LIFE AS A FIRE FIGHTER IN THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE Biography of Steven Edwards, Senior Officer, Walthamstow Fire Station Steven Edward's career began, not in the Fire Brigade, but in the Film Industry. He had a great job cutting and editing film, great salary and prospects but no excitement. For years he wanted more than "just a job", he wanted the "thrill factor" to go with it. It was talking to his uncle, a retired …showed first 75 words of 1139 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1139 total…for him to join in the first place. With so many children still in awe of being a Fire Fighter (just like he was), his advice to anyone wishing a career in the Fire Brigade is "forget it" and "don't do it" and his views are not isolated on this but it does seem such a shame for a career that had so much to offer to be ending amongst so much disillusionment. Alison Murphy