The latest recruits to Cumbria Fire Service tried on their uniforms for size - and they were way too big, reported The Mail in 1995.
The ‘recruits’ were children, all from Dalton’s Chapel Street Infants School, who were visiting the firefighters of the town’s fire station.
Dalton firefighters Roy Coward (left) and Dave Bell show Chapel Street Infants School pupils inside their fire station in 1995
During their visit they saw the tenders which were on daily standby, ready to rush to an emergency at a moment’s notice.
They were also shown some of the equipment used to deal with the various emergencies the fire brigade was called on to tackle.