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Catalogue description Ministry of Home Security: Fire Services, London Region
| Reference: | HO 209 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Home Security: Fire Services, London Region |
| Description: |
Files of No.5 (London) Region, National Fire Service, including some correspondence and papers of the London Fire Brigade, relating largely to the supply of water for fire fighting purposes. |
| Date: | 1939-1945 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Home Security, Fire Services, London Region, 1941-1948 |
| Physical description: | 14 file(s) |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In 1941 a National Fire Service was established under the direct control of the Home Office and the Scottish Office, but in 1948 it was disbanded and fire services reverted to local authority control under the supervision of the two departments. |
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