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In 2014 he was admitted into Worshipful Company of Firefighters and granted The Freedom of the City of London. The book includes reminiscences by former firefighters alongside descriptions of key historical figures. While that completed the circle career-wise for Stephen, he’s since gone one step further, publishing London Firefighter, a book that aims to give readers a sense of the evolution of the London Fire Brigade during his more than three decades of service.On honeymoon, sitting around the pool, when I saw some smoke in the sky and I got up off of my sun lounger, got dressed and went off to find the fire. It takes in such subjects as the IRA's 20‑year bombing campaign in London and the changing status of female firefighters. It was heartbreaking to read about Grenfell - both the harrowing details about what was inside, and the horrible mental aftermath on so many firefighters. Then, turning back the BA team, he listened intently to their report before saying: “Well done lads.

London’s Firefighters is a wonderfully readable, lavishly illustrated anthology of articles, fiction and verse about the London Fire Brigade, most of it gathered from the Brigade’s house magazines London Fireman (1966-82) and London Firefighter (1982-2005).This is a book that needed to be written, as the further we get from these events and recollections of the heroics of ordinary people performing extraordinary feats in the most testing of circumstances, the more likely it is that they will be forgotten altogether.

Generally I liked the writing style, although there was some repetition which I think could have been edited out.The London Fire Brigade's highest gallantry award was a Chief Officer's Commendation,next came a Chief Officer's Letter of Congratulations. I never get tired of London Fire Brigade's history and this book delivers it bucket loads together with some amazing images too. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. A very special collection of remarkable tales and images edited through his lifes work of loving his job and the people he worked with and those in the communities that he served.

This man reads as a truly great guy and is a genuine hero - I just think perhaps the way it was written in parts got me a bit. Some of these remain all-too-familiar, such as the King’s Cross fire of 1987 which claimed the lives of 31 people; others, no less terrible, have faded into distant memory. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. It starts literally at the beginning of his career, in fact in Steves's case earlier, his interest started as a lad, visiting his local fire station. Once up the stairs, I saw some firemen with a limp hose talking to some police, they were peering over a ledge that looked into the basement, and with that another thick plume of black smoke escaped, adding to those blocking out the sky.When you look at what’s done now – all sorts of things such as water rescue and animal rescue – the firefighters have got equipment and procedures that are so different. The book includes vivid, occasionally harrowing articles on important events involving the Brigade – the Sidney Street Siege of 1911, the London Blitz and the 1981 Brixton riots, to name just a few – as well as covering key figures within the Brigade like James Braidwood and Massey Shaw.