| Greater Manchester was put on alert today as firemen prepared for the start of a national strike. |
| Nationally three retained firemen have died within the past three years on active duty. |
| Four lorries were also wrecked in the blaze which was fought by 35 firemen at Barlows Mill off Stand Lane. |
| And then quite suddenly you stumble across a little knot of firemen, armed only with picks, small forks, and their bare hands. |
| But there to greet them on the main bridge was the fearless firemen, with hoses at the ready. |
| He even turned his hand to inventing, designing, among other things, a device for raising sunken vessels and a smoke helmet for firemen. |
