The dramatic wartime bombing of HMS Sussex
Chris Graham on 20th December 2022
Bob Wright, chairman of the Scottish Fire Heritage Group, recounts the dramatic bombing of the cruiser HMS Sussex, in 1940.
Glasgow Fire Brigade
The history of turntable ladders
Chris Graham on 7th January 2021
Ron Henderson recounts the development of turntable ladders, and how the UK fire-fighting market was dominated by a German manufacturer. The United Kingdom’s first, all-steel turntable ladder, powered by the vehicle’s Magirus road engine, via a power take-off. The three…
