HC Deb 14 November 1957 vol 577 c67W
68. Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give publicity to the appeal in the British Fire Services Journal that motorists should give way to fire engines wherever possible, emphasising that even a short wait on the part of the motorist might be instrumental in saving life.

Mr. R. A. Butler

Very many motorists and lorry drivers already give right of

FIRES IN BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ATTENDED BY BRIGADES, 1952 TO 1956 (OTHER THAN CHIMNEY FIRES CONFINED TO THE CHIMNEY)
— 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Fires in residential houses and flats … … … 22,488 21,240 22,808 23,520 24,468
Fires in buildings other than residential houses and flats 24,208 22,635 23,172 26,972 26,996
Total fires in buildings … … … 46,696 43,875 45,980 50,492 51,464