The Fire Engines are a post punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland. They grew out of the Dirty Reds which had actor Tam Dean Burn as singer. Vocals and guitar were done by David Henderson, guitar by Murray Slade, bass by Graham Main, and on drums, Russell Burn. Henderson went on to form Win in the mid 80s. Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial UK punk rock explosion, roughly spanning 1978-1982. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...
They were noted for Get Up And Use Me/ Everything's Roses (Codex 1980), and singles and LPs in 1981.
They recently released a limited edition collaboration single with Franz Ferdinand. The single contained a Franz Ferdinand cover of The Fire Engine's song 'Get Up and Use Me' with The Fire Engine's covering Franz Ferdinand's Jaquelene. Franz Ferdinand links to here. ...
Engines are normally staffed with at least three people - an officer, a driver who usually operates the pump, and a firefighter, and preferably with a second firefighter, to be able to effectively and safely attack a fire.
The first fireengine in which steam was used was that of John Braithwaite in 1829; Ericsson made a similar one in New York in 1840.
It was the target of sabotage by fire fighters and its use was discontinued, and motorized fireengines did not become commonplace until the early 20th Century.
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