TELEVISION & FILM
We bring Decades of experience in working in the film industry, with our Director having worked for various providers, performing both 'in shot' supporting performances and set fire, rescue and medical cover.
This experience enables us to provide Directors with a realistic performance of period Firefighting, using serving experienced Firefighters, ensuring that the best shots are taken. We understand the needs of productions and support this with assistance such as the use of remote, quiet fire pumps to provide firefighting water, simulated to be originating from the in shot vehicles. This eliminates the noise of the pump that can drown out speech.
One of the earlier supporting roles our Director undertook was as a Firefighter extra in a number of episodes of ITV's hit series London's Burning in the employment of Fire Brigade technical advisor Mr Roger Kendal.
Other supporting Firefighter roles have included BBC One's Silent Witness and The Bill
It is during such supporting roles, we have had the honour to work with Celebrities such as Lewis Collins of the Professionals fame (seen in the centre of the right photograph).
Whilst gaining production experience with fire providers, we have had the privilege of meeting many famous Characters, including this individual who 'some say that he really like vintage fire engines'
Our Volvo FL6 London Fire Brigade Pump Ladder and Volvo FL8 Turntable Ladder, dressed as a London Fire Brigade Appliance are seen in centre shot during a recreation of the 1992 Windsor Castle Fire, in season 5 of the Netflix series 'The Crown'
Our 1960's Karrier Water Tender takes centre stage during filming of the Christmas episode of BBC One's Call the Midwife.
Actors Georgie Glen (Miss Higgins) and Olly Rex (Matthew Aylward) rehearse with our fire engine in the background
Whether you are looking to recreate Victorian London, Blitz torn Coventry or the night of the Kings Cross Fire, we supply period accurate appliances, dressed to the correct Fire Brigade of the time
We have a large collection of accurate period uniforms from the Great Fire of London to present day, to accurately dress our Firefigthers or provide correct costumes to actors.
Our extensive collection of historical Firefighting equipment which enables us to accurately dress sets with correct period equipment. We are also able to provide modern replicas which meet modern safety standards for use during filming.
We go to great lengths to ensure historically accurate techniques are used by our in shot Firefighters. We achieve this by consulting our library of period fire service training manuals, to train our crews.
If you are recreating American Cities such as New York, we are able to source and supply accurate American uniforms and Fire Engines to recreate Fire Departments such as the famous FDNY. We study techniques and procedures to provide authentic US Firefighter portrayals.
