Dates: 1943 -
On 31st December 1943 it is thought that the RAF Fire Service came into being with the promulgation by Air Ministry Order of the Trade of Firefighter (later changed to Fireman). To command this new Trade, Fire and Anti-Gas Officers were appointed and the school was renamed for the remaining of the war to the RAF School of Firefighting and Anti-Gas.
The RAF Fire Service now comes under the Operations Support area in Strike Command and receive their policy from the Defence Fire Service staff. The RAF Fire Service was ’divorced’ from the RAF Regt years ago. Whilst Ground Defence Training officers on stations may command the fire flight because it is seen as a Force protection activity, they are more commonly commanded by an Air Traffic Controller, given the direct part they play in airfield operations. On deployed operations, the firemen are frequently brigaded under the Force Protection Command and Control structure
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving RAF Fire Service
" I WASIN THE RAF FIRE SERVICE FROM 1957 TO 1970.ANYONE FROM BOVINGDON.MASIRAH, ABINGDON,TENGAH,SOPLEY , TALK TO ME FOLKS,ESPECIALLY THE SODS THAT STILL OWES ME MONEY FROM CARD PLAYING!! Terry G "
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" Terry, the Guy from Yorkshire Arthur? had emigrated to NZ long before I got there, and he went home from Tengah shortly after I got there. He had a typical Yorkshire sense of humour. I was an airman in the RAF Fire Service, and the same in the RNZAF, although at a higher trade grouping than that ..."
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" Kinloss is closing, many servicing bays on stations are being civilianised 2nd & 3rd line, The RAF fire service is nearly all civilian, the Royal Dockyards have more private Yachts (big ones)than RN ships, (see Devonport) many ships in refit are being robbed of parts to keep ships at sea ..."
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" RAF firefighters helped their American colleagues this weekend in tackling a massive blaze which broke out at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province.
The fire broke out in a storage yard on the base at 1800hrs local time on Sunday 16 May 2010. Within half-an-hour the flames were visible from over ..."
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" raf fire service 1951-1954"
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