The Fire Station By The Castle 1965

A Memory of Kidderminster.

Kidder fire station was then the North Division headquarters of the old Worcester & County Fire Brigade . Aged 20 I started my first day as a fireman in July 1965 here. Some of the watch I served with were Sub officer Keith Livermore, Leading fireman Ted Farr,Fm Ted Oakey, fm Jack Foxal , fm Dadge, fm 'Tiny' Yarrington. I remember visiting the carpet factories to learn what the risks were and how a fire would be dealt with. We held county fire situations at one in 1966 and our Kidderminster team won.