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A Pictorial View and
description of the
Protective Helmets worn at
Sawbridgeworth over the
history of the brigade |
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Rosenbauer Heros
Titan April
2019-present
Full enclosed
ergonomically
shaped helmet,
high impact and
penetration
resistant helmet
shell, face
shield and eye
protection
visor. Shock
absorbing impact
cap help protect
the head from
heat and
penetrations.
Powerful LED
helmet torch
that mounts
directly onto
helmet. Sits
lower on head,
thus lowering
centre of
gravity to
provide a better
fit and more
side face
protection.
Lighter weight
than previous
model. |
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Rosenbauer
Heros Xtreme
2008 to April
2019
Full
enclosed helmet,
high impact and
penetration
resistant helmet
shell, face
shield and eye
protection
visor,
revolutionary
helmet lamp
system that
clips on in
place of the
central
removable black
front panel,
ergonomic inner
lining,
trapezoidal
chinstrap for
better stability
that clips on in
place of central
black front
panel. |
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Pacific F7 1999-2008
Full enclosed helmet,
lightweight Kevlar shell, internal pull
down polycarbonate face
shield and side lever
operated goggles. |
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Cromwell
F500L 1991-1999
The F500 marks
the end of the
cork helmet.
This was a
helmet made
entirely from
fibreglass
composite
materials and
heralded new
design in head
protection.
First helmet to
be fitted with a
visor. |
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Helmets Ltd
Cromwell
Firepro 1. Late
80's - 91
Believed to have
been issued
alongside / in
place of the
F135 in later
years of the
F135's use. The
Firepro one was
a second attempt
to update their
fire helmet
design.
Essentially the
same as the 3871
(The 3871 was a
new concept in
fire helmet
design, taking
advantage of new
plastic
materials and
techniques. The
shell was a
sandwich of
fibreglass,
bonded cork
crumbs and
plastic. However
it was very
unpopular with
fire-fighters
and was soon
dropped from the
product line.)
in construction
but with a more
conventional
shape. However
it, like it's
predecessor, was
not taken up by
many fire
brigades. |
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Cromwell F135
county (yellow)
1974-91
Originally made
of laminated
cork, the later
issued ones (as
per this one)
were made of
fibreglass.
Complying with
Home Office
requirements in
1974, all black
fire helmets
were replaced or
repainted
yellow. |
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Cromwell F135
county (black)
c1970-74
Made
of a green
plastic inner
shell with a
compressed
laminated cork
outer shell and
covered with
painted canvas. |
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Cromwell F335
Middlesex
(Date ?)
Made of canvas
outer on
compressed cork.
Successor of the
2320. Raised
leather helmet
badge with gold
Hart. |
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Helmets Ltd Wheathampstead,
2320 Middlesex
1948 - ?
Issued after the NFS was
disbanded and
fire services
returned to
county control.
Sawbridgeworth
became part of
Hertfordshire
Fire Brigade
(East Division) at
this time. The
2320 was the
earlier version
of the F335
Middlesex
helmet. Made of
canvas and cork
outer shell with
internal green
lining. Leather
chin strap. This
helmet was one
of the most
popular produced
by Helmets Ltd
along with the LFB pattern.
Raised leather
helmet badge
with gold Hart. |
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NFS
Helmet 1939 -
1948
Steel helmet
painted dark green.
The National
Fire Service was
created in
August 1941 by
the amalgamation
of the wartime
national
Auxiliary Fire
Service and the
local authority
fire brigades.
It existed until
1948, when it
was again split
by the Fire
Services Act
1947, with fire
services
reverting to
local authority
control.
Sawbridgeworth
was in Fire area
No. 12 Stevenage,
Division B,
Sub-Division 4,
Station X. |
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Brass or
Silver Helmet
1897 - 1939
These helmets
were modelled on
the helmets of
the
Sapeurs-pompiers
and were made of
brass, but those
belonging to
officers were
silver plated
(thus the
current colour
scheme of yellow
helmet for
firefighters and
the white
helmets for
officers). Metal
helmets being
conductive,
became a safety
hazard as use of
electricity
became
widespread, so a
new helmet made
from a composite
of cork and
rubber was
introduced after
the war |
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