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Leaders of the Fire Fighting Parties, Barnton Sector

 Organization

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Papers of and concerning the Barnton Fire Fighting Parties.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.4303/1-4
Scope and Contents

The Barnton Fire-Fighting Parties provided a trained fire-fighting force to combat any fire emergency caused in the area by enemy action. The scheme was primarily a duty of home defence and self defence.

The first meeting of the Leaders of the Fire Fighting Parties in the Barnton Sector took place on July 21st, 1942 at the Park Grove Petrol Station.

Dates: 1942-1944.