Exeter City Fire Brigade
The Exeter City Fire Brigade was the first municipal fire brigade in Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. The brigade was formed in 1888, on the recommendation of Captain Sir Eyre Shaw, the Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now renamed the London Fire Brigade), who conducted a parliamentary inquiry into the Exeter Theatre Royal fire during which 186 people died, making it still the worst-ever building fire death toll in the UK.
Cap badge of the Exeter City Fire Brigade | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| County borough | Exeter |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 March 1888 |
| Dissolved | 1974 |
| Chief Fire Officer | William Pett (1888–1927) F Richards (1927–1940) HGP Coles (1940–1941) SF Willey (1948–1967) DG Varnfield (1967–1974) |
| Motto | Semper Fidelis (Always faithful) |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 1 |
The brigade continued until merged with the Devon Fire Brigade in 1974, which was itself later merged into the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service in 2007.
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