Fire service historian and author
Roger Mardon
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After five years arrangements were made with two Thames tug companies for firefighting tugs to be put at the disposal of the two fire brigades, and Fireflair was taken out of service.
The fireboat Fireflair was built in 1957 and originally served with the Royal Army Service Corps. In 1961 she was jointly commissioned by Kent and Essex Fire Brigades to provide fire cover on the River Thames, and berthed at Denton Wharf, Gravesend.