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Glasgow Salvage Corps was a service in Glasgow, Scotland.It was founded after local fire insurance companies were concerned over losses in serious fires. They inspected buildings for fire safety, increasing premiums if any of their recommendations were not met, and attended fires alongside the Fire Brigade.
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The fire brigade was known as the Glasgow Fire Brigade until the National Fire Service was formed in 1941. Glasgow Fire Service was officially formed on 1 April 1948, by the Fire Services Act 1947. [5] It was one of the eleven fire brigades established in Scotland after World War II, when these brigades were returned to the control of local ...
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is the national fire and rescue service of Scotland. It was formed by the merger of eight regional fire services in the country on 1 April 2013. It thus became the largest fire brigade in the United Kingdom, surpassing the London Fire Brigade. [2]
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A devastating home fire in South Bend, Indiana, resulted in the death of five children, the South Bend Fire Department said Jan. 22. Firefighters responded to a residential fire call in the ...
Strathclyde Fire Brigade was formed in 1975 when control of fire services was passed from local authorities to the new Strathclyde Regional Council. [2] When Strathclyde Regional Council was abolished in 1996 the twelve new unitary authorities that replaced it agreed to keep the fire service as it was, [3] under the supervision of the Strathclyde Fire Board.
A massive industrial fire at a recycling facility in eastern Indiana sent a giant plume of toxic smoke billowing into the air on Tuesday, forcing evacuation orders for more than 2,000 people.