Chapters in this book
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Chapter Moord en brand
(2024)
After the occupation by German troops in May 1940, the German authorities demanded the Dutch fire service be remodelled in line with their own example. In Germany, firefighting had been a police task since 1938. Fire service ...
Chapter De gemeentepolitie als zieken- en ongevallenvervoerder van 1924 tot 1979
(2024)
Between 1924 and 1979, 50 municipal police forces in the Netherlands were involved in transporting injured people by motor vehicle. As well as genuine ambulances, they also used auxiliary ambulances or multi-purpose vehicles, ...
Chapter De gemeentepolitie als zieken- en ongevallenvervoerder van 1924 tot 1979
(2024)
Between 1924 and 1979, 50 municipal police forces in the Netherlands were involved in transporting injured people by motor vehicle. As well as genuine ambulances, they also used auxiliary ambulances or multi-purpose vehicles, ...
Chapter ‘Een nobele persoonlijkheid op het gebied van het maatschappelijke hulpbetoon’
(2024)
On 13 March 1908, the National Bureau for the Collection of Data on the Trade in Women and Girls was founded. The 47-year-old H.J.A. Simons de Ruyter was appointed National Police Commissioner. He proved to be the best ...
Chapter Luchtalarm! Gas!
(2024)
Since poison gas was used during World War I, long-range bombers had been introduced and tensions were rising in Europe, the Air Raid Precautions Act was passed in the Netherlands in 1936. The legislation emphasised ...
Chapter Redden, bergen, pompen, puinruimen en spuiten
(2024)
The fire brigade was the first to dispatch emergency teams to the disaster area and provide assistance day and night, thanks to its omnipresence and versatility. This meant that local, voluntary firefighters were probably ...