The funeral of James Braidwood , the late chief of the London Fire Brigade in Abney park cemetery . 1861. Superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment. James Braidwood (1800 - 1861) founded the world's first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824, and was the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (the brigade which was eventually to become the London Fire Brigade) He is credited with the development of the modern municipal fire service.
The funeral of James Braidwood , the late chief of the London Fire Brigade in Abney park cemetery . 1861. Superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment. James Braidwood (1800 - 1861) founded the world's first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824, and was the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (the brigade which was eventually to become the London Fire Brigade) He is credited with the development of the modern municipal fire service