Page 18 - October 2023

THE SALAMANDER
To All Company Members
Applications are invited from Liverymen of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters to join an approved list of nominees for the Board of the Charitable Trust (the Trust) when vacancies occur.
Trustees can serve for three years after which, should they wish to continue, they can be elected for a further term of three years. After serving for a total of six years Trustees must stand- down for a minimum of one year, after which they are eligible to seek re-election to the Board.
The Trust comprises a diverse group of Liverymen, each of whom can add to the collective experience and skills necessary to manage the business of the Trust, which is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), independent to that of the general Company business but aligned to the Worshipful Company of Firefighters.
“The Essential Trustee – What you need to know and what you need to do” which can be found online at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk also see www.gov.uk/guidance/automatic- disqualifications-rule-changes-guidance
Applications are to be sent to the Clerk by 25th October 2023
This book is a commemorative view marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London of 1666. The book has been authored by the Worshipful Company of Firefighters to provide, from a 21st century perspective, an educational appreciation of why and how this fire progressed. It also sets out the impact that the fire had within the City of London, on livery companies, churches and on society in general. It brought about a realisation that fire safety and fire precautions needed to be enhanced and, in so doing, stimulated the development of both fire insurance and organised firefighting arrangements.
Prompted by a simple question: ‘Why would anybody confess to starting a fire that they hadn’t, and allow themselves to be hanged as a consequence?’ world renowned fire investigator Liveryman Dr Peter Mansi decided to research the fire and, in particular, the way in which it was investigated at the time. He uses current methodologies to conduct a cold-case review and his work has highlighted some serious shortcomings in the original investigation and its documentation.
In places, his conclusions are at variance with those of the Parliamentary Report, the document that was the catalyst for the production of this book.
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