National Fire Service

National Fire Service
Operational area
CountryUnited Kingdom
CoverageGreat Britain
Agency overview
Established18 August 1941
Dissolved1 April 1948
Employees370,000 (peak)
Chief Fire OfficerSir Aylmer Firebrace
Directed byHome Office
Facilities and equipment
Divisions40 Fire Forces
NFS apparatus preserved today

The National Fire Service (NFS) was the single fire service created in Great Britain in 1941 during the Second World War; a separate National Fire Service (Northern Ireland) was created in 1942.