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Almost 30,000 firefighters were involved in the fire service national strike November 1977 - January 1978 and over 1.25 million working days were lost. Emergency cover was provided by 10,000 servicemen using a fleet of 'Green Goddess' engines. Firemen earned £3700 p.a. for a 48 hours week and there was widespread public support for the strikers. The Fire Brigades Union demand for a 30% increase was outside the government 10% limit on wage increases.
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