3-022-648 - British Pathe Ltd/Heritage Images

British Radio Operator Working at the Rear of a Fire Engine, 1920. 'Fire brigades need no longer remain out of touch with their bases when dealing with distant conflagrations. First, all they needed was an aerial, and for that, any tallish structure would suffice. The next thing was to spread out on the ground a kind of mattress..."This is engine number 235 ready for action".' From "Time To Remember - The Plunge Into Peace", 1920 (Reel 4); events of 1920 - weddings, women's rights, industrial unrest and problems in Ireland