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Catalogue description Fire Brigades Division and Fire Service Department
| Reference: | HO 187 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Fire Brigades Division and Fire Service Department |
| Description: |
Files of the Fire Brigades Division (F.B.Gen series), including re-registered files from the main Home Office numerical series, dealing with the general direction of the fire service by the Home Secretary under the Fire Brigades Act 1938; and files of the Fire Service Department (K series), dealing with legislation, organisation, co-ordination and other matters concerning the central control of the National Fire Service set up under the Fire Services (Emergency Provisions) Act 1941 and with the re-establishment of local authority fire services under the Fire Services Act 1947. A few files relate to fire services after the abolition of the National Fire Service and the restoration of local fire services in 1948. |
| Date: | 1912-1970 |
| Arrangement: |
The list is divided into separate sections for the FB GEN and K file series, and is arranged alphabetically by subject heading within each section. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 1843 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1973 Home Office |
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