Articles

The Sheffield Roll of Honour (Html Document)
This list, pays tribute to the men, women and children who died in Sheffield during the Second World War, it was compiled in the first instance by the Imperial War Graves Commission.

Marples List (Html Document)
This list is drawn from the Sheffield Roll of Honour, and relates specifically to those people who lost their lives in the London Mart Hotel (Marples) Fitzalan Square 12th December 1940.

Sheffield Blitz Bombing Map (Portable Document Format)
A full size map showing the locations of where the bombs fell in the Sheffield Blitz.

Green Goddess Inventory (Portable Document Format)
The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed in 1937, and for many years had only the use of AFS and NFS war-time vehicles, however, it was very clear at that time the demand of another war (the 'Cold War') would require a different and much larger fleet of firefighting vehicles.

Initially the appliances were in rear wheel drive only (the 'S' chassis), and later, the majority, as 4x4 (the 'R' chassis), and by the mid 50's delivery of the new Bedford emergency pumps nicknamed later as the "Green Goddess" commenced with a vast majority going straight into storage where they would remain until 2004.

Sheffield Fire Brigade - 1969 Establishment (Html Document)
A "Snap Shot in time", showing the establishment of the Sheffield Fire Brigade in 1969.

Mi Amigo Plane Crash (Html Document)
A brief summary detailing the event that occurred in Endcliffe Park on 22nd February 1944.

Brief History of Breathing Apparatus (Portable Document Format)
Extract - Manual of Firemanship - Book 6 - Breathing Apparatus and Resuscitation.

Closed Circuit Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (Portable Document Format)
Proto and Salvus closed circuit oxygen breathing apparatus sets.

Open Circuit Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus (Portable Document Format)
Normalair compressed-air breathing apparatus .

Chief Fire Officer's Report - 3 December 1896

Chief Fire Officer's Report - 31 March 1965

Sheffield Spectator Cartoon 1969 (Portable Document Format)
Sheffield Fire Brigade celebrated their centenary this year and to mark the event, ‘Spectator’ cartoonist Joe Thomas visited Central Fire Station, Division Street, to sketch senior members.

History of Doncaster Fire Brigade - Up to 1953 (Portable Document Format)
By H Jones Chief Fire Officer DMBFB