
31. West Mersea Firemen. Herbert Burgess, Gordon Mussett, Edgar Jopson, Ernie Dixon. Image ID LH17_FIRE_025 |

32. Beetle back Dodge Fire Engine 758JNO attending a fire in Jack Botham's kitchen in Coast Road. Howard's Stores in Church Road is in the background. Date: 1959 Image ID LH17_FIRE_072 |

33. West Mersea Firemen with Dodge fire engine 758JNO outside Melrose Road Fire Station.
L-R Oscar Whiting, Arthur Mills, Len Cole, Harold Cutts, Jim Mussett, ... Date: 1956 Image ID LH17_FIRE_073 |

34. West Mersea Fire Brigade cuttings. G. Allen, A. Garnham, J. Mussett, W. Beament, L. Harvey, O. Whiting, Harold William Cutts, L.A. Mills.
From Rose Harvey ... Image ID LH29_002 |

35. 26 October 1979 Mr Geoff Green retired after nearly 51 years with Colchester Co-op.
Five year old Ian McGillivray sitting behind the wheel of a real fire ... Image ID LH29_025 |

36. Fire Brigade c1939 in Melrose Road (back of Chatters). Gordon Mussett, Herbert Burgess, Edgar Jopson, Ernie Dixon. Date: c1939 Image ID LH60_019 |

37. Fire Brigade. Dennis fire engine LWC712J. Date: 1970s Image ID LH60_029 |

38. West Mersea Volunteer Fire Brigade c1929 - Horry Whitings backyard (opposite Bamborough's chemist)
L-R Jack Cook, Edgar Jopson, Gordon Mussett, Arthur ... Date: c1929 Image ID MB02_001 |

39. Fire Brigade c1938 outside Melrose Road station.
L-R Jack Cook, Gordon Mussett, Arthur Mills, Edgar Jopson, Ernie Dixon, Herbert Burgess, Jack Harvey, Alec ... Date: c1938 Image ID MB02_002 |

40. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society 1971 / 1972. Page 18.
About our Fire Brigade, by Doreen Fox
The Mersea Fire Brigade is about to move ... Date: 1972 Image ID MIS_1972_020 |

41. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society 1971 / 1972. Page 19.
About our Fire Brigade by Doreen Fox contd.
To date the largest number of fires ... Date: 1972 Image ID MIS_1972_021 |

42. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society. January 1987. Page 12.
A Review of 1986 by Peter Simpson.
January. Colonel George Fleetwood of ... Date: January 1987 Image ID MIS_1987_019 |

43. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society. January 1989. Page 33.
Emergency !!! - Kathleen Haines talks to David Mussett about the Fire and Rescue ... Date: January 1989 Image ID MIS_1989_041 |

44. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society. January 1989. Page 34.
Emergency !!! by Kathleen Haines.
David Mussett was awarded the British Empire ... Date: January 1989 Image ID MIS_1989_042 |

45. Fire Brigade before they had uniforms, on Horry Martin's lorry in front of West Mersea Church.
L-R 1. Horry Martin, 2. Arthur Mills, 3. Edgar Jopson, 4. ... Date: 1928 Image ID MMC_P669_010 |

46. Fire Brigade with no uniforms, in 1928 in front of Horry Martin's lorry.
Firemen 1. Horry Martin 2.? 3. Edgar Jopson 4. Arthur Mills 5. Horry Whiting 6. Alec ... Date: 1928 Image ID MMC_P669_011 |

47. David Mussett. Image ID MST_FAM_125 |

48. David Mussett with Edie Heywood - David's mother's sister. Image ID MST_FAM_127 |

49. Gary Mussett and Sam. Image ID MST_FAM_141 |

50. Hall Barn - Fireman's Dinner. See ... Date: 7 February 1959 Image ID MST_FIR_243 |

51. Fire engine - the first motorised engine at West Mersea, outside the new Fire Station in Melrose Road c1935 L-R Edgar Jopson, Herbert Burgess, Gordon Mussett ... Date: c1935 Image ID MST_OPA_097 |

52. Firemen 1967 ? L-R back Len Harvey, David Mussett, Brian Dixon, Terry Gant, Joe Mussett.
Front L-R Ivan King, Bill Masters, John Farthing, Les Greenleaf Date: c1967 Image ID MST_OPA_101 |

53. Fire Brigade in 1955 at Serpentine Lake, London exercise. Green Goddess L-R David Mussett, Ivan King, Geof Mole, Reg Sales, Alfie Mole. Date: 1955 Image ID MST_OPA_127 |

54. Fire Brigade 1993 Barfield Rd L-R Back Rod Chatters, Mick Ward, Paul Watshem, Chris Mussett, Paul Davis, Garry Mussett. Front Jon Mussett, David Mussett, John ... Date: 1993 Image ID MST_OPA_129 |

55. Fire Station Barfield Road 1993.
L-R back Rod Chatters, Kevi Graham, Paul Watsham, Chris Mussett, Jon Mussett, David Mussett. Front Paul Davis, Nick Ward, ... Date: 1993 Image ID MST_OPA_131 |

56. Fire Brigade with trophy, outside Barfield Road station. Image ID MST_OPA_311 |

57. Police probe blaze at derelict shop. Fire at derelict DIY shop in Barfield Road. Date: 1994 Image ID MST_OPA_403 |
![58. ID MST_OPA_405 Blaze destroys dream home. New home for West Mersea's Police Sergeant in Broomhill Road a ruin. Sergeant Terry Hymas [pictured]. 58. ID MST_OPA_405 Blaze destroys dream home. New home for West Mersea's Police Sergeant in Broomhill Road a ruin. Sergeant Terry Hymas [pictured].
Cat1 Mersea-->Fire Brigade Cat2 Disasters and Mishaps-->on Land Cat3 Disasters and Mishaps-->on Land](MMThumbnails28/MST_OPA_405.jpg)
58. Blaze destroys dream home. New home for West Mersea's Police Sergeant in Broomhill Road a ruin. Sergeant Terry Hymas [pictured]. Date: 1989 Image ID MST_OPA_405 |

59. Meet the firecrew with lifejackets. West Mersea Fire Crew with their new appliance ?NO166X. The two-year old engine has come from Colchester --- and is even ... Date: c2001 Image ID MST_OPA_407 |

60. Firemen all at sea - for charity. Councillor John Jowers seeing West Mersea Firement off from the Causeway at the start of a sponsored charity row. Date: 1990 Image ID MST_OPA_409 |