The Auxillary Fire Service (AFS) was created to support the regular London Fire Brigade, which was soon overwhelmed by the force of the German attacks during world war 2.
It was made up of volunteers and other Brigades soon formed their own AFS. They still exist to this day.
Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service together with a make shift ambulance, A Binns delivery van.
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