Reference
FSD/PC6
Title
Album No. 5
Date free text
29 January 1963 to 19 May 1964
Production date
From: 1963 To: 1964
Scope and Content
Includes material as follows:
- promotion of SO Ivor Reginald Danes (Dunstable) to ADO*;
- USAF airman, Albert Fasulo, dropping 9 month old son 40 ft into a blanket held by neighbours to save him from smoke, Warwick Avenue, Bedford, including lurid article in “Weekend True-Life Drama*;
- demolition of annexe to old fire station, Leighton Buzzard*;
- fatal fire at 9 Gillam Street, Luton [see FSD/RR 2/7]*;
- fatal fire at Whitethorn, Warden Road, Ickwell [see FSD/RR 1/33]*;
- Spring Ball for Beds FS at RAF Chicksands (two years}*;
- photographs of Jeff Johnson, Malcolm Moore, Roy Billington, Gordon Tully, Geoff Chapman and Eric Linney at Leighton Buzzard Fire Station winning a Brigade title*;
- articles in Flemish re Fire conference in Belgium attended by CFO Goodman*;
- fire at Honey Hill Farm, Biddenham*;
- fire at F.R.Mathison’s furniture store, St.Loyes’ Street, Bedford*;
- fire at Vauxhall Motors*;
- fire at 3 thatched cottages, Moor End, Radwell*;
- fire at Flower’s Brewery , Park Street West, Luton*;
- exploding lorry, ( driver: J Dalton of St Ives) Bedford Town Bridge [see FSD/RR 1/38]*;
- photograph of new Bedford WT (reg.no.480 KTM) for Bedford Fire Station*;
- award of Queen’s Fire Service Medal to DCFO Drought*;
- fire at C.M.Bates, drapers, 57-59 Midland Road, Bedford [see FSD/RR 1/45]*;
- fires caused by vandals at Moat House, Moat Lane, Luton*;
- fatal explosion at Ferguson’s rubber works, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill [see FSD/RR 1/40], [see also FSD/PC 12];
- multiple pile up on M1 near Luton*;
- fire at thatched cottage, 47 Woburn Street, Ampthill*;
- articles on creation of Luton County Borough;
- photograph of members and officers of BCC, all named*;
- article on Alexander Andrew, Luton Chief Fire Officer (1914-1941)*.
Level of description
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