Word: firebombs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Firebomb Fighters. As in 1666, Londoners again rolled up their sleeves and went to work clearing away debris and opening traffic lanes. The fire had revealed plainly the need for more fire-watchers and equipment. Many buildings, including the Guildhall, might have been saved had not the watchers taken Sunday night...
...with sand or removed, and this work must be done by civilians in order to leave the fire brigades free to fight bigger blazes. Boy Scouts 15 and 16 years old were mobilized last week as spotters and women were also asked to join the new organization known as "Firebomb Fighters." "Fighting firebombs is dangerous work," said Morrison, "but the time is long gone by when women can be kept away from dangerous work in defense of their country." Eight nights later when the Nazis attempted a repeat performance, men, women and boys swarmed over buildings extinguishing three-pound incendiaries...