Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
National Fire Service
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Description area
Dates of existence
1941-1948
History
The National Fire Service was created in Great Britain in 1941 during the Second World War. It existed until 1948, when it was again split by the Fire Services Act 1947, with fire services reverting to local authority control.