Into The Fire’ we read about some of the tragedies that Edric has attended over the years and with some slightly light-hearted tales. When I arrived I got out of my car and looked up at Grenfell Tower. My first thought was that it looked like something out of a disaster movie, like something that could never happen in London.”