Swaffham Firefighters 1966 - 1968

Video footage taken by a local police officer of the Retained Firefighters at Swaffham Fire Station in Norfolk in between 1966 and 1968.

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

That Commer fire engine AAH 292B is now sat in what remains of Medler’s Scrapyard at Hevingham near Norwich.

[@halleyshun]

The exact one?

[@DBonnick11]

@@halleyshun Yes that is the exact one I have a picture of it and hopefully as part of the Norfolk Fire Museum we will save this and restore it

[@halleyshun]

Dylan Bonnick wow amazing!

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

Dylan Bonnick - that would be awesome if it was saved, it played a major part of firefighting in the 60’s.

[@steuk6510]

I love the old fire engines with the bell

[@robertgibson7716]

intresting fire service on the cheap 32 full time jobs lost

[@steuk6510]

I love the old fire alarm 🚨 at the start

[@NeilM01989]

Nice one John, cheers for sharing it 👍😉

[@deanoflip7459]

Brilliant, love all these old films..

[@deanoflip7459]

@Leonidas Ruben Cheers thank you....

[@michaelemery5219]

I was very little at the time and the fire engines use to frighten me and the siren that sounded across the town

[@ronaldlaycock2681]

No need for helmets and breathing apparatus in the 1960s

[@leew8812]

why not?

[@paulojorgemachado5573]

@@leew8812 when men were tough as nails

[@GrayPlayzGames]

That station is still here today