Salvage Corps came into existence in the 19th century. With the growth of cities, fires and insurance, underwriters in several cities established fire fighting services to reduce losses. As municipal fire brigades became more competent in the 20th century, the private fire companies cut back their services and emphasised salvaging property after the regular firemen had done their job.
Most were disbanded in the late 20th century and absorbed into the main Departments/Brigades. This included:
Boston Protective Department (1859–1959)
Glasgow Salvage Corps (November 1873–1 April 1984)
Liverpool Salvage Corps (1842–1984)
London Salvage Corps (1865–1982)
New York Fire Patrol (1839–2006)
Chicago Fire Insurance Patrol (1857–1959)
Underwriters Salvage Corps (Mobile, Alabama)
Underwriters Salvage Corps (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Underwriters Salvage Corps (St Louis, Missouri) (1873–1955)
Underwriters Fire Patrol (San Francisco, California) (1875–1943)
Bombay Fire Salvage Corps (August 1995–?)[1]
^Bombay Fire Salvage Corps Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
SalvageCorps came into existence in the 19th century. With the growth of cities, fires and insurance, underwriters in several cities established fire...
Liverpool SalvageCorps was a service in Liverpool, England, founded and maintained by fire insurers, whose aim was to reduce the loss and damage caused...
Glasgow SalvageCorps was a service in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded after local fire insurance companies were concerned over losses in serious fires...
The London SalvageCorps was maintained by the fire offices of London. The corps was first formed in 1865 and began operations in March 1866. It was inspired...
services disaster. The fire at a whisky bond killed 14 fire service and 5 salvagecorps personnel. This fire was overshadowed only by a similar fire in James...
13 other Glasgow Fire Service colleagues and five from the Glasgow SalvageCorps, were killed at the whisky bond warehouse owned by Arbuckle, Smith &...
The New York Fire Patrol (FPNY) was a salvagecorps created by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters which operated from 1839 until October 15, 2006...
13 other Glasgow Fire Service colleagues and five from the Glasgow SalvageCorps, were killed at the whisky bond warehouse owned by Arbuckle, Smith &...
staff and tradesmen helped the castle's fire brigade and volunteer salvagecorps move furniture and works of art from the endangered apartments, including...
The Boston Protective Department was a salvagecorps created by insurance companies in Boston, Massachusetts. The department was first organized in 1859...
paid brigades to save buildings. Underwriters also employed their own SalvageCorps in some cities. The first known female firefighter, Molly Williams,...
Scottish local government regionalisation. In April 1984, the Glasgow SalvageCorps shut down after 111 years of service. They were merged into Strathclyde...
firefighters killed in the line of duty London Air Ambulance London SalvageCorps National Fire Savers Credit Union Royal National Lifeboat Institution...
UK List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty Liverpool SalvageCorps Motorcycles in the United Kingdom fire services "Local Government Act...
War II, Margaret Konantz was an active volunteer for the Patriotic SalvageCorps, Bundles for Britain and the Women's Volunteer Services. In 1944, she...
marks and issues them to customers who want them. Property insurance SalvageCorps G. V. Blackstone, A history of the British Fire Service, 1957. Rowland...
required for the high risk category. Fire Appliances of the United Kingdom SalvageCorps Fire Service College "A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023)". Open...
during World War II. The Minute Women were a part of the Volunteer SalvageCorps, which was under the War Production Board, and had a group of volunteers...
batteries, corps engineers, corps mounted troops (light horse and cyclists), ordnance workshops, medical and dental units, transport, salvage and an employment...
engines and trapped firemen beneath rubble. Fourteen firemen and five salvagecorps workers were killed. The second fire occurred in November 1968 in a...
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