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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- Bi Centennial Magazine Photoshoot Fire Prevention And Civilian
- 1990’s Children in Need Descent Down Everest
- 1990’s New Commander at Blackburn
- 1991 Visit to St Paul’s Cathedral, London
- 1994 A Royal visit to Brigade Training Centre
- 1996 closure of Fire stations
- 1997 Blackburn receives a new fire vehicle
- 1999 open day pamphlet
- Anatomy of a road accident by Ken Croasedale
- Article about people with problems 1995
- Award for 20 years to John Riley
- Bishop takes high ride
- Blackburn fire Station Bicentennial Vintage Rally Souvenier Program
- Blackburn Fire Station Open Day 1992 Programme
- Blackburn fireman plays for England Fire Service
- Blue Watch 1990’s
- Blue Watch 1996
- Blue Watch drill in new hospital
- Blue Watch in Ireland
- Brownies at Blackburn fire station
- Burney the fire dog from Burnley
- Campaign To Stop Hoaxers
- Celebrity Fire Safety With Les Battersby And Jack Straw
- Chairman visits stations 1990’s
- Chidren in need Sponsored Bed push 1999
- Chief Fire Officer Watson Thinks Back On Retirement
- Children In Need 1992 Barrell Pull
- Children in Need Ascent of Everest 1996
- Citizen reporter joins Green Watch for the day
- Demand For Better Protective Clothing
- Divisional bowling champions
- Ex Blackburn man calls it a day
- Fire Crew’s Sizzler Children in Need 1998
- Fire fighters give award to Darwen school children
- Fire Station Bicentennial Open Weekend 1994
- Fire Station Open Day 1999
- Fireline Captions,
- Firemen on rescue mission in Algeria in 1997 and 1999
- Firemen sail the canal to find casualty
- Fundraising Children In Need 1999
- George Thomas With Mrs Thomas
- Golf Competition, Alan Burgess 1990/91
- Gordon Russell A New Chief for Lancashire
- Green Watch 1996
- Green Watch in the 90’s
- Helmets and rank markings, an article by Ken Croasedale
- Helping hand for Leeds firemen raising money for charity
- In Safe Hands With Tim Flowers
- Jeff Peacock retires
- Jim Fox calls it a day and gets a surprise
- Last time through the doors
- Loud and Clear
- Paintballing Blue Watch Style
- Personnel list at Blackburn in June 1994
- Pete Frazer With The Princes Trust 1993
- Presentation For Voluntary Endeavour
- Prince’s Trust Community Venture
- Princes Trust 1990’s
- Princes trust award winners 1990’s
- Pulling together for injured fire fighter
- Quiz Night 1990’s
- R.S.P.C.A honour Red watch
- Red Watch and My Weekly Magazine
- Red Watch Donate £4,000 To Queens Park Hospital
- Rescue Heroes Praised 1996
- Road Rallying Steve Johnson
- Round Table fire safety 1994
- Shadsworth Summer Fair
- Swimmers win gold at National swimming championships
- The fire station showed the difficulty of getting down streets
- Tim Flowers helps with fireworks campaign
- Tribute To 9/11 Outside Fire Station
- Unknown Fire Fishmoor 1990’s
- Vets On Tour 1996
- We’re Having A Party 70’s Style
- What a fireman of the 90’s does
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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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