Floods hit the northwest with a vengeance in November and December 2015, many areas of Lancashire, Cumbria, Yorkshire and the Lake district were underwater. These articles focus on Whalley , Darwen and Ribchester. Some old faces attended these incidents which involved many firefighters from across the Northwest . Many civilians, police armed forces and medical staff also attended, such was the magnitude of the devastation causing what may run into millions of pounds worth of damage when everything is added together
Flooding In The Northwest
Worst floods in lifetime
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- 6 Pump Fire Montague St Blackburn
- A Blaze On Hall Street
- A Boy Dies In A Tent Fire In Guide
- A Lorry Drops In On Mrs Elliot
- A Tribute
- Accrington, Mother and son flee mystery blaze
- Ainsworth Street Fire 1970’s
- Altom Street , Marina Fashions Fire
- Ambulance driver killed in pile up Belthorn
- Ammonia Leak At Whitbreads On High Street
- Ammonia Leak Fishmoor Filtration Plant.
- Arson Cause Of Old School Blaze
- Audley Boy Falls 12ft
- Audley Lane Wrecked In Gas Blast
- Audley Range, Youth Ablaze
- Automotive Products Fire Bolton 1979
- Bachelor Found In River
- Balfour Street Fire 1972
- Bank Top School Fire 1972
- Belgrave Street Fire
- Belthorn Bus Fire 1975
- Billinge End Road Car Crash 6 Injured
- Billinge End Road Tractor Overturned
- Billinge Woods Fire 1976
- Bimbo the dog has lucky escape.
- Blackamoor Crossroads Road Traffic Accident
- Blackburn Corrugated Paper Mill On Fire
- Blackburn Firemen In Blaze Of Glory In 6 Mile Road Race In Bradford
- Blackburn Incinerator Blaze
- Blackburn Infirmary Fire 1970’s
- Blackburn Street Mother And Children Esacape
- Bolton Road All Saints Church Fire
- Bonfires A Problem
- Bowling Green Mill , Bolton Road Darwen Fire
- Boy And Mother Escape Fire Lynwood Road
- Boy Rescued From Wall Of Foster.Yates and Thom Ltd
- Boy Saved In Rooftop Drama
- Boys give alarm as school blazes
- Camden Street Fire
- Caton And Duckworth Fire
- Cherry Tree Fire , Brother And Sister Raise Alarm
- Cherry tree fire drama
- Child Rescue Grisedale Ave Blackburn.
- Colonel Packaging, St Peter Street 1970’s
- Commercial Mill Fire , Redmayne And Isherwood
- Commercial Street, Rishton An Eventful Day
- Coniston Road, Little Harwood, Fire
- Cupol , King Street Fire 1970’s
- Death Before Crash On Branch Road
- Dick Bearings,King Street
- Dickens Street, Tom Martin Metals On Fire
- Disraeli Street Fire
- Dog Cheats Death In Blazing Shop
- Dog Rescue
- Driver Trapped In Pile Up
- Driver Trapped In Van After Crash With Fire Engine
- East Lancashire Coachbuilders,Whalley New Road
- End Of A Tame Goose Chase
- Ewood Park Saved By Mystery Caller
- Fairline Plastics, Lower Hollin Bank Street
- Fecitt Brow Road Traffic Accident
- Fire Prevention Symposium At The White Bull
- Fire Thwaites Brewery Yard Blackburn
- Fire Victoria St Blackburn Red Watch.
- Firefighters Save Baby’s life.
- Firemen battle to save driver
- Firemen Brave Blast Hazard In Blaze At Eden Chemicals
- Firemen Fight Explosion Threat
- Firemen find body in derelict building
- Firemen Free Trapped Student
- Firemen get a Goldfinger suntan
- Firemen injured in blast
- Flood On Canterbury Street
- Garage blaze : arson ?
- Girl Guides H.Q. Wrecked By Blaze
- Gladstone Terrace Fire
- Goldhey Street Chip Shop Fire 1970’s
- Goldhey Street, Fish And Chip Shop Fire
- Graham And Browns, Haygarth Street Fire
- Halifax Building Society, Grosvenor Way Fire
- Heroes Of Blaze Receive Award For Rescuing Children
- Higher Eanam,Building Collapse Fireman Injured
- How julie got her finger out
- Inkerman Street Fire Fireman Injured
- J. And J.A.Porters,Greenbank Mill, Gladstone Street Fire
- Just Look What Happened To Our Car
- Kenneth ,8, Helps Save Puppy
- Kirby Road 5 Rescued From House 1970’s
- Kirby Road Children Rescued In Blaze Drama
- Kitten starts house fire
- Man Released From Lift After One Hour 1972
- More Than 70 Firemen Fight Fire In Leyland
- Moss Street Dog Rescue
- Mystery Men Save Blazing House
- National Carriers Ltd , Galigreaves Street Fire
- Oxford Mill, Barley Lane Fire
- P. and G. Fogarty’s Off Bolton Road
- Padiham, Holy Smoke That’s Our Church On Fire
- Police Car Road Traffic Accident
- Policeman Gets A Helping Hand
- Santa Claus Taken To Hospital 1974
- Saved By Toddler’s Cries
- Saxon Motel Fire Preston New Rd Blackburn
- Screaming baby gives bungalow fire alarm
- Sorrowing Father Set Fire To Home
- Sun Paper Mill, Feniscowles Fire
- The Cavendish Night Club 1972
- Train Crash Bolton Rd Sidings Blackburn
- Unknown Car Fire 1970’s
- Visionhire, King Street 1970’s
- William Livesey And Sons,Hall Street
- Woman Dies In Flats Blaze 1974
- Women Flee Fire At Hostel
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Better go get a paper & get ya autograph cuz!!
Great pic!! X
you’ve always been a hero pal, this is gods way of showing everyone ??
Great work pal. I reckon you should go for a pint in Whalley when it’s back up and running, you’ll get the red carpet treatment!
Wow front page of the times uncle sam and i were carried out of our home in 2007 by our local firemen and woman we were so glad to see them and we will be forever grateful to them for there kindness during and after the flood heroes all of you well done
Well done ! Doing a great job much needed flooded areas
Well done Paul Brown
Is Browny telling everybody he rescued he’s an Ironman
About time you did some work Paul Brown. Slightly more manly than checking smoke alarms ??
Well…looks like ive used up my 15 mins of fame…..would have liked it to be for winning the lottery or in a porn film…never mind…..and before anyone starts….they only had an x large suit left !!….anyway gotta go the model agency’s are on the phone already…….buns for me and che cottrelll
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