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Wheels of Fire      

by Alan House, QFSM, FIFireE                                                                     #029

• Introduction
• Passive Fire Defence - Preparations for War
• Air Raids - The Civilian Population in the Front Line
• The Fire Service Structure During World War II
• Mobilising and Reinforcements
• The Vehicle Equipment Issue Programme During

.......the Auxiliary Fire Service Period 1938-1941

• The Vehicle Equipment Issue Programme During

.......the National Fire Service Period 1941-1945

• Power Driven Pumps
• Hand Pumps and Ancillary Equipment
• Vehicle Types
• Fireboats
• Motorcycles and Bicycles
• Vehicle Lighting, Identification and Livery
• Supply, Construction, Repair and Maintenance
• Reduction and Disposal
• Water Supplies
• Civil Defence Regions and Fire Forces
• The Post-War National Fire Service 1945-1948
• Photographs

Available directly from the author

Alan House, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service HQ,

Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9SJ, UK

..UK customers

..should send a cheque for

..£27.70 payable to Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service

..Overseas customers

..should contact the author's secretary, Carole Hobbs, to check postage

..Phone:  +44 (0)23 8062 6836

..E-mail:  carole.hobbs@hantsfire.gov.uk

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First published 2010

Housefire Books

£22.00 plus £5.70 P&P in the UK

ISBN 978-0-9561199-1-9

When he researched and wrote this book Alan House was Deputy Chief Officer of Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service. He is the voluntary service historian and archivist  for Hampshire FRS and archivist for the British Fire Services Association. The purpose of his book is to identify the types of vehicles used by the Auxiliary Fire Service and the National Fire Service from the preparation for World War 2 until the demise of the NFS in 1948. Ex-regular appliances of the local authority brigades are deliberately not  included and, as the author does not set himself up as an expert on vehicle types, he has chosen not to record too much detail of engines and chassis variations etc. Indeed, as he says, official records often add to the confusion of terminology used for vehicle types and makes.

Soft cover, A4 format, 593 pages, approx 450 black & white illustrations