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Description: | This booklet, covered in thin red card and printed with an illustration of firefighters tackling a blaze, gives details for fighting fires caused by the bltiz on Britain during World War Two. Featuring illsutrations and diagrams on firefighting technique, the main focus of the booklet is on the fires caused by incendiary bombs. It lists the types of bombs used by the German Luftwaffe (air force) and includes diagrams and notes on their composition as well as techniques for dealing with them. Firefighting techniques are given as well as evacuation from buildings and some first aid for dealing with smoke inhalation. This booklet does not cover general bomb damage, gas attacks etc. but instead focuses in detail on incendiary bombs and firefighting. The back cover lists other publications by Jordan, the company that published the book, and does not seem to be an offically issued government publication. The price listed on the front cover is six pence.
Leaflet by R F Reynolds, R D Wormald and J M Joung, title: The Fire-Party's Handbook' | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Printed ephemera Fires Local history Books Second World War (1939-1945) Fire fighters Ephemera | Temporal: | 1939 - 1945
Second World War (1939-1945) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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