The photograph shows a man sitting in a boson’s chair suspended from a rope over a grassy area.

The exercise shows people rescuing a dummy man who was trapped under steel girders.

Various pieces of equipment and clothing are shown inside a wooden structure.

The team were practising reconnaissance of bombed sites, searching for and calling out to casualties, and co-operation between the civil defence services. The photograph shows casualties buried under debris in a cellar being rescued.

Captain C. W. Le Grand addressing students, with Mr W. M. Law next to him.

The rescue party searched wreckage for “bodies” during an exercise, wearing anti-gas clothing.

The depot was built by members of the service.

The team in uniform holding 2 trophies.

The exercise showed the party manoeuvring a baulk of timber into position.

Webbing bands being used to raise a casualty on to a stretcher. Tarmac had been dug up from Queen Square to make exercises more realistic.