The Fire Brigades Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 72) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act was the primary legislation for Great Britain, excluding London, that placed responsibility for the provision of a fire brigade onto the local authority, and away from the insurance companies.London Fire Brigade: Key dates (accessed 29 Jan 07)
Background The act was passed following a report by the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services 1935, which was also known as the Riverdale Committee in reference to its chairman, Lord Riverdale.
Subsequent developments The act was only in force for a short time before in 1941 all local authority fire services in Great Britain were transferred to the National Fire Service. After World War II new legislation was passed and the Fire Services Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41) took over as the primary legislation dealing with fire services in Great Britain.
See also Fire service in the United Kingdom Fire Services Act 1947 Fire Services Act 1951 Fire Services Act 1959 Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
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