Steam powered dredging, Wolf Dam, Rivelin Valley, c.1967-1968

Steam powered dredging, Wolf Dam, Rivelin Valley, c.1967-1968

View of the Rivelin Valley, c.1967

Sheffield Fire Brigade: The advantage of a specially designed fire resisting door were clearly demonstrated at this fire in a city factory

Sheffield Fire Brigade: The fire resisting door (as in y16765) in the open position. The workshop on one side was severely damaged but valuable stores on the protected side were not affected

Sheffield Fire Brigade: The practice of boarding up disused bedroom fireplaces with combustible materials is a fire hazard.

Sheffield Fire Brigade: An example of bad planning in the layout of heating arrangements this solid fuel stove has been positioned too close to the kitchen table which was enclosed with hardboard

Sheffield Fire Brigade: This metal flue was used to extract fumes from a fish frying range in the shop below and the section shown had been concealed by a timber shield - another common example of the failure to appreciate safety requirements

Sheffield Fire Brigade: Petrol must not be drained from the tanks of motorcycles in the presence of lighted candles, paraffin heaters or other sources of ignition

Sheffield Fire Brigade: Interior of the foam pump house (y16771). This was installed in close cooperation with the Brigade's Fire Prevention Department